Doing Social Studies

APRIL 13, 2020

One student’s letter clearly showed their frustration with social distancing when they wrote, In conclusion, you should support Government restrictions due to the Coronavirus. I was able to locate Topeka’s “shut down” order through the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America. For a copy of my lesson, follow this link.

Lesson Plan 67

Lesson Plan Charter School History Library 67

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

When the Yom Kippur War took the country by surprise, Meir helped form a new coalition government. Mamie Till-Mobley, Library of Congress Mamie Till-Mobley In 1955, Mamie Till-Mobleys son, Emmett, was tortured and killed because of his race. Though she resigned from her position in 1974, she remained an active political figure.

World History 98

World History History Archaeology Social Studies 98

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

Distribution of Delmont’s book is a direct challenge to the widespread removal of books from libraries and classrooms across the country. History class I teach a lesson about the African American experience in WWII using primary sources. Students read the James Thompson editorial “ Should I Sacrifice to Live Half American?

History Education 52

History Education History Education Social Studies 52

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Czarnecki, a 2022 graduate of the Master of Arts in American History and Government program, wrote the paper for a “Great Texts” course taught by Professor Stephen Tootle on John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. Lomax hoped the young men would bring back audio documents for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress.

Social Studies 98

Social Studies Research Archiving American History 98

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The news literacy initiative is based in the Stanford History Education Group that Wineburg founded in 2002 to train teachers how to use primary sources and help students critically evaluate historical claims. My students are all about social media.

K-12 97

K-12 Primary Sources Civics Social Studies 97

Teaching American History

MAY 14, 2024

Once considered to be the great American contribution to constitutional government—being governed by our own consent through elected, representative lawmakers—Congress is now the most disliked part of our political system. Library of Congress, LC-DIG-hec-35195.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Government Library American History 52

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

Coming out of the end of slavery, Black people made their freedom dreams manifest in attempts to own property, to negotiate their own labor agreements, to build institutions, to take their role in governance, both in state legislative houses as well as in Congress. And so Ron DeSantis is constantly beating his chest about American freedom.

Primary Sources 98

Primary Sources History Economics K-12 98

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

Coming out of the end of slavery, Black people made their freedom dreams manifest in attempts to own property, to negotiate their own labor agreements, to build institutions, to take their role in governance, both in state legislative houses as well as in Congress. 21, 1939: African Americans Arrested for Going to Public Library Sept.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources History K-12 Economics 52