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Paula Sincero and Christine WoyshnerThe authors offer an innovative blueprint for integrating womens history into elementary and middle level curricula.226
Type: Journal article
Benjamin JusticeMartin Scorseses movie joins a long list of films that have attempted to cater to the publics fascination with history. Although promises of historical accuracy may woo movie goers to the theater, the author argues that big budget films should not pass fiction off as fact. 218
Type: Journal article
Sylvia M. VardellThe brevity, conceptual focus, and rich vocabulary of poetry make it a natural teaching tool for social studies.Pull Out Section
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Each year, NCSS honors outstanding nonfiction books for young readers that emphasize ethnic minorities and race relations. This years winners include books on a black Revolutionary War soldier, the participation of children during the civil rights era, and a biography of Ella Fitzgerald.206
Type: Journal article
Maria M. McCoyThe author explores how to address the issue of writing skills when assigning social studies papers.203
Type: Journal article
Lee Ann PotterThe letter featured in this article offers insight into the mutual respect shared between author John Steinbeck and former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Although Steinbecks opinion on the Vietnam War varied, he was a strong supporter of Johnsons position on the war at the time the letter was written. 200
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PBS NewsHour ExtraThis lesson plan provides students with an opportunity to debate the pros and cons of UN involvement in present-day Iraq. 196
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An Information Section Prepared by the Staff of Social EducationSocial studies teachers across the country share their approaches to addressing the Iraq War. 192
Type: Journal article