Using Commemorative Practices to Teach that History is a Constructed Narrative
Channel: EuroClio European Association of History Educators
Date: 2021-11-25

In this session of the Sharing European Histories Self-Guided Course, our local expert, Juraj Varga sits down with EuroClio’s Eugenie to discuss his lesson plan for the Using Commemorative Practices to Teach that History is a Constructed Narrative Teaching Strategy, written by Joanna Wojdon. 

Juraj presents how the Teaching Strategy has inspired him to collect three visual sources (accompanied by three textual sources) of statues on the main street of Trebišov through multiple periods of time to show his students how this public space has served several  purposes throughout different era’s. He will present his lesson plan and elaborate on his selection of sources. The session concludes with some practical tips and tricks for educators that want to execute this strategy in their own classroom. 

For more information about the project and the Teaching Strategies and overview of the Self-Guided Course, please visit the Sharing European Histories Project Page. You can also find Juraj’s lesson plan in EuroClio’s Educational Resources.