Graphic Organizer Activities for Holt World History: The Human Journey
Graphic organizers are a great way to help students organize information in different ways. Some organizers can help students compare or contrast information. Some organizers can be used to put information in chronological order, and some graphic organizers can be used to define and memorize information. Educators can purchase the "Holt World History: The Human Journey" student workbook from Amazon, but many of the graphic organizers have been scanned and put online for use.
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Chapter 28: The Rise of Dictators Venn Diagram
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Students can use a Venn Diagram to understand Hitler's rise to power. Chapter 28: The Great Depression and the Rise of Totalitarianism can be a difficult chapter to understand. A great way for students to focus on the two main totalitarians of the time period is with a Venn Diagram. The students can compare and contrast the differences between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini after the end of World War I. They also can examine the way in which they rose to power in Germany and Italy.
Chapter 15: Renaissance Accomplishments Spider Web Diagram
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William Shakespeare was very influential during the Renaissance. Chapter 15: The Renaissance and Reformation focuses on how art, literature, and philosophical thinking changed in Europe. A spider web can be a useful graphic organizer for this information because it can highlight the important people of the Renaissance. The chapter emphasizes: Shakespeare, Michelangelo, da Vinci, Gutenberg, and Machiavelli. The graphic organizer defines what the Renaissance was, and then it branches out into six webs to explore the different accomplishments across Europe.
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Chapter 31: Cold War Alliances Outcome Map
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The chapter explores President Truman's role in the Truman Doctrine. Chapter 31: Europe and North America in the Postwar Years explores a number of events following World War II. The information is very widespread in this chapter, so an Outcome Map can help students follow the events from beginning to end. The map starts with the significance of Yalta in 1945 and ends with the outcome of NATO, The Iron Curtain, and The Warsaw Pact. Students can put factual information in each box, which helps them memorize the information, but focuses on the overall points in the chapter.
Chapter 26: Imperialist Goals and the Positive and Negative Effect Organizer Table
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The first Anglo-Afghan War as a result of British Imperialism in the 19th century. Chapter 26: The Age of Imperialism explores the changes other countries experience when a country takes control of another. Students can explore what they believe are positive and negative results of Imperialism, using a table. Some possible answers might focus on cultural diffusion and spread of religion, as well as the racial views and segregation that occur during the process. Students can pick examples from the chapter that they believe support their answers.
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