Mrs. G. taught a few sections of World History and a couple of U.S. History courses. While I was observing her class, she was teaching a lesson on The Renaissance and was covering The Crusades and religion in particular. She encourage the students to participate, which they did with some cajoling, and she was able to get through the material in the allotted time. She handed out works sheets and, like I mentioned before, walked through each lesson step by step with her students, answering any questions they had. Her ability to incorporate humor into her lessons helped to garner respect from her students, as they gave her as much "trouble" as she was giving them. The back and forth really helped to establish a mutual respect and made the classroom quite comfortable in which to observe.
She also taught a lesson on The Great Depression in her U.S. History class. While this may not be a enjoyable subject for most, the way in which she offered the material helped the students to understand that it is a part of our history and that it helped to make us stronger as a society. She showed newsreels, photos, and offered clippings from various publications that had been photocopied in order to present a more visual lesson.
