Chapter 2: A Little History of the World by EH Gombrich, class reading
Welcome to my reading series A Little History of the World!
See the full playlist of the series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?listPLoR5cODzyC-FvDpJJsTKEP0XMqtb5dsyB
I use this book in my classroom to provide middle school students with an accessible text with the clear voice of the author so that we can critically examine how the author's beliefs, purpose, and context shaped the story he told. In reality, it's even more complicated than that.
Check out this New York Times article for more: https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/25/arts/design/this-story-sadly-approprié-for-children.html
Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Little-History-World-Histories/dp/030014332X
I do not claim ownership of this text and use it only for explicitly educational purposes.
See the full playlist of the series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?listPLoR5cODzyC-FvDpJJsTKEP0XMqtb5dsyB
I use this book in my classroom to provide middle school students with an accessible text with the clear voice of the author so that we can critically examine how the author's beliefs, purpose, and context shaped the story he told. In reality, it's even more complicated than that.
Check out this New York Times article for more: https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/25/arts/design/this-story-sadly-approprié-for-children.html
Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Little-History-World-Histories/dp/030014332X
I do not claim ownership of this text and use it only for explicitly educational purposes.
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