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Periodization Activity Purpose: To help students put World History into periods so that they may grasp a better understanding of history as a whole as well as the sequence and chain reactions of events. WH.16.A- locate places and regions of historical significance directly related to major eras and turning points in world history Supplies Needed: Dates Placards (6), Picture Placards (6), Era Placards (6), Painters tape Place a 6 foot timeline across a board or empty wall Put a few pieces of tape on each placard so that they may be hung on the timeline. Choose 6 students for the first phase of the activity… Have each student hold a different date placard. Using each other and the class to help them, have the students put themselves in chronological order along a timeline. Once this is complete, have the students hang their dates on the timeline. This should be the easiest section and should move quickly. Take this time to explain the difference between BC and AD and also introduce the concept of BCE and CE. Choose 6 more students for the second phase… Have each student hold a different picture placard. Using each other and the class to help them, have the students put themselves in chronological order and match their picture with the date ranges already on the board. Once this is complete, have students explain why they put them in the order they did, and what clues they had from the pictures or prior knowledge that assisted them. Have them hang up their picture below the date range that fits. Take this time to explain the picture, and comment on each of the students’ reasoning and generalizations. Choose 6 more students for the third and final phase… Have each student hold a different Era placard. Using each other and the class to help them, have the students match up the name of the era, with the already assigned date/picture places on the timeline. This will take some discussion and have the students really reveal their thinking by talking aloud so everyone can hear. Once they have matched the eras up correctly, have the students hang their placards above the date range on the timeline. Take this time to explain periodization and its importance in the class. Explain how the eras will help students to categorize and create a timeline in their mind of events and general trends in history. Talk to them about cause and effect and the importance of thinking constantly about those trends throughout the course. Also advise students that their binders should contain 7 tabs or dividers labeled like so: Bellringers/River Valley Civilizations/Classical Era/Post Classical Era/Connecting Hemispheres/Age of Revolutions/20th Century & Beyond.