Celebrating dialectic classical history studies completion
After changing from our costumes, we gathered for an interview of the impact four years of dialectic classical history study had brought to us.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Category: Becoming History Presentations – Logic
1950s Quiz Show Becoming History Presentation
I told the story of the need to restore and redecorate the White House in a historical manner, and rescue nearby Lafayette Square from destruction.
USO Radio Show for the Troops Becoming History Presentation
Rosie the Riveter with her children, dressed for a school presentation later that evening, a USO radio show with Glenn Miller and other personas.
Becoming Vaudeville History Presentation 1900-1928
For the first quarter of the 20th century we portrayed the playful Teddy Roosevelt family, through vaudeville they portrayed their favorite personas.
Becoming the Gilded Age with Impressionist Art
My son portrayed a Texan cowboy/ Rough Rider. My daughter was Anne of Green Gables. I played Queen Liliuokalani and a lady in an impressionist painting.
Our Memorial Day Civil War Becoming History Presentation
My daughter portrayed Florence Nightengale, I portrayed Clara Barton, and my son portrayed a Union colonel from the 9th New York Calvary Regiment.
Becoming Pioneers of the Manifest Destiny 1826-1850
Presening the similarities of the American and Texan Revolutons.
Also, my kids portrayed Davy Crockett and Narcissa Whitman.
Becoming Jane Austen, Martha Jefferson, and Commodore Perry
Wanting to be just like the historic interpreters at Colonial Williamsburg, my kids decided to remain in character for the entire presentation.
Becoming Patriots of the American Revolution
Presenting the 18th century with Martha Washington (myself), Abigail Adams (my daughter), and a boy from a plantation near Yorktown(my son).
Becoming Pocahontas, Squanto, and a Praying Indian
Using IEW my kids wrote a 10-page research paper on the settling of the Thirteen Colonies, which they used to create a power point presentation.
