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Buildings as Artifacts: What Are Buildings in World History Telling Us?
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O'Brien, Joe; Peavey, Scott; Fuller, Molly – Social Studies, 2016
Learning about people from long ago and far away poses a challenge for students because such people seem so distant and different. The lack of easily comprehensible text-based primary sources compounds this problem. Using a built environment as a primary source makes people from the distant past more accessible, concrete and exciting. Broadly…
Descriptors: Buildings, World History, Physical Environment, Middle School Students
Political Cartoon Interpretation.
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Heitzmann, William Ray – Social Studies, 1988
Discusses the uses of political cartoons in the classroom, and presents a list of skills which must be acquired by students to allow them to master cartoon interpretation. Illustrates how to recognize the use of caricature and identify symbolism and includes a bibliography of political cartoon sources and uses. (GEA)
Descriptors: Cartoons, Characterization, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement
Discovering the Historian's Voice: Interesting Students in Historical Subjectivity.
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Steffens, Henry – Social Studies, 1991
Discusses the importance of voice in historical writing. Criticizes objective historiography as impossible and undesirable. Emphasizes the interest and depth of interpretation generated by the use of voice in historical writing. Suggests classroom exercises that enable students to identify and evaluate voice in primary sources and secondary works.…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Discussion (Teaching Technique), Higher Education, Historiography
Using Political Cartoons to Teach Junior/Middle School U.S. History.
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Holub, Brenda; Bennett, Clifford T. – Social Studies, 1988
Stating that political cartoons offer an instructional strategy that helps to define the significance and meaning of historical facts, the authors discuss the teaching of ideas by interpreting pictures and illustrates the selection of cartoons for classroom use. Makes recommendations on how to plan instruction employing cartoons and examines…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Class Activities, Instructional Improvement, Interpretive Skills
Content Analysis in the History Class.
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Gustafson, W. Norman – Social Studies, 1998
Identifies content analysis as the process of making inferences about a document by systematically identifying and quantifying certain characteristics of the communication. Characteristics could include style, intended audience, format, message, and surrounding circumstances. Includes several classroom examples, as well as related activities, and…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Cultural Context
Things that Make You Go "Hmmm...": Creating Inquiry "Problems" in the Elementary Social Studies Classroom.
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VanFossen, Philip J.; Shiveley, James M. – Social Studies, 1997
Describes inquiry learning as defining a purpose for inquiry (the problem), postulating tentative answers or solutions, testing various hypotheses, drawing tentative conclusions, and applying those conclusions to new situations. Asserts that acquisition of these skills supports democratic citizenship. Outlines the inquiry approach used for a…
Descriptors: American Indian History, Cognitive Development, Consciousness Raising, Creative Thinking