Middle Level
A Pocketful of History
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Fri, 08/14/2009 - 9:10am--Sherry L. Field and Linda D. Labbo
Read a biography. Then examine "pocket contents." In Lincoln's vest pocket? A draft for a speech, theater tickets, and a photograph of his family, among other items. "Artifacts" are suggested for the pockets of Benito Juarez (president of Mexico), Grandma Moses (artist), Mary McLeod Bethune (black educator), and others. --> read more »
What is the best way to teach the Federalist Papers in middle school?
Submitted by TimDaly on Mon, 04/08/2013 - 4:29pmJason Endacott
How can I get my middle school students to keep sight of the broader themes of U.S. history in the middle of all the details they find in the textbook?
Submitted by TimDaly on Mon, 04/08/2013 - 4:27pmJoan Brodsky Schur
What is the best way to prepare middle school students for DBQ’s in history?
Submitted by TimDaly on Mon, 04/08/2013 - 4:23pmMichael Yell
DBQ's are Document Based Questions that are used in certain Advanced Placement classes as well as in a number of state assessments. Because DBQ's make students write essays using a number of primary source documents, DBQ's require our students to think, analyze, and use and refine their literacy strategies. For this reason, in my experience as a middle school social studies teacher, the use of DBQ's are not just for higher level students only but are important for all students. --> read more »
What are some strategies to increase student interest and motivation in middle school history?
Submitted by TimDaly on Mon, 04/08/2013 - 4:21pmJoan Brodsky Schur
One strategy for engaging middle school students is to help them identify with a person who lived in the past -- someone who affected the course of events and/or was affected by them. Research assignments through which students assume the identity of historical individuals can help middle school students surpass their age-appropriate egocentricity, while allowing them to have "big egos" as someone of historical importance. --> read more »
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Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 04/04/2013 - 4:58pmThis is the answer to this question.
Performance-Based Assessment Clearinghouse
Submitted by TimDaly on Fri, 03/22/2013 - 11:49amThis NCSS Social Studies Performance-Based Assessment Clearinghouse has been created to provide --> read more »
500 Years of Spanish Exploration and Settlement: Children’s Literature
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 12:06pm--Jason L. O’Brien and Wolfram Verlaan
Literature provides an ideal vehicle for guiding students beyond conventional accounts for a more profound exploration of Spanish influence in the Americas.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7701/77011328.pdf
An Annotated List of Census Resources for Educators
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 2:32pm--Pat Watson --> read more »
Rising Again: Recovering the Story of Louis Sockalexis
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 12:46pm--J. Allen Bryant
Civil Rights Pioneers came from various ethnic groups, rose up in many settings, and fought over many decades. One of the greatest baseball players of all time was a Native American who lived from to 1871 to 1913. Historical context -- Keep in mind that the massacre at Wounded Knee occurred in 1890.
