Teaching U.S. History Beyond the Textbook: Six Investigative Strategies, Grades 5-12 / Edition 1

by Yohuru R. Williams

Overview

Aligned with national standards, these strategies and sample lessons turn learners into history detectives as they solve historical mysteries, prepare arguments for famous cases, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412966214
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	11/11/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	322,549
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Yohuru Rashied Williams is an associate professor of history at Fairfield University and the vice president for history education of the American Institute for History Education. He is the author of Black Politics/White Power; editor of A Constant Struggle: African-American History from 1865 to the Present; and coeditor of In Search of the Black Panther and Liberated Territory: Toward A Local History of the Black Panther Party.

Williams began his educational career as a high school history teacher in Washington, DC, where he first began to develop many of the ideas included in Teaching U.S. History Beyond the Textbook. After earning a Ph D in history from Howard University, Williams served as director of social studies education at Delaware State University, training preservice history teachers, and in 2002 was tapped as a consultant for the National Council for History Education. A sought-after, dynamic speaker, Williams has been conducting seminars and colloquia for history teachers around the nation since 2005.

Table of Contents

Foreword by James Percoco
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction: History Education: A Matter of Life or Death?
1. Haunted History: Revealing the Hidden Past
Discovering Haunted History
What Is Haunted History?
Constructing HOST Files
A Sampling of HOST Files
Questions for Review and Reflection
References
Resources and Further Reading
On the Web
2. The CSI Approach: Making Students Detectives
What Is the CSI Approach?
Constructing Cold Cases
A Sampling of Cold Cases
Questions for Review and Reflection
References
Resources and Further Reading
On the Web
3. Historical Fingerprinting: Analyzing Primary and Secondary Sources
Learning to Think Like a Historian
What Is Historical Fingerprinting
Constructing a Historical Fingerprinting Kit
A Sampling of Historical Fingerprinting at Work
Fingerprinting the Declaration of Independence
Fingerprinting the Preamble to the United States Constitution
Fingerprinting Political Cartoons
Dusting Secondary Sources
Questions for Review and Reflection
References
Resources and Further Reading
On the Web
4. The Intersection: Reconstructing Historical Accidents
What Is the Intersection?
Setting Up the Intersection
A Sampling of Historical Intersections
Questions for Review and Reflection
References
Resources and Further Reading
5. Meet SCOTUS: Engaging Students in the Drama of Court Cases
What Is SCOTUS?
Using SCOTUS
A Sampling of Court Cases
References
Resources and Further Reading
On the Web
6. ESP + C: Providing a Student Mental Organizer and Writing Strategy
What Is ESP+C?
Using ESP+C
A Sampling of ESP+C
Questions for Review and Reflection
References
Resources and Further Reading
On the Web
Conclusion
References
Further Reading
Index

Editorial Reviews

"Williams is one of the most knowledgeable and exciting history education presenters in the nation. Finally, teachers will have the opportunity to read, digest, and implement these fantastic teaching methods into their lessons. "

Kevin T. Brady

"Great teachers are national treasures, and Yohuru Williams is one of them. In this book he shares ideas and teaching methods. He also includes some terrific historic vignettes. "

Joy Hakim

"Williams presents engaging and unique strategies from his broad range of experience. The connections between historical events and the polemics and mysteries of crime scenes make history learning a thrill. "

Brett Piersma

"No longer is history something to be ingested and regurgitated on a test, but rather something that absorbs the intellectual imagination of the learner. That is a rare quality in good teaching. The author has done a marvelous job of bridging what are otherwise conflicting paradigms. "

Lynn E. Nielsen

"This is not your typical social studies methods book by any means. Williams's highly readable prose shows a deep respect for the marriage of American history content and teaching. "

Elaine Wrisley Reed

"An excellent guide for making history a compelling subject to students through the use of sleuthing and crime analysis metaphors and techniques. Any teacher using the models outlined in the book will find his or her classes more exciting for all involved.

Eugene F. Provenzo

"Williams's passion for helping teachers look at content in new ways and with clever devices to engage their students is precisely what we need. This informative and well-designed book challenges educators to think outside of the box. "

Dennis Denenberg

"This book offers experienced social studies teachers endless ideas and inspiration to revitalize their classrooms so that students look forward to learning social studies, especially learning experiences placed in their own communities. "

Nancy P. Gallavan