Post on 01-Dec-2014
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Social Studiesis STORIES
MY STORYMY
STORY
OUR
STORY America’s Beginnings
The story of Social Studies is EVERYWHERE
How do we learn that story?
Where do we
SEE it?
WHY
DO WE CARE?
HISTORY ISTHE FORCES
OF CHANGE
AND CONTINUITY
the relationship between the
present and the past
and the
mistakes and the
triumphs of the world
that can teach us
about
future behavior
Who are we as a nation?
How did we get to be the way we are?
What are our great achievements as a nation?
Why have we failed and what do we need to change?
When does our responsibility to ourselves and to society begin?
THIS YEAR...
American Independence and the Revolutionary War
The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
Creating government and presidents
...MOVINGWEST
The American Civil War
What's your story?Share something with the people
at your table: what will you will remember from
this summer?
It's part of your history!
How do we LEARN
Our STORIES?
Primary Sources Original
materials from the time
period, that have not gone
through interpretation or evaluation.
LettersDocumentsDiariesJournalsEyewitness articlesVideos/recordingsSpeechesPhotosArtifactsWorks of art ArchitectureMusicLiterature
SECONDARYSOURCES
Relates to or discusses
information originally
presented somewhere
ELSE
TextbooksMagazinesEncyclopediasOnline databasesBiographies
ORAL HISTORY
Historical information based on the personal experiences or opinion of the speaker
Shared via word of mouth, not written down
songsstoriesmyths
legendsfolk talestraditions
Share some oral history!
What is a tradition or something unique that your family does?
Share with your table
Where do we
SEE our stories?
EVERYWHERE• Television• Movies• Video games • Songs• Everyday items
TELEVISION
On TV…Social Studies can even make you rich!
MOVIES
VIDEO GAMES
EVERYWHERE, EVERYDAY
Social Studies is
EVERYWHERE!
Can you find references to:
•Geography?
•Culture?
•Economics?
•Language?
•Natural resources?
•Government & Law?
•Art & Literature?
•Diversity?
What history will you leave behind?
what's your
story?