{"product_id":"creating-citizens-9781138052871","title":"Creating Citizens","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngage students in meaningful civic learning and encourage them to become active and informed citizens. With this essential book, co-published by Routledge and MiddleWeb, you will gain a variety of practical strategies for teaching civics and current events to your middle school students. Author and expert teacher Sarah Cooper takes you into her school and shares her classroom-tested methods and tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting current events into an already-packed history curriculum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStaying nonpartisan and fostering balanced discussions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelping students find their stake in the news\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeaching civic literacy through primary sources, then and now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEncouraging students to invest in analytical writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFostering student ownership of our classrooms through discussion and debate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultivating citizenship through empathy and community engagement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the book, you'll find student examples, handouts, and rubrics, so\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cooper’s insightful tour of her social studies classroom is eye-opening and reflective. I am positive that when teachers read this book, it will change the way they look at teaching social studies. They will be guiding their students in the development of a deep desire to think, challenge, seek answers, and make a difference in the world.\"—\u003cstrong\u003eLinda Biondi, MiddleWeb\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sarah Cooper has narrowed the focus of her extensive understanding of social studies pedagogy to the realm of civics and current events—addressing the challenges and opportunities of social studies teachers in seamlessly weaving the present into the history curriculum. She provides practical examples and gives teachers a glimpse into her classroom, into the minds of her students and a window into her own expertise. It is an important moment in history to be a history teacher, and Cooper provides a map to guide students and teachers through this complex and fraught path, bringing forth the imperatives of action and civic duty through engagement of the mind.\" – \u003cb\u003eJody Passanisi, Director of Middle School, Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School, Palo Alto, CA, and Author of \u003ci\u003eHistory Class Revisited: Tools and Projects to Engage Middle School Students in Social Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Why Civics, and What Does Civics Education Mean Today?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Fitting Current Events into an Already-Packed History Curriculum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Staying Nonpartisan and Fostering Balanced Discussions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Helping Students Find Their Stake in the News\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Teaching Civic Literacy Through Primary Sources, Then and Now\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Encouraging Students to Invest in Analytical Writing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Fostering Student Ownership of Our Classrooms Through Discussion and Debate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Cultivating Citizenship Through Empathy and Community Engagement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577801937239,"sku":"9781138052871","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138052871.jpg?v=1746096765","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/creating-citizens-9781138052871","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}