NCSS Online Teachers' Library
Teaching Difficult Topics with Primary Sources
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 11:59am--Lee Ann Potter
The featured documents illustrate the value of primary sources as points of entry into challenging subjects.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506284.pdf
Printer-friendly version“I Didn’t Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier:” Ideas and Strategies for Using Music from the National Jukebox to Teach Difficult Topics in History
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 12:03pm--Stacie Moats and Stephanie Poxon
As a favored outlet for self-expression, music is a valuable classroom resource for addressing complex topics such as different perspectives on war.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506291.pdf
Memory of a Nation: Effectively Using Artworks to Teach about the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 12:06pm--Elizabeth K. Eder
Artwork, such as the featured pieces related to the Kennedy assassination, can teach students both content and core historical thinking skills.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506296.pdf
Hear My Voice! Teaching Difficult Subjects with Graphic Organizers
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 12:08pm--Kim E. Barbieri
A well-designed graphic organizer combined with original documents can help students tackle issues of racism, segregation, and civil unrest.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506301.pdf
Confronting Stereotypes
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 12:44pm--Carol Buswell
Primary-source documents can provide students with fresh perspectives on topics often laden with stereotypes—such as the issue of Native Americans and treaty rights.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506310.pdf
Dealing with Disaster through Compassionate Giving: San Francisco Earthquake Survivors Write to President Theodore Roosevelt, January 3, 1909
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 1:00pm--Michael Hussey
The featured letter from a San Francisco couple seeking to help earthquake victims in Italy can serve as a jumping off point into the study of natural disasters and emergency relief efforts.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506314.pdf
Evaluating Perspectives on Westward Expansion: Weighing the Evidence
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 1:05pm--Stephanie Greenhut
A unique online tool helps students analyze documents from opposing perspectives, weigh each source’s significance, and come to evidence-based conclusions.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506317.pdf
Letter to President Harry Truman about the Murder of Harry T. Moore
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 1:08pm--Megan Jones
The featured letter to President Truman about the murder of an NAACP official can be used as a springboard into the exploration of the civil rights struggle and violence, as well as the issue of presidential powers.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506322.pdf
Encountering the Complicated Legacy of Andersonville
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 1:15pm--James A. Percoco
Teaching about the Civil War through the study of historic sites, such as the Confederate prison at Andersonville, challenges students to wrestle with tough interpretations of American history.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506326.pdf
Norman Rockwell’s “The Problem We All Live With:” Teaching Bush v. Orleans Parish School Board
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 1:34pm--Tiffany Middleton
A painting inspired by the 1960 court-ordered escort of Ruby Bridges into a New Orleans school offers an entry point into the study of the civil rights movement and a significant event in American legal history.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506329.pdf
