{"product_id":"content-matters-social-studies-in-the-elementary-and-middle-school-9781610489515","title":"Content Matters: Social Studies in the Elementary","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA critical question in social studies education is not whether teachers develop and teach units of study, but what is in the units of study teachers develop and teach. Curricular planning and instruction must focus on what we teach in the social studies classroom.    It is not uncommon for students to experience fine units about the westward movement and exit the fifth grade with little or no geographic literacy.  Most students leave middle school grades unable to name even one person who made a difference in the history of Indian people in the United States. After three to five years of history classes, high school students routinely self-report that history is boring. And it is the rare middle school graduate who knows how to use a free enterprise economy for his or her benefit.    This book explains the content of nine areas in social studies. If teachers know what history, biographical studies, and the United States Constitution mean for instruction, they can increase the probability of better-focused content in their social studies instruction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe connection between writing in the final chapter and social studies content in the earlier nine chapters is important because writing does not occur in a vacuum. In this book, students write in support of their social studies learning. The multiple and interrelated emphasis on content, expository writing, and using writing to think in and communicate ideas -- all key twenty-first century skills -- is explicitly addressed in both content and Common Core standards in both social studies and literacy. The authors offer a view of the social studies as content, including critical social studies content found in the standards but not characteristically taught. -- Nancy Farnan, Associate Dean, College of Education, San Diego State University, researcher in writing literacy\u003cbr\u003eWe need to see everything through the lens of what history IS.  This is where I think the [book] becomes so critical.  You are changing a mindset….My hope is that this book will be in the hands of instructors who believe inquiry is crucial in teaching history….This [book] calls readers to pause and reflect on their personal perspectives on history instruction and their journey to become more historically literate. -- Sue Reynolds, AP History Teacher, Bear Valley Unified School District\u003cbr\u003eIt is important to make [the authors’] point that the absence of prior knowledge among the students is a signal to teach, not to avoid….[The authors’] vision for social studies made me want to start teaching all over again. -- Houston Burnside, Ordained Minister, Teacher, Principal, University Professor, Retired\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments Introduction References  Chapter One: Biographical Studies: People of Note  The Content for Teaching Biographical Studies  Applications to the Classroom  References   Chapter Two: History: The United States and the World  The Content for Teaching History  Two Kinds of History  Three Belief Systems About Teaching History  History as Scale  Applications to the Classroom  References   Chapter Three: World Religions: Monday School, Not Sunday School  The Content for Teaching World Religions  History and World Religions  Hinduism  Buddhism  Christianity  Judaism  Islam  Geography and World Religions  Biographies and World Religions  Applications to the Classroom  References   Chapter Four: The United States Constitution: The Nation’s Scripture? The Content for Teaching the United States Constitution  Control of Factions  Representation  Individual Freedom  Taxation  Military  What K-8 Teachers Must Know and Understand Constitution Simulations The Structure of the United States Constitution  Applications to the Classroom  References   Chapter Five: The Declaration of Independence: Making the Argument  The Story of the Declaration of Independence  The Content for Teaching the Declaration of Independence Story Grammar and the Declaration of Independence  Annotating the Declaration of Independence  Applications to the Classroom  References   Chapter Six: Personal Finance: Equity and Economic Justice  The Content for Teaching Personal Finance  The Money Game  How Do Children Get Money?  The Relationship Between 7 and 10  Inflation  Social Security  Gross vs. Net Income  What Does Enough Mean?  What Do We Teach Children About Personal Finance?  Applications to the Classroom  A Resource   Chapter 7: Geography Matters: How We Know Who and Where We Are  The Content for Teaching Geography  Geography Themes  A Change in Perspective: What Do Geographers Do?  Applications to the Classroom  References   Chapter Eight: Native Peoples: It’s About Now!  The Content for Teaching About Native Peoples  Basic Principles for Instruction About Native Peoples  The Right To Be Wrong  Separate Nation Status  Native Peoples and Social Studies Content  Applications to the Classroom  References   Chapter Nine: Media Literacy: Radio, Television, and Print Media as Social Studies  Text The Content for Teaching Media Literacy Media Literacy  Liberal Media  Conservative Media  Libertarian Media  Independent Media  Noncommercial or Public Media  Bias and What It Means in the Media  Creative and Critical Thinking and a Media Literacy Matrix  Applications to the Classroom  References   Chapter Ten: Writing in the Social Studies  Thinking and Writing in Paragraphs  Arranging Sentences  Paragraph Sentence Cards  Paragraph Completion  Writing Extended Discourse  Read-Write-Share Summarizing  Describing  Comparing and Contrasting  Response to Reading  Essays That Share Opinions with an Persuade Readers  Reports of Information  Sentences and Word Study  References","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041675968855,"sku":"9781610489515","price":36.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781610489515.jpg?v=1750951260","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/content-matters-social-studies-in-the-elementary-and-middle-school-9781610489515","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}