Projects
This page is a curated collection of well-written, step-by-step guides for learning World History through hands-on, project-based practice.
What I cannot create, I do not understand — Richard Feynman.
These projects are meant to support learning throughout the curriculum, not only at the end.
By building, writing, creating, or reconstructing real artifacts in the field, learners develop practical understanding alongside theoretical study.
Tutorials
- Construct your own chronology
- Write your own narrative
- Compose your own monograph
- Craft your own biography
- Write your own historiography
- Build your own timeline
Construct your own chronology
- Create an Ancient History Timeline (Aeon's Guide) (Step-by-step software walkthrough)
- Making the Most of Milestones: Four Tips for Creating Effective History Timelines (Practical infographic-based process)
Write your own narrative
- How to Write a History Narrative Essay: Step by Step Guide (7-step procedural guide)
- GUIDELINES FOR HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND WRITING (Minnesota Historical Society) (Detailed steps for producing historical narrative writing)
Compose your own monograph
- How to write a monograph: a step-by-step guide for beginner authors (Structured process from topic to completion)
Craft your own biography
- How to Write a Biography: A 7-Step Guide (Detailed research-to-writing steps)
- Start Writing a Biography—in 10 Easy Steps (Practical sequence for biographical composition)
Write your own historiography
- Seven Steps to Writing Historiography (University of Guelph) (Step-by-step literature analysis and writing process)
- How to Create a Historiography: Step-By-Step Creation (URI LibGuides) (Clear procedural creation guide)
Build your own timeline
- Create a Timeline of History (Compass Classroom) (Template-based building instructions)
- The Essential Guide to Making Timelines in PowerPoint and Google Slides (Visual construction walkthrough adaptable to historical content)