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Social Science Integrating Literature into History & Studies. Haley Honselman, Russ Howe, Rich King, Jennifer Mackiewicz, Elizabeth McNamara, Ashlie Smith . Strategies. Era Driven E.g. The Crucible Theme Based e.g. “Power” - Death of a Salesman Essential Questions
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Social Science Integrating Literature into History & Studies Haley Honselman, Russ Howe, Rich King, Jennifer Mackiewicz, Elizabeth McNamara, Ashlie Smith
Strategies • Era Driven • E.g. The Crucible • Theme Based • e.g. “Power” -Death of a Salesman • Essential Questions • E.g. What is worth dying for? -All Quiet in the Western Front • Identity Driven • E.g. Reservation Blues • Literature Based • E.g. The Great Gatsby
Integrating Geography into History • Choose an event • Make a timeline • American Expands West, Louisiana Purchase • Identify the geographical location
Benefits/Importance of Integrating • History interacts with the physical environment • Studying the past to understand the present requires knowing Geography • Geographic perspective can enrich the study of history
References Turk, D, Klein, E, & Dickstein, S (2007). Mingling 'fact' with 'fiction': Strategies for integrating literature into history and social studies classrooms. The History Teacher. 40(3). Bednaz, S (1997). Using the Geographic Perspective to Enrich History. Social Education, 61, 139-145. Rocca, A (2004). Find Articles, Retrieved August 26, 2007, from Social Studies Review Website: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4033/is_n9373908 Thornton, S (2007). Integrating Geography into American History. Phi-Delta Kappan, 88, 535-538. Miss Teen USA 2007. Retrieved August 28, 2007 from youtube.com Website: http://youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww