Prompt #10: Chapter 7 Lesson

Being that it is my focus, I would do a history lesson. The great thing about Chapter 7 is that it gives a myriad amount of resources that not only include lesson plans, but also information for students to look up. Websites like the "Smithsonian's History Explorer" provide lessons and web links. This is great for student research in order to make gather pages. This fulfills the first step of Chronological understanding for they are merely getting the facts. Other websites even provide primary documents. For example, the "White House Historical Association" has letters from Dolly Madison during the War of 1812. Reading those documents and answering the questions on the website fulfill a direct comprehension of the people who experienced that event.
Of course history would just be a bunch of dates if people did not analyze it. Looking at a person's life, students can assess their legacy, their triumphs, their defeats, etc. For example the "Theodore Roosevelt Association Curriculum" has lessons that build off of a chronological timeline of the president's life and have activities that assess his life's accomplishments, i.e. conservation.
Being able to ask historical questions comes from one's research capabilities. As students research, they can be asked questions from sites like "Cyberlearning" to test the strength of their research. For example, a question of "How did the Holocaust impact Europe" requires critical thinking, placing oneself in a historical pretense, and impacts one's research.
Lastly, the highest level of knowledge is when one can analyze and make decisions. It is important for student to assess problems or triumphs of the past and see what decisions they would have made if they were in charge, or what sort of judgments should be gathered from certain events. Websites like the "Dwight D. Eisenhower" website provide alternate universe questions that help students critically think, analyze, and make decisions on historical events (that may one day impact future events). The website provides a mock experiment where students play as German soldiers in WWII trying to gain intel from General Eisenhower.
The great thing is these lessons can all be found online. With inventions like blogging and Delicious Bookmarks, the lessons can be shared. With programs like Jing, Prezi, and Wiki spaces, students can access that information, research, understand, analyze, and learn through technology.