America's History Through Young Voices Using Primary Sources in the K-12 Social Studies Classroom

by Wyman, Richard M., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780205395767
• ISBN10: 0205395767
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-22
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This exciting new resource makes a dramatic case for the use of primary source documents to motivate students and bring history alive. Richard Wyman combines an engaging selection of diaries, letters, and essays with thoughtful teaching strategies designed to meet the needs of both pre-service and in-service teachers. America's History through Young Voices offers teachers both the content (primary sources) and skills (instructional activities) they'll need to incorporate the use of first-person narrative in the classroom. Wyman begins by offering a general introduction to primary sources, giving attention to the National Standards for History and especially to standards dealing with the five categories of historical thinking skills. Designed to help teachers foster active, engaged learning, this book conveys the immediacy of historical study through primary sources. ";I believe that any of the secondary social studies teachers of my district... would find America's History through Young Voices an ideal vehicle for addressing the critical subject of primary source documentation. I would certainly consider it for adoption and professional use."; -Vaughn Dailey, Peters Township Middle School ";The author provides an excellent introduction to the source material. These introductions will be particularly helpful for the students to gain an historical sense of the time period and source material to be evaluated."; -Keith Emmerling, Thomas Jefferson High School ABOUT THE AUTHOR Richard M. Wyman, Jr. is Professor of elementary education at California University of Pennsylvania specializing in social studies methods. He is co-author of How to Develop a Professional Portfolio: A Manual for Teachers (3rd. Ed., Allyn & Bacon, 2004) and Portfolio & Performance Assessment in Teacher Education (Allyn & Bacon, 2000).

Author Biography

Richard M. Wyman, Jr. is Professor of elementary education at California University of Pennsylvania specializing in social studies methods.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Historical Sources	1	(11)
Primary Sources	1	(5)
Eyewitness and Timing Rules	1	(1)
Reminiscent Accounts	2	(1)
Accuracy and Reliability of Primary Sources	3	(1)
Types of Primary Sources	4	(2)
Secondary Sources	6	(1)
National Standards for History	7	(2)
State Standards	9	(1)
Primary Sources in the Classroom	9	(2)
Using Diaries, Letters, and Essays	10	(1)
Organization of This Book	11	(1)
Colonial America: The Journal of Sally Wister	12	(12)
The Journal	14	(8)
In the Classroom	22	(2)
The American Revolution: The Diary of David How	24	(8)
The Diary	25	(6)
In the Classroom	31	(1)
The Industrial Revolution: The Letters of Mary Paul	32	(15)
The Letters	34	(11)
In the Classroom	45	(2)
The Overland Trail: The Diary of Sallie Hester	47	(12)
The Diary	49	(8)
In the Classroom	57	(2)
Civil War: The Diary of Charles Whipple Hadley	59	(26)
The Diary	62	(21)
In the Classroom	83	(2)
Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project	85	(12)
The Narratives	87	(9)
In the Classroom	96	(1)
Immigration: The Diary of Swen Magnus Swensson	97	(18)
The Diary	99	(14)
In the Classroom	113	(2)
World War I: Dear Sergeant Armstrong	115	(11)
The Letters	117	(7)
In the Classroom	124	(2)
The Great Depression: Letters to Mrs. Roosevelt	126	(13)
The Letters	128	(10)
In the Classroom	138	(1)
Japanese American Internment: Citizens of the Seventh Grade	139	(13)
The Essays	142	(9)
In the Classroom	151	(1)
World War II: The Letters of Mary Anna Martin	152	(18)
The Letters	154	(14)
In the Classroom	168	(2)
Civil Rights: Ernest Green and the Little Rock Nine	170	(2)
The Essay	172	(7)
In the Classroom	179