This curriculum guide for eighth-grade social studies in the Seminole County Florida school district features the curriculums of a number of social studies courses as well as minimum student performance standards and objectives. The contents are as follows: Florida Department of Education U.S. History curriculum frameworks (basic, average,…

The use of diaries helps students increase their understanding of everyday life of past historical persons. Using a diary is recommended as a tool for teaching the Bicentennial. One sample diary is examined. (JR)

This historical dramatization, prepared for presentation at the 1985 Wyoming Chatauqua, contains three dialogues, set during the administration of President Thomas Jefferson and presenting the issues surrounding the drafting and ratification of the U.S. Constitution. The dialogues are designed to be presented in three segments to permit discussion…

Presented are winning essays written by junior and senior high school students for the historical paper category of the 1982 National History Day program contest. This unique program encourages young people to explore a historical subject related to a specific theme. The winning papers, responding to the 1982 theme of trade and industry in…

This teaching guide was designed to implement eight teaching units based on specific events or periods in history. The learning packet was developed to give educators and students a view of the parallel growth of our country and its business and industry. The guide presents: (1) an overview of each of the teaching units; (2) guidelines for using…

The original goals and theoretical base for the development of mass sports in the United States are discussed. (Author)

Written for students pursuing graduate study, this chronological table lists landmark publications in the secondary English curriculum occurring between 1893 and 1971. For each of the 27 milestones--e.g., "Report of the Committee of Ten on Secondary School Studies" (1893), "Teaching Creative Writing" by Lawrence Conrad (1937), "The Uses of…

This resource guide lists sources for elementary and secondary social studies teachers in the areas of history and economics. Intended primarily as a selection tool for teachers, it will also be helpful to supervisors, librarians, and other educators. Annotations are provided for the majority of works, published mostly during the 1950's and…

Senior high school American history teaching units developed around significant themes or areas reflecting the nation's exploration, settlement, and growth can be rewarding and meaningful teaching-learning experiences. One such unit, planned around the theme of settlement of the American Great Plains, can serve to illustrate the value of this…

Reports on a survey concerning what biographers and scholars think graduating high school seniors should know about selected United States presidents. (RKM)

Outlines a project in which the Paterson Silk Strike of 1913 is used to teach about gathering information from primary sources. Includes suggestions for using this project as a model for analyzing historical events in any location. Emphasizes importance of having students draw conclusions from primary sources. (BSR)

Reviews the author's Vietnam War experience and his conviction that students cannot think critically because they are not challenged to do so. Identifies materials from the Center for Social Studies Education curriculum on Vietnam as a framework to be used to teach critical thinking in order to be able to evaluate similar situations appropriately.…

Reports the results of a study of 12 recently published U.S. history textbooks' content on the Vietnam War. Concludes that, overall, the textbooks of the mid-1980s provide an improved treatment of the war when compared to earlier books. States that texts still lack depth on the topic, making use of supplementary materials as necessary. (GEA)

Describes the authors' development of a one-semester course on the Vietnam War. Examines the use of television documentaries, press coverage, and primary source materials. Discusses student projects, responsibilities, and overall response to the course. (GEA)

Provides a high school level lesson plan on the concept of federalism. The springboard for the lesson plan is a copy of a 1956 letter by a North Carolina cotton merchant which describes why he and other Southerners would not support Dwight Eisenhower's re-election after the federal government's encroachment on Southern states' rights to establish…