This page contains links to informational handouts I have developed for some of my courses, and to the classroom re-enactment exercises I have used in several of them.
Teaching Resources
Handouts on Jewish History and the Holocaust
Two-Page history of the Jewish people, 1250 BCE to the Present
Christianity and Anti-semitism
Adolf Hitler: Background Information
Nazi Leadership: Background Information
Toward the Final Solution: A Timeline
Handouts on French History
Memo to Thomas Jefferson, US Ambassador (1786): An Overview of the Old Regime
The French Revolution in Saint-Domingue, 1789-1804: Brief history and readings
Web site on French workers in the 19th century (prepared by students in History 541, spring 2002)
Handouts on how to do stuff:
Answering Test Questions
Writing a Book Review
Writing a Historiographical Essay
Analyzing a Reading Assignment (downloadable form)
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Handout on The Calling of Katie Makanya. Katie Makanya is a remarkable autobiographical account of the life of a black woman from South Africa, born in 1873. Beautifully written, it is an outstanding reading for discussion of the issues involved in the contact between European and non-European cultures, from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century. I have used it as supplemental reading in my Western Civilization course. Katie Makanya is available in paperback from John Wiley publishers. |