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Author Newman, Mark, 1948-

Title Vital witnesses : using primary sources in history and social studies / Mark Newman.

Publication Info. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 88 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
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Contents Part 1: Understanding primary sources. The world of primary sources -- Print documents : paper and electronic -- Visual documents -- Maps -- Photographs -- Editorial cartoons -- Film/video -- Fine arts -- Folk culture and mythology -- The built environment -- Material culture -- The natural environment -- Part 2: How can primary sources be used in the classroom? The big-picture inquiry-based learning method -- Classroom exercises -- Which way is up? -- What did the Declaration of Independence say? -- European immigrants arriving in the United States, early 1900s -- What type of community is it? -- Using primary sources to open a unit of study -- What did ancient Egyptian society need to have to build the pyramids? -- "I'd rather not be on relief" -- What did a community need to build and maintain this structure? -- Document-based questions (DBQ) -- Using visuals to meet the needs of all learners -- Part 3: Accomodating common core. Accomodating common core literacy standards -- Accomodating the C3 framework.
Summary The use of primary sources as texts in the classroom is growing. Teachers realize these vital witnesses provide opportunities to motivate students and improve learning. They bring students closer to the people, places, and events being studied and help students improve content knowledge while building skills. Recent trends in standards, such as Common Core, and the increasing use of the Document-Based Questions also promote primary source use. The strong push to use primary sources in teaching history and social studies creates a need among teachers for more information on what they are and how they can be used effectively in the classroom. Vital Witnesses meets this need by providing teachers with a comprehensive guide to primary sources and their use in the classroom. Primary sources are defined, and the various types are described. Classroom-tested activities and strategies are offered to teachers for addressing the needs of all learners and for accommodating Common Core standards and the C3 framework for State Social Standards. -- from back cover.
Subject History -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- United States.
History -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States.
Social sciences -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- United States.
Social sciences -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States.
History -- Sources.
Social sciences -- Sources.
Teaching -- United States -- Aids and devices.
HISTORY -- Study & Teaching.
History. (OCoLC)fst00958235
History -- Study and teaching (Middle school) (OCoLC)fst00958325
History -- Study and teaching (Secondary) (OCoLC)fst00958328
Social sciences. (OCoLC)fst01122877
Social sciences -- Study and teaching (Middle school) (OCoLC)fst01123033
Social sciences -- Study and teaching (Secondary) (OCoLC)fst01123037
Teaching -- Aids and devices. (OCoLC)fst01144567
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
Other Form: Print version: Newman, Mark, 1948- Vital witnesses 9781475810530 (DLC) 2014027477 (OCoLC)878976130
ISBN 9781475810547 (electronic bk.)
1475810547 (electronic bk.)
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