Creating Citizens - Teaching Civics and Current Events in the History Classroom, Grades 6-9 (Hardcover)

Engage students in meaningful civic learning and encourage them to become active and informed citizens. With this essential book, co-published by Routledge and MiddleWeb, you will gain a variety of practical strategies for teaching civics and current events to your middle school students. Author and expert teacher Sarah Cooper takes you into her school and shares her classroom-tested methods and tools. Topics include: Fitting current events into an already-packed history curriculum Staying nonpartisan and fostering balanced discussions Helping students find their stake in the news Teaching civic literacy through primary sources, then and now Encouraging students to invest in analytical writing Fostering student ownership of our classrooms through discussion and debate Cultivating citizenship through empathy and community engagement Throughout the book, you'll find student examples, handouts, and rubrics, so that you can easily implement the ideas in your own classroom. By getting your students to think critically about current events, you will help them become passionate writers, thinkers, and involved citizens.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2017
First published:	2018
Authors:	Sarah Cooper
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	150
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-05286-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of a specific subject Books > Children's & Educational > Reference > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > Primary / junior schools Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Teacher training Books > Children's Fiction & Fun
LSN:	1-138-05286-8
Barcode:	9781138052864

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