During an afternoon session with the students in Ghana, social studies teacher Mr. Jason Hague along with his student Daniele Delgado gave a special presentation on the War of 1812.
War of 1812
To begin this presentation, Mr. Hague explained that he gave his students the liberty to select from a laundry list of projects a way to present the War of 1812. From dioramas to diaries, students had many unique opportunities to have fun and learn while presenting this topic.
For instance, in the picture above, a diorama of the War of 1812 was created by Daniele Delgado and the students of Ghana were really impressed about how detailed and defined her project was.
This diorama actually brought out the imagination of fighting in the War of 1812. Besides the diorama, Daniele Delgado read to the students in Ghana a summary of what the War of 1812 was about. The summary stated:
War of 1812, (June 18, 1812-Feb. 17, 1815), conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights. It ended with the exchange of ratifications of the Treaty of Ghent. The War of 1812 was a military conflict that lasted from June 1812 to February 1815, fought between the United States of America and the United Kingdom, its North American colonies, and its Native American allies. The war happened because Thomas Jefferson had enacted the Embargo Act which stopped all trade with Europe. Doing this affected the economy. Britain’s constant attempts to challenge U.S. authority and destabilize the unity of the states angered Americans and pushed the United States closer to war.
Questions
After Daniele presented her project, Daniele along with Mr. Hague answered numerous questions from the students in Ghana regarding who won the war, why did this war happen, and what was achieved after this war.
With ten minutes remaining, Mr. Wronko showed the students in Ghana a ten minute documentary regarding the War of 1812.
For Educational Use: Below is Mr. Hague’s Thomas Jefferson Project List
Choose a project to showcase your creativity and knowledge of Thomas Jefferson.
Diary Entry: Pretend you are Thomas Jefferson during June of 1776. Write 5 to 10 diary entries detailing the experience of writing the Declaration of Independence. Be sure to include “your” feelings at the several revisions the document went through before the final form. Bind the entries in a diary-type book.
Museum Exhibit: Create a museum exhibit on some aspect of Thomas Jefferson’s public work. Pretend that you are the curator of the museum and that you are giving a tour of the exhibit. Be prepared to explain the items in the exhibit and their relation to Jefferson as well as their significance.
Art Project: Create some type of art work emphasizing some aspect of Thomas Jefferson’s life and work. This can be any medium you choose; painting, watercolor, drawing, collage, poster etc. Write an explanatory sheet to go with the art work such as those seen in museums.
Theater: Write and perform (you may enlist others) a short (under 15 minutes) skit detailing some aspect of Thomas Jefferson’s life and work.
