Teaching U. S. History Beyond the Textbook : Six Investigative Strategies, Grades 5-12

by Yohuru Rashied Williams

• ISBN13: 9781412966207
• ISBN10: 1412966205
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-11
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

Aligned with national standards, these strategies and sample lessons turn learners into history detectives as they solve historical mysteries, prepare arguments for famous cases, and more.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
About the Author	p. xv
Introduction: History Education-A Matter of Life or Death?	p. 1
How This Book Is Organized	p. 5
References	p. 6
Haunted History: Revealing the Hidden Past	p. 7
Discovering Haunted History	p. 8
What Is Haunted History?	p. 10
Constructing HOST Files	p. 12
How to Begin	p. 12
HOST File Numbers and Clues	p. 13
Haunted History as Assessment Pieces	p. 14
A Sampling of HOST Files	p. 14
HOST FILE #1851-1852-1887 (John Henry "Doc" Holliday)	p. 14
HOST FILE #07111804: A Federalist Haunting in Weehawken (Alexander Hamilton)	p. 15
HOST FILE #1644-1718-1987 (William Penn)	p. 17
Haunted History Priority File: "13 Ghosts"	p. 18
Questions for Review and Reflection	p. 20
References	p. 21
Resources and Further Reading	p. 21
On the Web	p. 22
The CSI Approach: Making Students Detectives	p. 25
What Is the CSI Approach?	p. 26
Cold Case #1906 (Ota Benga)	p. 27
Constructing Cold Cases	p. 29
How to Begin	p. 29
Cold Case #1676 (Nathanial Bacon)	p. 30
The Difference Between Haunted History and CSI	p. 31
Cold Case #1923 (Warren Harding)	p. 31
HOST FILE #821923 (Warren Harding)	p. 32
A Sampling of Cold Cases	p. 32
Cold Case #1867-1934 (Great Depression)	p. 32
Cold Case #2000 (Mike Masaoka)	p. 35
Cold Case #9131857 (Milton Hershey)	p. 36
Cold Case #1868 (John Wesley Hardin)	p. 38
Questions for Review and Reflection	p. 41
References	p. 42
Resources and Further Reading	p. 42
On the Web	p. 44
Historical Fingerprinting: Analyzing Primary and Secondary Sources	p. 45
Learning to Think Like a Historian	p. 46
What Is Historical Fingerprinting?	p. 48
Island	p. 49
Core	p. 50
Crossover	p. 50
Bifurcation	p. 51
Constructing a Historical Fingerprinting Kit	p. 53
Fingerprinting a Document	p. 55
A Sampling of Historical Fingerprinting at Work	p. 56
Fingerprinting the Declaration of Independence	p. 56
Fingerprinting the Preamble to the United States Constitution	p. 59
Fingerprinting Political Cartoons	p. 60
Dusting Secondary Sources	p. 63
Questions for Review and Reflection	p. 65
References	p. 65
Resources and Further Reading	p. 66
On the Web	p. 67
The Intersection: Historical Accident Reconstruction	p. 69
What Is the Intersection?	p. 70
The Intersection as Accident Reconstruction	p. 71
The Intersection and Teaching Core Democratic Values Through History	p. 72
Setting Up the Intersection	p. 75
A Sampling of Historical Intersections	p. 76
PFDA: A Progressive Era Intersection	p. 76
Lincoln and Fremont at the Intersection	p. 77
The Emancipation Proclamation in the Intersection	p. 79
Adding Layers	p. 81
Eisenhower and Warren at the Intersection	p. 82
Gun Control in the Intersection	p. 84
Questions for Review and Reflection	p. 86
References	p. 86
Resources and Further Reading	p. 87
Meet SCOTUS: Engaging Students in the Drama of Court Cases	p. 89
What Is SCOTUS?	p. 90
Encouraging Critical Thinking	p. 90
Introducing SCOTUS	p. 91
Using SCOTUS	p. 93
Historical Figures on Trial	p. 96
The Scales of Justice: Weighing the Evidence	p. 96
"I Object!" Setting the Rules for Mock Trials	p. 97
A Sampling of Court Cases	p. 98
Murray v. the State of Maryland	p. 98
Buchanan v. Warley	p. 101
The Case of Francis Terranova	p. 102
Questions for Review and Reflection	p. 105
References	p. 105
Resources and Further Reading	p. 106
On the Web	p. 107
ESP+C: Providing a Student Mental Organizer and Writing Strategy	p. 109
What Is ESP+C?	p. 110
The Three Types of Historical ESP	p. 111
ESP+C as a Mental Organizer	p. 113
Using ESP+C	p. 114
An ESP+C Directed Reading-Directed Listening Activity	p. 115
A Sampling of ESP+C	p. 117
Analyzing King's Letter From a Birmingham Jail	p. 117
Recognizing Washington's Contributions	p. 120
Understanding Historical Terms	p. 121
Correlating With the National Social Studies Standards	p. 121
Using ESP+C With the KWL Strategy	p. 122
Questions for Review and Reflection	p. 124
References	p. 125
Resources and Further Reading	p. 126
Conclusion	p. 129
Reference	p. 131
Resources and Further Reading	p. 131
Index	p. 133
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