Eleventh grade inquiry oriented history units which require students to deal with primary source materials are evaluated in this article. (SM)

The ESL Title I Coordinator (K-8) for the Hackensack Public Schools in New Jersey discusses History for English as a Second Language (HESL) and Math for English as a Second Language (MESL). (JM)

Part One appeared in the Winter 1971/72 Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, SO 500 801. (JB)

Science fiction essay for social studies students is used to stimulate analysis of a peoples' characteristics and point of view. (JB)

A primary objective of the utilization of historical research in teaching American History is to develop the students' ability to locate needed information when he wants it and in relation to the issue that has motivated the search. (Author)

A teacher must instill into his students the understanding that social conditions and current events of today become tomorrow's history. Today's social problems in relation to past events can be seen in a clearer perspective, enabling students to cope with their world. (JB)

Arguing that almost any period of history is a microcosm of the whole, this author suggests that the traditional survey course should give way to short intensive courses in areas of special interest in order to make the curriculum more relevant and improve student attitudes. (Author/JB)

Those techniques and procedures necessary for the successful use of the inquiry or inductive method are presented and examples given of their use in the teaching of U. S. History from original resource materials. (EJS)

Suggests that questions that help students read actively in any situation can be adapted to fit reading into the history class. Offers seven such questions. (AEA)

Describes how to use student generated comments to motivate class discussion and curriculum change in high school modern European history courses. Explains a technique for improving student participation in the classroom through a technique (transactional evaluation) which involves introduction, comment generation, simple data processing, group…

To help history classroom teachers on the high school level make their classes more interesting, this article suggests that teachers incorporate short stories, books, poems, and excerpts from full-length novels into the curriculum. Examples of how literature of various types was successfully integrated into a history unit on the Civil War are…

Discusses reasons for declining interest in world history courses and suggests guidelines for reversing the decline. World history must concentrate on main themes and problems, be real to students, and be organized from a global perspective. Students should be encouraged to empathize with the history of their fellow human beings. (Author/KC)