Social Education May/June 2017
Social Education May/June 2017
Special Section:Teaching Social Studies with Film
Volume:81
Num:3
2017 Notable Social Studies Tradebooks for Young People List insert
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Editor's Notebook May/June 2017
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Reconstructing a Civil War Battle from a Poet’s Letter Home
Walt Whitman’s featured letter on the conditions at a Union army camp when he went in search of his wounded brother can serve as an engaging launch point for a classroom lesson on the Battle of Fredericksburg and the Civil War.
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Lessons on the Law
The Lessons from Loving v. Virginia Still Resonate 50 Years Later
The half-century anniversary of the Loving Supreme Court case offers a valuable opportunity for students to examine this key decision in furthering marriage equality.
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American by Birth, Alien by Marriage: Harriot Stanton Blatch, Expatriation, and Derivative Citizenship
The featured naturalization petition belonging to Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s daughter, who lost her U.S. citizenship when she married an Englishman, can spark an interesting lesson on citizenship rights, women’s suffrage, and the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Carter G. Woodson Awards, 2017
This year’s Carter G. Woodson winners include books about a Chinese American trail chef who helped bring attention to national parks; Rep. John Lewis’s civil rights activism; and a look at American immigration history.
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Teaching about the Responsibilities of Citizenship in the United States
These websites offer instructional activities, lesson plans, and other information for preparing students to be responsible citizens of our democracy.
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2016 NCSS House of Delegates Resolutions
Teaching Social Studies with Film
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Past and Present Imperfect: Recent History and Politics Go to the Movies
When students are put in charge of examining a political or social-issue movie and preparing a class presentation, they become more critical consumers of film.
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Keeping It Animated: Utilizing Animated Films to Teach Geography
Like traditional films, animated films can be used with great success to teach authentic geography at all grade levels.
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Breaking Out and Going Beyond the Celluloid Closet: LGBTQ Media for the Social Studies Classroom
While Hollywood has finally caught up with the times in regards to portraying the histories of LGBTQ individuals, the social studies curriculum is still lagging.
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Uncovering the Language of Film
By understanding how cinematic devices are used to direct audience’s emotions and interpretations, students can develop a critical eye for film and a richer construction of meaning.
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Students as Modern Muckrakers: Creating Films for Social Change
Making documentaries about human rights engages students in the full Inquiry Arc of the C3 Framework, culminating in taking informed action through film production.
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Teaching the Holocaust Through Film
When used well, film can make the past come alive, develop historical empathy, and stimulate student interest in learning.
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Utilizing Film to Explore Global Human Rights Violations
International films are valuable tools for sparking meaningful debate on important human rights issues.
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Using Film to Build Historical Media Literacy
Analyzing historical movies and TV dramas for content, structure, and themes can help students advance their media literacy and historical literacy skills.
