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Teaching through Translation, Part 2 

Part 1 of this series is available here: https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-classroom-management/teaching-through-translation-part-1/ This is the second article on Teaching through Translation, based on material adapted from the work

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Questions That Bring Contemporary Context to Past Personalities

Most students find it difficult to think of famous historical personalities as real people. They also read texts without realizing that there are tangible personalities behind them. I have found one of the most effective ways to give flesh and blood to the past is by designing questions that ask students to bring authors, historical characters, and texts into the classroom. There are a variety of formats that these questions might take. Following are some that I’ve used and other examples that might trigger queries you could adapt for your courses.

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