{"id":5614,"date":"2023-11-20T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T10:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/?p=5614"},"modified":"2023-12-01T13:53:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T10:53:42","slug":"korean-war-visual-essay-writing-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/ib-history\/korean-war-visual-essay-writing-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean War: Visual essay-writing exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I love it when the students teach each other. Today, this exceptional group of HL historians at the International School of Toulouse<\/a> drew together their studies of the Korean War by working together to categorise, link and annotate 25 political cartoons to create a ‘gallery walk’. The product was a superb piece of display and an excellent revision aid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve now uploaded the video of the lesson, accompanying cartoons and a description of the lesson activity here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I love it when the students teach each other. Today, this exceptional group of HL historians at the International School of Toulouse drew together their studies of the Korean War by working together to categorise, link and annotate 25 political cartoons to create a ‘gallery walk’. The product was a superb piece of display and… <\/p>\n

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