1st Edition
History Class Revisited Tools and Projects to Engage Middle School Students in Social Studies
Meet the Author
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction: Teaching Middle School History: It’s not quite elementary school... it’s not quite high school
Chapter 2: Day to Day: Providing Structure and Routines for a Middle School History Classroom
Chapter 3: Comprehension and Analysis of Expository Texts in History: What Does it Say? What Does it Mean?
Chapter 4: Evaluation of Text: What’s the Perspective?
Chapter 5: Writing in History: Making Arguments, Backing Them Up, and Citing Sources
Chapter 6: Relevance: Why Does this Matter to Me? Social Context, Historical Legacy, and Current Events
Chapter 7: Engagement: Historical Figures, Field Trips, and Games
Chapter 8: Inquiry: Project-Based Learning
Chapter 9: Assessment: The Changing Nature of Assessment
Chapter 10: Epilogue: What is the Future of History in Middle School?
Appendix A: Resources from Each Chapter
Appendix B: Blackline Masters
Biography
Jody Passanisi is an eighth-grade U.S. History teacher at an independent school in the Los Angeles area and an adjunct instructor at Mount St. Mary’s University.
"We all know that teaching history is vital, but Passanisi brings her specific knowledge of tweens to the conversation. This book acknowledges the uniqueness of this age group and explores how to employ specific strategies in teaching them to look beyond their "me-centric" world. Passanisi clearly loves her students, shares ways to engage them in a rigorous way, and helps them expand their understanding of our past to find their own place in history.” –Heather Wolpert-Gawron, Author of DIY Project Based Learning for ELA and Social Studies
“This resourceful book is a road map to using history to facilitate the development of sociologically mindful global citizens. After reading History Class Revisited, educators will be eager to incorporate Passanisi’s model of social studies education, which balances purpose-driven, expository text exploration and writing with real-world field trips, simulations, and project-based learning. Passanisi teaches educators to guide students towards academic confidence and choice so that they may transfer evaluation and decision-making skills into their own lives as they grow to become autonomous, impactful young people.” --Catherine Stanley, Sixth Grade English Language Arts and Social Studies Teacher, North Carolina
