Teaching With Primary Sources for Cultural Understanding, Civic Mindedness, and Democracy

This resource has been developed for preK–20 educators in order to help students use primary sources to go beyond simple acquisition of content knowledge and rote memorization. The procedures and approaches outlined in this book are designed to help students use primary sources in discipline- and inquiry-based ways to develop and enhance cultural understanding, civic mindedness, and democracy. Expert authors demonstrate how the skills students learn through this process can be applied to their everyday life and allow them to think critically about the world around them, better understand various cultures, communicate their understandings effectively, and enhance their democratic values. Grounded in the National Council for the Social Studies C3 Framework, topics include social emotional learning, inclusion, higher order thinking, civic agency, project-based learning, democracy-building across cultures, teaching about war, enacting change through intentional civic engagement, and systemic racism in the United States.

Book Features:

• Chapters by leading experts in the areas of civic education and teaching with primary sources.
• Guidance for supporting multilingual learners and students with disabilities.
• Detailed examples of classroom-tested instructional ideas and approaches from educators teaching with primary sources in pre-K–20 classrooms.
• Primary sources and links to resources throughout the book.

Scott M. Waring is a professor and program coordinator for the Social Science Education Program at the University of Central Florida. His books include The Educator's Handbook for Teaching With Primary Sources, Integrating Primary and Secondary Sources Into Teaching: The SOURCES Framework for Authentic Investigation, and Conducting Authentic Historical Inquiry: Engaging Learners with SOURCES and Emerging Technologies.

“Veteran and new teachers in all levels of education will benefit from this impressive collection of classroom resources and tools. Dr. Scott Waring once again proves his determination is strong, as he continuously strives to support educators in his advocacy for the teaching and learning of history. He illuminates opportunities to use primary sources paired with content to enhance the democratic values of our students, empowering and equipping them to be engaged citizens.”
—Tammara Purdin, educator and executive director, Florida Council for History Education

Contents

1.  Experiential Education as a Framework for Teaching and Learning With Primary Sources  1
Cheryl Mason Bolick

2.  Activating Critical Thinking and Social Emotional Learning Through DBQ  14
Amber J. Godwin and Rebecca Wentworth

3.  Inclusion of Students With Disabilities Through Primary Sources  32
Rich Cairn and Graham Warder

4.  Higher-Order Thinking and Reasoning Through Primary Source Document Analysis  47
Janis Bulgren, Darren Minarik, and Jocelyn Washburn

5.  Strengthen Language Proficiency Through Primary Source Inquiry: Supporting Multilingual Learners  64
Alison Noyes and Allison Audet

6.  Teaching Civics With Primary Sources From the National Archives  87
Kathleen Munn

7.  When the Young Lead: The Legacy of Black Youth Civic Engagement in the Struggle for Civil Rights  106
Daniella Ann Cook, Jeffrey C. Eargle, and Vernon Turner

8.  Here and There: Evaluating Global Democracy-Building Through Declarations of Independence  121
Erin Bronstein, Carly Muetterties, and Julia Bromberg

9.  Deepening Civic Engagement With Project-Based Learning  139
Alex Goodell, Christopher Carter, and Sara Nachtigal

10.  ¡Sí, se puede!: Latinx Histories and Cultures Through Primary Sources  158
Bárbara C. Cruz

11.  Teaching War Through Primary Sources: A Critical Refugee Studies Approach  175
Sohyun An

12.  What Does It Mean to Be in Solidarity?: Using Primary Sources to Teach Students How to Enact Change Through Intentional Civic Engagement  190
Karen L. B. Burgard and Tina M. Ellsworth

13.  Locating Culture: Teaching With Primary Sources to Advance Culturally Responsive Teaching With Multilingual Learners  214
Andrea G. Kolb

14.  Graphic Memoirs as Primary Sources: Examining Racial Discrimination, Then and Now  233
Jeremiah C. Clabough and Caroline C. Sheffield

Endnotes  251

Index  253

About the Editor and Contributors  263