Picture This! Leveraging Award-Winning Picture Books as Primary Sources in Secondary Social Studies by Gritter, Kristine; Massey, Dixie D.; Antilla-Garza, Julie;

Short description:

This book?shows how teachers can use picture books to teach secondary school students about social studies topics in American society. It?will be useful reading for in-service social studies teachers working in middle and high schools, and will also be beneficial reading for Social Studies Education and Civic Education courses.

Long description:

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.

Table of Contents:

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