Picture This! Leveraging Award-Winning Picture Books as Primary Sources in Secondary Social Studies

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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Picture This! Leveraging Award-Winning Picture Books as Primary Sources in Secondary Social Studies shows how teachers can use picture books to teach secondary school students about social studies topics in American society.Using Caldecott Award-winning books as primary sources, each chapter interprets 1–4 picture books to offer insights into how the U.S. has grappled with social and political issues and crises across time. This book demonstrates how to create classroom analysis of picture books as primary source documents, spurring conversations about the states of social justice in the U.S. With contributions from in-service secondary education teachers and university instructors, each chapter includes lesson plans and ideas, classroom objectives, example assessments for classroom use, and step-by-step illustrations of how the lessons can be replicated easily by teachers.Packed with useful tools for use in the classroom, this book will be useful reading for in-service social studies teachers working in middle and high schools. It will also be beneficial reading for Social Studies Education and Civic Education courses.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-11-10
Mått:152 x 229 x undefined mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781041083368

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Kristine Gritter is Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Seattle Pacific University, USA.Dixie D. Massey is Visiting Lecturer at Seattle Pacific University, USA.Julie Antilla-Garza is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Seattle Pacific University, USA.

Innehållsförteckning

1. What is Children’s Literature? 2. Reading Make Way for Ducklings as a Primary Source 3. Why Mosquitos Buss in People’s Ears: An APPARTS Analysis 4. Exploring the Power of Mindset, Art, and Language 5. Women, Work, and the War Effort During World War II Appendix A. APPARTS Analysis Notes for Make Way for Ducklings and White Snow Bright Snow Appendix B. Brief Descriptions and Links to Resources 6. Pairing Picture Books with Middle Grade Books by the Same Author 7. We Are Still Here: Caldecott Picture Books and the Journey Back to Native Voices 8. Using Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies for Cultural Analysis in Special Education Settings 9. Powerful African Women and Girls and the Stories That Make Them Powerful 10. A More Personal Look at Immigration 11. Contemporary Picturebooks and the Unreliable Narrator 12. Exploring Depictions of Christianity in the U.S. Using Caldecott Picture Books 13. Courage for Memories: Using Picture Books to Teach 911 14. Teaching the Holocaust through Children’s Art: Helga’s Diary and Draw What You See 15. Beyond the Caldecott: Presenting Citizenship and Civic Engagement in Current Picture Books