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TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES
National Archives in KC
Are students really learning?
Daily journals to record
thoughts and questions
Reflection papers
POSTHOLES:
Main Themes of History
End of term projects
Major themes and turning points addressed
No more lists of dates, names and events
Teacher gives brief lectures to introduce units, themes and events
Students research and do papers/projects that connects all the information together
Students also create the tests by working in groups to write essay questions and multiple choice
Students also grade their questions and discuss with classmates
Community
Speak with older
generations
Investigate Topics
In-Depth and of
Own Choosing
Volunteer at Museum
or Archives
Give lecture on topic,
theme, or unit
Students choose
what interests them
Connections to the Present
Researches and presents
information to class
Use of primary sources,
textbooks, and history
books
Connect history to today
Workshop and
group collaboration
Deeper understanding
Political Issues
Learn how to research
by oneself
Wars
Art, Music, Literature
Societal Problems
Connections to the World
Field Trips
WWI Museum
Union Station
Truman Library / House
Primary Source
Websites
Civil War topics
History Lab
History Matters
States' Rights
Battles
American Memory:
Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Slaves in War
Racial Relations
Role of Women
Irish Brigade
Disrupted trade/
Economy
Relationship with
England and World
Reconstruction
Life in the
North/South