Using Thematic Social Studies Teaching to Explore the Civil Rights Movement.

HAMER, Fannie Lou, 1917-1977; MARSHALL, Thurgood, 1908-1993; SOCIAL sciences education; CIVIL rights movements; CIVIL rights workers; BOOK industry

In this article, I discuss one approach of implementing thematic teaching in the high school social studies classroom exploring the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. First, a short summary for the type of high school social studies classroom envisioned in the C3 Framework by NCSS is discussed. Then, I define thematic teaching and the benefits of doing this type of social studies instruction. Next, a brief overview of the benefits of using trade books focusing on social studies topics is provided. Finally, three activities are given. Each activity uses a social studies trade book connected to three different civil rights activists during the 1950s and 1960s: Thurgood Marshall, Fred Shuttlesworth, and Fannie Lou Hamer. The steps and resources to implement these activities are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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