Story Power: Breathing Life into History

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Overview

Not every teacher loves history and the same can be said about students. It doesn't have to be that way. People love a good story. History is a collection of stories that trace the path people, famous and little known, took as they faced the challenges of life. The choices they made teach us about human nature and help us better understand the world, each other, and ourselves. When students hear something interesting, something they connect to personally, they pay attention and want to know more. The stories in primary materials - a diary, letter, census record, photograph, official report - breathe life into history and invite critical thinking and conceptual understanding. Story Power! teaches us where to find stories, to assess the quality of sources, and to go past shallow summaries to the complicated story below the surface. Readers share in the author's personal journey beginning with discovery of Civil War letters, to piecing together the true story of the soldier's lives, and to a more complete understanding of America during the Civil War.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781607099185
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
  • Publication date: 1/16/2011
  • Pages: 198
  • Product dimensions: 6.20 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 0.90 (d)

Meet the Author

Elizabeth Cervini Manvell has spent her career in education focused on creating a positive and productive classroom climate through respect and engaging teaching. She lives in California with her husband and pets, where she continues to be inspired by what compassion and energized teaching can achieve for students and for teachers.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction: The Power of a Story xi

Part I A Natural Connection

Chapter 1 Learning to Love History 1

Chapter 2 Putting Humanity into History 11

Chapter 3 Sources of Historical Perspective 19

Chapter 4 Types of Sources 27

Chapter 5 Textbooks and Other Non-Primary Sources 35

Chapter 6 Finding the Story 41

Chapter 7 What Do We Need to Teach? 47

Chapter 8 Teachers, the Natural Collectors 53

Chapter 9 Oral Traditions-Tell me about ... 63

Chapter 10 Making It Formal and Losing the Spirit 67

Chapter 11 Getting Inspired So You Can Inspire 73

Chapter 12 The Find: Historical Thinking at Work 85

Chapter 13 Eking Out the Story 93

Chapter 14 Compelled to Share 99

Chapter 15 Meet the Strong Family 103

Chapter 16 Lydia Writes Home 113

Part II History Comes to Life

Chapter 17 Van's Story-From Farmer to Fighter 121

Appendix A The Rest of the Story 163

Appendix B A Word about Copyright 181

References and Resources 185

About the Author 191

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