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Blythe, Hal; Sweet, Charlie – Eureka Studies in Teaching Short Fiction, 2003
Shows how the mini-casebook approach, with a few modifications, works well with upper-division writing assignments. Notes that a mini-casebook approach is nothing more than a self-published document including a primary work of literature, selected secondary sources on that work, and a selection of several specified topics on the primary source.…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Literature
Sinning, Karen – 2003
Middle grades students read, write, speak, listen, and research as they interview a partner and write an article, write a personal memoir, take partner photographs, and use the Internet to find pictures and information illustrating their partners interests. Results are shared in the form of a poster and a classroom presentation. During the fifteen…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Internet, Interviews, Lesson Plans

Potter, Lee Ann; Schamel, Wynell – Social Education, 2000
Focuses on a telegram sent from Hanoi, Vietnam, by Ho Chi Minh through the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) station in Kunming, China, to President Truman in which Ho asked for support of Vietnam's independence from France. Provides background information, a reproduction of the telegram, and ideas for teaching activities. (CMK)
Descriptors: Colonialism, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, Historical Interpretation

Garrison, Marylee; Moore, Karen – Social Studies Texan, 1992
Presents a lesson plan for seventh-grade students in which they learn respect for themselves and others and apply social studies skills. Explains that the students create timelines, interview someone of an older generation, and create a Venn diagram comparing that person's life to their own. Includes suggestions for writing assignments based on…
Descriptors: Grade 7, History Instruction, Junior High Schools, Oral History
Soderquist, Alisa – 2002
Based on John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath," this lesson plan presents activities designed to help students understand the universal nature of Steinbeck's characters' struggles and some of the complex forces affecting their lives; and the value of primary source material in presenting an authentic picture of a given period in history.…
Descriptors: Characterization, Class Activities, English Instruction, Language Arts

King, Wilma – OAH Magazine of History, 2001
Presents a lesson on Betsey Sompayrac, a free woman of color living in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Focuses on her will and its contents and historical issues surrounding the will. Students transcribe the will and write a paper, drawing conclusions from the document. Includes a transcription of the will and the document assignment. (CMK)
Descriptors: Black History, Blacks, Females, History Instruction

Sperling, Carol E. – Social Education, 2000
Presents a lesson about frontier life in Texas and is based on the National Register of Historic Places registration file "Castolon Historic District" and other source materials about Castolon and ranching in the Big Bend region. States that the lesson could be incorporated into units on westward expansion or U.S. geography. (CMK)
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Historic Sites, Photographs, Primary Sources

Reeve, Kay – Teaching History: A Journal of Methods, 2000
Describes a project for a history survey course where students visit a historic site and write an essay that identifies a broad theme in history relating the site to the theme; the students must also reflect upon their own learning process. Discusses the merits of the project providing student responses. Gives an appendix. (CMK)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Educational Benefits, Educational Strategies

Dugan, Tim – OAH Magazine of History, 2002
Describes a unit that focuses on the integration of African Americans into the U.S. Armed forces during World War II. Utilizes primary sources spanning the years 1938-1945. Provides information and Web site addresses for the documents, discussion questions, and information on assessment. (CMK)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Black History, Blacks, Educational Strategies

Haverkamp, Beth; Schamel, Wynell – Social Education, 1994
Asserts that, for generations of immigrants, the federal immigration station at Ellis Island, New York, left an indelible first impression of life in the United States. Presents a lesson plan based on photographs of immigrants at Ellis Island and two poems about immigration. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Immigrants
Brunette, Rachel – 2001
International treaties have played a central role in diplomatic history since the rise of the modern nation state. Since the end of World War II, more treaties have been formed than in the preceding four centuries. The year 2001 marks the 50th anniversary of the San Francisco Peace Treaty. This unit provides students with historical knowledge of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Diplomatic History, High Schools, International Relations

Sesso, Gloria – OAH Magazine of History, 1993
Presents a lesson plan based on primary sources related to General William Tecumseh Sherman and the Civil War. Provides recommended questions for student discussion and writing assignments. Includes excerpts from primary documents and a list of document sources. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil War (United States), Educational Strategies, History Instruction, Military Personnel
2002
In this lesson, students will explore daily life in the 13 original British colonies and its influences in the late 1700s for two families in different colonies--Delaware and Massachusetts. The lesson asks students to become historical detectives and learn to gather information from artifacts and make inferences about the lives and time they…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Colonial History (United States), Curriculum Enrichment, Family Life

Murray, William J. – Journal of the Middle States Council for the Social Studies, 1993
Describes the use of primary source documents and maps in a seventh-grade geography class. Maintains that 90 separate topics were divided into 6 main categories for student research. Asserts that the use of primary documents encouraged the development of the students' critical thinking skills. (CFR)
Descriptors: Community Role, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies

Knapp, Peter – Update on Law-Related Education, 1993
Contends that teaching U.S. history and law are inextricably intertwined. Presents nine instructional strategies and accompanying examples to illustrate effective instruction combining law-related education and history. Includes lists of recommended resources and a teacher's bibliography. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Community Resources, Constitutional History, Educational Strategies
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