Social Studies and the Young Learner November/December 2015

Volume:28

Num:2

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Handouts for Critical Media Literacy

By Alice Miriam Sullivan

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Trip Sheets for Research: Recording My Visit to a Different Home

By Sarah Leibowits, Mary Trowbridge, Lois Gelernt

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Our conversation with you about This is what Democracy Looks Like!

By Andrea S. Libresco, Jeannette Balantic

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Cultivating Curiosity and Active Citizenship: Teaching Voting and the History of Voting Rights

By Rebecca Valbuena

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Deliberation and Democracy: How History Simulations Equip Students for Civic Participation

By Lorraine S. McGarry, Donnan M. Stoicovy

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I Don't Buy It: Critical Media Literacy in the Fifth Grade

By Alice Miriam Sullivan

The author explains how she scaffolded students’ learning regarding the analysis of political advertisements, thereby enhancing their ability to be informed, engaged citizens in an election year and beyond.

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Activist Education: Nurturing Students to Work for Social Change

By Lauren Brown, Arielle Notterman, Allison Ontell, Jennifer Sherwood

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Civic Zines: Writing, Discussing, and Doing Citizenship

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Classroom Archaeology: Letting Students Dig Up the Curriculum

By Miriam Sicherman