How to make a history class come alive and how to have a good history lesson

I remember that in the past, our teachers would call us all up, and then ask questions and answers, and those who answered correctly sat down in groups, so that everyone was very positive and the atmosphere was very active.

In a successful history lesson, the teacher pursues not only the beginning of the engaging, the interlocking in the middle, but also the intriguing finish.

There are many ways to summarize history, but let me introduce a few of the empty revelations that I commonly use in history lessons.

1) Intensive and generalized summaryThis is a teacher-oriented summary method from deepening the content of history teaching, in which the teacher points out the theme and sublimates the historical issues learned.

For example, when I lecture "The Dawn of the Capitalist Era", I summarize in this way: this lesson mainly talks about the impact of the Renaissance and the opening of new shipping routes on the development of capitalism, the Renaissance laid the ideological and cultural foundation for the emergence of capitalist society in Europe, and the opening of new shipping routes also greatly promoted the emergence and development of capitalism.

This summary outlines the key points of the lesson and consolidates the teaching effect.

Through the teacher's analysis, induction, and generalization, it can not only deepen the teaching content, so that students can grasp the historical knowledge they have learned as a whole, but also cultivate students' ability to analyze and solve problems.

2) Foreshadowing and questioning summaryThis method is that the teacher leaves a foreshadowing for the next class at the end of the class, so that the teaching can transition naturally, or leaves an intriguing question before the end of the class for the students to think about and extend the class.

As an example, when I talked about "The Industrial Revolution", I summarized that the Industrial Revolution that began in Britain created tremendous productive forces and changed the face of society dramatically.

After the Industrial Revolution, capitalism finally triumphed over feudalism.

So, how capitalism finally triumphed over feudalism, we will learn later.

Such a summary not only sorts out the content learned, but also leads to the after-class, which arouses strong suspense among students, triggers students to continue to learn new content with questions, and lays the groundwork for future learning.

3) Inducing point-and-click summaryThis summary method is for teachers to use concise language to inspire and point to students, help students sublimate their knowledge, and summarize what they have learned.

For example, when I conclude my lecture on "The First World War", I guide students to summarize the main points of the lesson in terms of the causes, process, nature, and impact of the war.

This kind of summary can cultivate students' methods of evaluating historical issues, and can also cultivate students' ability to understand and apply historical knowledge from a macro perspective.