Social studies in the storytelling classroom : exploring our cultural voices and perspectives / Jane Stenson and Sherry Norfolk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stenson, Jane, 1941- author.

Norfolk, Sherry, 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Social sciences.

Storytelling.

Interdisciplinary approach in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Little Rock : Parkhurst Brothers, 2012.

Summary:

"Accessible, inspirational and practical plans that make storytelling a portal to multifaceted insights about culture, history, geography and identity." - Janice M. Del Negro , Ph.D., GSLIS Dominican University

Contents:

Contents; Foreword - Carmen Agra Deedy; Introduction - Jane Stenson; Chapter One: National Council of Social Studies 1. Culture; Hana's Suitcase: A Story to Bridge Cultures - Anne Shimojima; Folktales: Of the People, by the People, and for the People - Elizabeth Ellis; Time Capsules: Old Ballads in the Modern Classroom - Willy Claflin; Storytelling across Borders: Listening to "the Other" - Noa Baum; Is it Deep Enough? What do African and African-American Folktales Tell Us about the People Who Gave Them Life? - Charlotte Blake Alston; Indians Shop at Wal-Mart - Tim Tingle

Chapter Two: National Council of Social Studies 2. Culture, Continuity & ChangeSankofa: Go Back and Get it - Lyn Ford; The Civil War: I See it Differently - Kate Anderson McCarthy; The Silver Spurs: Small Moments in the Mosh Pit of the Large Historical Event - Beth Horner; Historical Storytelling - Adrienne and Syd Lieberman; Exploring the Great Depression through Visual Art, Creative Writing and Storytelling - Sherry Norfolk; Day of Remembrance - Alton Chung; A Trip to Ellis Island - Donna Washington; Famous Americans Wax Museum - Katie Allen, Megan Geraghty, Kristin Pillios

Curious about the World - Jo RadnerChapter Three: National Council of Social Studies 3. People, Places & Environments; On Setting - Carol Birch; Telling our own Stories in the Middle School Social Studies Classroom - Kathleen McKay McKenna; See Rock City - Brandi Self; The Three Pigs, Revisited: A Geography Lesson - Jane Stenson; Tall Tales across the USA - Aya Borchers; Chapter Four: National Council of Social Studies 4. Individual Development & Identity; Personal and Cultural Identity through Stories - Susan O'Halloran; Storytelling and Personal Histories - Megan R. Cawley

Using Story to Understand the Reality of Undocumented Latino Youth - Jim Winship and James M.M. HartwickShadowball: The Story of the Negro National Leagues - Bobby Norfolk; Barnstormers: Voices from the Negro Baseball Leagues and the Major Leagues - Sherry Norfolk; Expectation and Surprise - Andy Offutt Irwin with Lisa Johnson, Monique Hodge, Ingrid Nixon, Margo Olmsted, Marjorie Schaefer; The Queen Bee - Jane Stenson; What's Normal? - Donna Washington; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-935166-57-3