End of Year Reflections

This year has helped be better appreciate the study of history than any previous year. From day one the focus of this class has been abut developing empathy and using it to better understand history. our use of movies to learn history this year has been really useful and fun. on top of being entertaining they are able to provide unique perspective on history and offer unique opportunities to analyse history. Glory, 12 Years a Slave, Smoke Signals, and Thirteen Days, all were great movies that broadened our understanding of the part of history we were studying at the time. the use of newspaper article databases was also very interesting, as it gave a good way to easily access primary sources. These three things have made this year one of the best years of history I've ever had.