As mentioned in previous posts, DocsTeach will feature several lesson templates that educators may use to create new lessons or modify existing ones.  “Composite History” is one type of lesson template.  In “Composite History” teachers select one primary source photograph/document that shows an event that can be considered a culmination of several historical events. The teacher creating the lesson will then select pairs of similar or complementary events that helped make the main image possible. When a teacher uses this activity with students, the students are presented with the main image in a grid and are challenged to flip over the squares of the grid to find the historical documents that contributed to the main image/event. A close examination of the hidden documents is required to understand their importance and determine which other documents they are most likely paired with. Once all of the images have been matched, a new image or phrase can be revealed.

Image of Composite History Culminating Event Screen