historical paper...
Did anybody else get given the stupid task in history of writing letters or newspaper articles?
Year 7 project: write a newspaper article on something or other
did the whole teabag trick to make it look authentic and old then spent hours creating this masterpiece (for a year 7 at least) then somebody suggested "why not singe the edges" to which I though amazing idea, why didn't I think of that?!
subsequently I ended up setting the whole piece of work on fire, having to do the work for a second time and getting a shitty mark for it, damn grill!
(nikkibic is like a candle in the wind... unreliable, Mon 17 Aug 2009, 0:25, 3 replies)

I hated that... We must have been asked to do this about a dozen times through school
Roman History: Do a newspaper to show wh....
Medieval History: Produce a newspaper front page th....
The English Civil War (finally round about the time "newpapers" became a reality) Do a magazine article that te...

Arrrrgggggh It is the epitome of lazy history teaching. There are a hundred more interesting ways to get kids involved in history, but that one just stinks. *rant over*
( The magic of chutney Shakes it like an Instagram filter!, Mon 17 Aug 2009, 9:26, closed)

Oh dear
I'm guilty of that.

That said I did get the class to re-enact the battle of Marathon and then write a newspaper article about it!
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Mon 17 Aug 2009, 17:59, closed)

I believe they call it the battle of Snickers these days.

(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 19 Aug 2009, 14:57, closed)