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Essentials of Middle and Secondary Social Studies
Focuses on the key issues central to the actual teaching of middle and high school social studies, including lesson planning and inclusive instructional strategies
EBSCO e-Book
Judging for Themselves : Using Mock Trials to Bring Social Studies and English to Life
Learn how to use mock trials to bring history and literature to life! When students take on the roles of lawyers and witnesses in historical or literary trials, they develop greater investment in the topics, they learn rigorous close-reading and questioning techniques, and they are able to deeply explore and reflect upon themes of justice and responsibility.
EBSCO e-Book
Common Core Literacy Strategies for ELA, History / Social Studies, and the Humanities, Grades 6-12 : Strategies to Deepen Content Knowledge (Grades 6-12)
The book offers a wealth of practical strategies and activities that content area teachers can integrate seamlessly.
Proquest eBook Central
Technology in the Middle and Secondary Social Studies Classroom
Introduces pre-service teachers to the research underpinning the effective integration of technology into the social studies curriculum.
EBSCO e-Book
Social Studies for Secondary Schools : Teaching to Learn, Learning to Teach
Advocates an inquiry and activity-based view of social studies teaching that respects the points of view of students and teachers. This book offers systematic support, and advice for new teachers. It includes several examples. It is suitable as a text for undergraduate and graduate pre-service social studies methods courses.

Don't forget to look at the Curriculum collection located on the first floor of the Fenwick Library in the 1600 wing. This collection includes curriculum materials currently used in Virginia. See also the Curriculum Collection infoguide.

Assessing Middle and High School Social Studies & English: Differentiating Formative Assessment
This book is filled with examples of instructional strategies that address students’ readiness levels, interests, and learning preferences.
LB1584 .W34 2010
Mercer stacks
Govt 9 : Principles of American Government. Grades 9-12
Engages students of all generations and learning styles, and it integrates seamlessly into your American Government course.
Curr. H62 .C46 2017 gr.11-12 Gov
Two-hour Reserve in the Gateway Library
Making Citizens: Transforming Civic Learning for Diverse Social Studies Classrooms
Illustrates how social studies can recapture its civic purpose through an approach that incorporates meaningful civic learning into middle and high school classrooms.
LC1091 .R83 2012
Fenwick stacks
Parallel Curriculum Units for Social Studies, Grades 6-12
Covering history, geography, and sociology, these sample lessons and units show how to use the Parallel Curriculum Model to provide rigorous learning opportunities for students in social studies.
LB1584 .P24 2010
Mercer stacks
Reading, Thinking, and Writing About History: Teaching Argument Writing to Diverse Learners in the Common Core Classroom, Grades 6-12
This extraordinary book provides tried-and-true practical tools and step-by-step directions for social studies to meet these goals and prepare students for college, career, and civic life in the 21st century.''
LB1582.U6 M66 2014
Fenwick stacks
Reading Like a Historian: Teaching Literacy in Middle and High School History Classrooms
Each chapter begins with an introductory essay that sets the stage of a key moment in American history--beginning with exploration and colonization and the events at Jamestown and ending with the Cuban Missile Crisis. Following each essay are all the materials you'll need to teach this topic--primary documents, charts, graphic organizers, visual images, and political cartoons--as well as suggestions for where to find additional resources on the Internet and guidance for assessing students' understanding of core historical ideas
LB1632 .W565 2011
Fenwick stacks
Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Together: Reflective Assessments for Middle and High School English and Social Studies
This book offers easy-to-use classroom strategies for middle and high school English and Social Studies classrooms
LB1631 .E53 2010
Mercer stacks