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How did the Venetian gondola get its distinctive look? Using this fantastic animated video, your class will be amazed to see how a seemingly simple construction can illustrate so much about a particular culture and historical time period.
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- Ask learners to identify as many features of the gondolas as possible and how they illustrate a particular cultural feature of the period. For example, you might ask, "How does the black coloring of the gondolas relate to religious beliefs of the Venetian people?"
- As an extension project, ask learners to identify another modern object or structure and explain how it illustrates our cultural tendencies or necessities
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- Engaging animations illustrate historical topics
- Opportunity to flip resource and design your own assessment questions
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