Middle Level Learning

--Mary Mason Royal
In small groups, students read and analyze letters written by children to "Eleanor" during the Great Depression. Handouts include text of seven letters.

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* http://members.ncss.org/mll/22/MLL22.pdf

--Rebecca C. Maher
North Carolina eighth grade students work on a project involving history, music, art, and interviews with elderly citizens. Includes handouts with primary sources and the story of Train Schedules, Standardization, and "The Day of Two Noons."

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* http://members.ncss.org/mll/21/mll21.pdf

--Susan Pass
Interviewing first generation parents, or writing about their own immigrant experiences, generates memorable results. Ten key interview questions.

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* http://members.ncss.org/mll/20/mll20.pdf

--Kristy Brugar
A filed trip on the school grounds recalls a historical adventure. Watch for bears! Also includes Paul Horton's review of a nonfiction book about a black man and comrade: "York's Adventure with Lewis and Clark."

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* http://members.ncss.org/mll/19/mll19.pdf

--William L. Hewitt and Barbara Beaucar
This theme issue also includes related items -- "From Furs and Wampum to Slot Machines and Megadollars," "Does Gaming Hurt or Help?", and "The Streets are Paved with Silver," etc.

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* http://members.ncss.org/mll/18/mll18.pdf

--Leila Meyerratken
Learning about Japanese culture and recent history with books, film, and a service learning project in Lafayette, Indiana.

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* http://members.ncss.org/mll/17/mll17.pdf

--Marilyn J. Eisenwine
Archaeology is an opportunity for interdisciplinary study and working with the raw data of history at a middle school in Texas.

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* http://members.ncss.org/mll/16/mll16.pdf

--Alison Parker
Oral history interviews give deeper meaning to visits with the elderly, strengthening the academic content of service learning.
Also includes "Preparing Young People for Longer Lives in an Aging Society" by Donna P. Couper and Fran Pratt.

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* http://members.ncss.org/mll/15/mll15.pdf

--Karen D. Harvey
The powwow is a way people who are not American Indians can learn about the importance of the circle in Indian thought and life.

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* http://members.ncss.org/mll/14/mll14.pdf

--Paul Horton
Describes an online a selection of written narratives given by formerly enslaved, elderly African Americans (in the 1930s under the Works Progress Administration) and how to interpret these historical documents with middle school readers.

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* http://members.ncss.org/mll/13/mll13.pdf