History Class Revisited

Tools and Projects to Engage Middle School Students in Social Studies

Jody Passanisi (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

166 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-63971-3 (ISBN)

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Learn new approaches to teaching history in middle school so students are more engaged in the big ideas and eager to examine the world around them. Co-published by Routledge and MiddleWeb, this practical guide will help you consider the unique needs of middle schoolers, who are in the midst of many social and emotional changes and need to see why the study of history matters to their own lives. Author Jody Passanisi shares helpful strategies and activities to make your social studies class a place where students can relate to the material, connect past history to present events, collaborate with others, think critically about important issues, and take ownership of their learning. Topics include:

Reading and analyzing primary and secondary sources for deeper comprehension of historical issues

Developing a written argument and defending it with supporting details and cited sources

Examining the social context of a historical event and tracing the historical underpinnings of present day issues

Using field trips, games, and Project Based Learning to make learning history a fun and interactive experience

Assessing your students’ progress using self-reflection, projects, essays, and presentations

The appendices offer resources for each of the topics covered in the book as well as reproducible Blackline Masters of the charts and diagrams, which can be photocopied or downloaded from our website (http://www.routledge.com/products/9781138639713) for classroom use.

Jody Passanisi is an eighth-grade U.S. History teacher at an independent school in the Los Angeles area and an adjunct instructor at Mount St. Mary’s University.

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Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Introduction: Teaching Middle School History: It’s not quite elementary school... it’s not quite high school

Chapter 2: Day to Day: Providing Structure and Routines for a Middle School History Classroom

Chapter 3: Comprehension and Analysis of Expository Texts in History: What Does it Say? What Does it Mean?

Chapter 4: Evaluation of Text: What’s the Perspective?

Chapter 5: Writing in History: Making Arguments, Backing Them Up, and Citing Sources

Chapter 6: Relevance: Why Does this Matter to Me? Social Context, Historical Legacy, and Current Events

Chapter 7: Engagement: Historical Figures, Field Trips, and Games

Chapter 8: Inquiry: Project-Based Learning

Chapter 9: Assessment: The Changing Nature of Assessment

Chapter 10: Epilogue: What is the Future of History in Middle School?

Appendix A: Resources from Each Chapter

Appendix B: Blackline Masters

Erscheinungsdatum	16.06.2016
Zusatzinfo	9 Tables, black and white; 14 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	174 x 246 mm
Gewicht	310 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
ISBN-10	1-138-63971-0 / 1138639710
ISBN-13	978-1-138-63971-3 / 9781138639713
Zustand	Neuware