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Tim Davis replied to Kent Isakson's discussion Using images to help students imagine history in Using Photography and Art as Primary Sources
"Video, paintings, and photographs all make for excellent material because of the amount of visual learners I tend to have in my classes. However with every work of art the bias and perspective of the artist needs to be analyzed. This requires the…"
Jun 1, 2012
Tim Davis replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Final projects in Using Photography and Art as Primary Sources
"Final Project for Using Photography Art as Primary Sources- Tim DavisARSDavis_Tiananmen.doc"
Jun 1, 2012
Tim Davis replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Final Projects in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"Final Project for Tim Davis
Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous…and Not:
An examination of class stratification during the Baroque EraARSDavis.doc"
May 28, 2012
Tim Davis replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Modern Age - Disco/Hip-Hop/Modern Era Reflections in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"This was a lot of fun.  This would work very well in a teen-issues or current studies class.  U.S. History teachers could also tie in how modern hip-hop dancing has many influences from the 1920s.  This would be a great way to attach some of the…"
May 28, 2012
Tim Davis replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion WWII, 1950s, 1960s, Nuclear Age Reflections in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"This is a huge time period to reflect on. The nation turns from it utilitarian war culture to a facade of clean-cut "everything-is-okay-with-me-ism." Yet while parents repress, children boom with the rebel scream of Chuck Berry's guitar and Buddy…"
May 25, 2012
Tim Davis replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion WWI, 1920s, Progressives Era Reflections in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"I loved this. However it is tricky to implement these dances to my kids.  The dances of this time are starting to move towards dances that would have been conducted in "speakeasies" which today would equate to going downtown to the bars on the…"
May 25, 2012
Tim Davis replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Westward Expansion & Pioneer Era Reflections in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"Sounding like a broken record now...these dances are fantastic ways to link curriculum to movement. They also help kids understand the social culture of the time period.  These are great ways to work on social-emotional learning in the classroom. …"
May 25, 2012
Tim Davis replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Negro Spirituals & Civil War Era Reflections in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"This unit is fantastic for illustrating an era of enslavement in our nation's history. By analyzing the songs, our students can begin to take themselves back to that era and begin an attempt to understand the evils of slavery.  Ties to Hariet Tubman…"
May 25, 2012
Tim Davis replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Colonial & Revolutionary War Era Reflections in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"The quadrille was a fun change up from the waltz.  While there was a structure, it was much easier to follow.  A single-step mistake in the quadrille would not have thrown off the whole dance as it did with the waltz.  This would make for an easier…"
May 24, 2012
Tim Davis replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Pre-Colonial Era (Baroque, Renaissance & Pre-Columbus Native America) Reflections in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"Teaching the waltz would be fun to do with a class as we (9th Grade World History) transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque period. It would help in juxtaposing the pomp of 18th century lifestyle with the banal daily life of the common…"
May 24, 2012