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• 03 Dec 12
  

  Brad Albin

  This talks about social studies and where it began. It explains its place in education through literature.

  Social Studies Literature

• 24 Apr 12
  

  Katie Schnettler

  This article is about social studies through literature.

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• 17 Sep 10
  

  Melissa McDonough

  research Social Studies Literature CSE 487 paper

  • Social   studies have often been the subjects children denounce as “boring.”  In the past social studies textbooks have not   always been stimulating enough to captivate children.  History textbooks did not always have extensive   civics, economics, and geography lessons.  Those individual subject areas seemed isolated in texts and in presentations.     While many publishers have made great strides in producing   child-friendly texts and in integrating the social studies strands,   how can we bring life to the social studies? 
  • I find the children’s   curiosity about social studies topics ignited by this engrossing   story. They care about the history, geography, economics, and   civics that are associated with the story.    Life is infused into their study of social studies.
  • my classroom the children were enraged by the injustice of that   government action, and eagerly sought more information
  • The   Japanese internment is a hot box for civics lessons.  In
  • They wanted to read stories written by internees telling   about their ordeals. They wanted to see how much was written   in their social studies textbooks about this travesty. They   were reading – BIG TIME!  They were analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating.
  • While this essay suggests how to   use one children’s trade book to teach social studies through   reading, the message is applicable to many pieces of children’s   literature.  Historical fiction centers around historical   events and people (content), and the chronology of events is   generally present in such a story, as well. For instance, Johnny   Tremain by Esther Forbes (1943) takes place in the early   stages of the American Revolution, and such people as Paul Revere   and Sam Adams play strategic roles in the story.    The Boston Tea Party, the plans and meetings prior to   it, and the battles of Lexington and Concord are chronologically   arranged. Frequently, diverse viewpoints are presented in a   story, as in My Brother   Sam is Dead by James Collier (1974), so analysis and interpretation   of conflicting data is possible.
  • Teach social studies through literature and infuse life   into subjects that children, heretofore, may have thought they   didn’t like.  A good story stimulates interest in the history,   geography, economics, and civics that contribute to its dynamic   character.

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• 13 Feb 10
  

  Karen Soanes

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• 31 Aug 09
  

  Chris Elnicki

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• 06 Dec 07
  

  Glenn Wiebe

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