Parallel curriculum units for social studies, grades 6-12. ([2010])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jeanne H. Purcell, Jann H. Leppien, editors.
• Editors: Purcell, Jeanne H; Leppien, Jann H
• Contents: About the Editors; About the Contributors; Introduction: A Brief History of the Parallel Curriculum Model (PCM); 1. Becoming a Geographer (Grade 6) - Heather Burke; Background Information; Content Framework; Unit Assessments; Overview of the Unit; Lesson 1: Climate and Seasons; Lesson 2: Investigating World Populations; Lesson 3: Shop Around the Globe; Lesson 4: The Culture of Geography; 2. Through the Looking Glass: A Unit for Reading/Writing/Social Studies Intervention Classes (Middle School) - Dawn Vier, Lisa L. Ward; Introduction to the Unit; Content Framework; Unit Assessments; Background Information; Unit Sequence, Description, and Teacher Reflections; Lesson 1: Introduction?"Who Am I?"; Lesson 2: The Pursuit of Happiness; Lesson 3: Authentic Authors; Lesson 4: Sociocentrism; Lesson 5: The City; Lesson 6: The Great Depression; Lesson 7: A Sign of the Times; Lesson 8: Persuade Me!; Lesson 9: Planet Earth; 3. Subversion and Controversy: Sociological Considerations of Humor, a Cross-Curricular Unit in Sociology and Literature (Grades 7 and 8) - Kelly M. Dausel; Background Information; Content Framework; Guiding Questions for Each Parallel; Unit Assessments; Overview of the Unit; Unit Sequence, Description, and Teacher Reflections; Lesson 1: Introduction to Sociology and How Sociologists Think; Lesson 2: Humor in Society; Lesson 3: Humor in Communication; Lesson 4: Sociological Research; Lesson 5: Curriculum of Identity Creative Extension; 4. True Story-Telling: How Historians Construct the Past, Grade 10 - Catherine Little; Background Information; Content Framework; Unit Assessments; Overview of Key Lesson Ideas/Purposes; Lesson 1: Selective Memory; Lesson 2: Constructing History; Lesson 3: The Past Through Many Eyes; Lesson 4: Who Writes History?; Lesson 5: What Makes the History Books?; Resources; Index;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 300.71; Social sciences -- Study and teaching (Elementary); Social sciences -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Curriculum planning; Curriculum evaluation; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference; Curriculum evaluation; Curriculum planning; Social sciences -- Study and teaching (Elementary); Social sciences -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452213514; 1452213518
• Related ISBNs: 97814129653929781412965408
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 5, 2015).
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