"Finding real people to come and talk about their experiences makes history come alive." (p. 141) When students can see the material and not just read it they are much more likely to remember and connect with the information.
As I read this I couldn't help but think about my cousin's involvement with the Society of Creative Anachronism (SCA) where they reinact the middle ages. I got to go to some of their events when I was in high school and if they were integrated into that unit at school I would have learned so much! There are chapters available all over the United States (each state is part of a country) and the world. Here are a couple links if you are interested.
http://www.sca.org/ (SCA)
http://www.eastkingdom.org/ (Eastern US)
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