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Fear, Panic, and Injustice: Executive Order 9066--A Lesson for Grades 4-6
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McCormick, Theresa M. – Social Education, 2008
Decision making is one of the essential skills advocated by the National Council for the Social Studies for effective citizenship in a democratic society. Leaders in any society make decisions that influence many lives. In a democratic society, we expect that deductive and inductive reasoning guide decisions made for the common good. However, what…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Japanese Americans
Teaching Reading Strategies in Social Studies Contexts.
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Franklin, Mary R.; Roach, Patricia B. – Social Education, 1992
Addresses the difficulties for upper elementary students in shifting from reading to learn to reading for content. Suggests that integrating reading instruction into social studies lessons will help students improve in confidence and responsibility for learning. Includes detailed plans for two lessons and the strategies to be used. (DK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 6, Interdisciplinary Approach, Reading Strategies
From Teacher to Writer: How Does It Happen?
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Lewis, Barbara A. – Social Education, 1992
Discusses a sixth grade teacher's experience in turning a classroom project into a book. Offers advice for teachers on becoming writers. Explores obstacles, benefits, and suggestions on writing, editing, and publishing work. Describes a class project that resulted in the cleanup of a toxic waste site and the publication of "The Kid's Guide to…
Descriptors: Authors, Citizenship Education, Editors, Grade 6
Helping Students Think about Public Issues: Instruction versus Prompting.
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Parker, Walter C.; And Others – Social Education, 1991
Compares two instructional strategies, prompting and direct instruction, to determine which produces dialogical reasoning in written essays concerning controversial issues. Participants were 45 sixth graders. Finds both strategies equally productive and concludes that the emphasis should be on providing thought-provoking, issues-oriented social…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development
Talking, Thinking, and Cooperative Learning: Lessons Learned from Listening to Children Talk about Books.
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Eeds, Maryann; Wells, Deborah – Social Education, 1991
Discusses a study in which fifth and sixth grade students joined with novice teachers to discuss literature in cooperative study groups. Finds students engaged in dialogue with teachers and peers, constructing meanings, revealing personal involvement, and actively inquiring about and evaluating the literature. Includes an excerpt from the…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Childrens Literature, Classroom Environment, Cooperative Learning
Using Fiction to Teach History: Multicultural and Global Perspectives of World War II.
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Kornfield, John – Social Education, 1994
Asserts that the growing interest in multicultural and global education is encouraging teachers to search for new ways to teach history. Describes the use of historical fiction in a sixth-grade, interdisciplinary, multicultural unit on World War II. Includes an annotated bibliography of 33 recommended books. (CFR)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading, Educational Strategies