English for History Education

Speaking

1. Common questions for classroom discussions and presentations

  • How European gender bias of the 1600s affect modern politics? 
  • What are the significant impacts for South American colonization to the global? 
  • Describe the reasons imperialism led to modern economic prosperity. 
  • How did the Battle of Pearl Harbor lead to U.S. and European relations? 
  • How did the Catholic Church contribute to the Spanish Inquisition? 
  • To what extent do you agree that Napoleon’s defeat in Russia was as a tragedy? 
  • What are the Western influences on China in the 1990s?  
  • Explain the role women played during the American Civil War. 
  • Discuss China’s influence on world trade after 2001 (i.e. when it officially joined WTO)
  • The Causes and Consequences of the Ukraine War
  • Tensions around Black Lives Matter movement
  • Causes and effects of the defeat of Napoleon’s empire
  • Events and causes that led to World War I/ World War II
  • International relationships after the Cold War
  • Influence of religions in history

References

https://writemypaper.help/history-essay-topics

https://essayshark.com/blog/discover-easy-history-essay-topics-for-amazing-papers/

Design of a successful presentation

Design slides like academic paragraphs using PEE: 

  • Point – As the title of your slides 
  • Evidence – As the points of your slides 
  • Explanation – As your speech in the presentation 

Make the evidence visual: 

PowerPoint is a visual medium; its purpose is to help an audience visualise what the speaker is saying. The purpose of a presentation should not be information transfer, it should be about enabling understanding and encouraging further action or research. 

The best way to make your slides more visual is to use images and diagrams as the evidence to support or illustrate your main point (your slide title). For example, if you want to show the results of a survey, pie charts or line charts are useful figures to display such information. 

Microsoft has offered several templates for academic presentation. They are available at this link.

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