Homeschool Becoming History Presentations - Teacups in the Garden

1600-1750 British Mercantilism Rhetoric History Presentation

We did a great deal of research on mercantilism so that we could create an interactive opportunity to experience mercantilism, set in various 1750 world ports.

Renaissance Masquerade Games, Intrigue, Spies, Danger

Representing 1469, 1484, 1513, 1572, 1587, and 1598, I’ll let you keep guessing who we are, since this is a masquerade. Then we will reveal who we are.

Our Medieval Feast and Alchemy Show for Thanksgiving Day

Since our Becoming History presentation fell near Thanksgiving, the Medieval Feast lends itself so well with our traditional Thanksgiving, I combined the two.

Widows mob Senate to claim rights: Becoming Ancient Romans

Playing out manifestations of power, boldness, drama, and intrigue, I created the script, below, based on historical accounts we studied in our homeschool.

Tragic theater, fall of democracy, Alexander the Great: Becoming Ancient Greeks

Picking up the broken pottery, he tried to decipher the word. While in character as Ancient Greeks, we said it wasn’t important and moved him on.

Presenting The Odyssey Recitations, Journey, and Feast

Presenting Andromache from The Iliad, and Odysseus and Penelope from The Odyssey. Our costumes are based on research on the Ancient Greek Mycenaean culture.