History Through Verse

by | Sep 8, 2025

Students write a free-verse poem about justice, courage or their own beliefs. Option to illustrate or present.

Verse & Voice

by | Sep 8, 2025

In small groups, students perform selected free-verse passages aloud with expression, analyzing how poetic structure conveys emotion and urgency.

Truth vs. Propaganda

by | Sep 8, 2025

Highlight contrasting ideas of truth vs. propaganda (e.g., Nazi slogans vs. resistance leaflets). Students record examples of propaganda and how truth is revealed through resistance.

Confronting Censorship

by | Sep 8, 2025

Students brainstorm what “freedom of speech” means. Compare current-day examples of banned books or censored speech, then predict how words might be used in resistance.

Illustration Detective

by | Sep 2, 2025

Assign groups to analyze illustrations for specific time periods. What clues show change over time? What emotions do the images convey?