This week's readings were Junior Detectives: Teaching
with Primary Sources as a Bridge
to Disciplinary Literacy and “What Makes You Think That?”
Kindergarten Students Analyze Primary
Sources from the Library of Congress. My major take away from these readings was giving the students the title of "Junior Detective" and giving them "cases" to solve. This format gives the students ownership of their learning and is extremely engaging. The lessons are intriguing and drive students to solve the "mystery."
Growing up, I was a fan of the 2007 Nancy Drew movie and the classic Nancy Drew books. The titles of the mystery cases in the article sounded very similar to the titles of the Nancy Drew books, such as The Mystery of the Dirty Kids compared to The Clue of the Broken Locket. If I were in school doing assignments like these in my social studies and history classes, I know I would have been engaged and entertained by the assignment because it related to my interests. This lesson format gives students time to explore primary sources, build schema, and collaborate with their peers. The students pose questions and debate to get to bottom of the "mystery."
In an article we have read previously, it said to focus on the "story" in history. I believe this lesson format emphasizes the stories in history because students are digging deeper than surface level. Instead of being told what happened or reading one viewpoint of an event, the students are researching and gathering information from multiple sources to get to the bottom of the problem. Using multiple sources helps students see from different perspectives from the times. Such as the primary sources that supported and opposed child labor, the students were able to see that there were people fighting on both sides of the issue. I want to bring primary sources and critical thinking to my future social studies lessons because it will better engage my students and help them build a knowledgeable foundation of the information to build upon in later grade levels.
Growing up, I was a fan of the 2007 Nancy Drew movie and the classic Nancy Drew books. The titles of the mystery cases in the article sounded very similar to the titles of the Nancy Drew books, such as The Mystery of the Dirty Kids compared to The Clue of the Broken Locket. If I were in school doing assignments like these in my social studies and history classes, I know I would have been engaged and entertained by the assignment because it related to my interests. This lesson format gives students time to explore primary sources, build schema, and collaborate with their peers. The students pose questions and debate to get to bottom of the "mystery."
In an article we have read previously, it said to focus on the "story" in history. I believe this lesson format emphasizes the stories in history because students are digging deeper than surface level. Instead of being told what happened or reading one viewpoint of an event, the students are researching and gathering information from multiple sources to get to the bottom of the problem. Using multiple sources helps students see from different perspectives from the times. Such as the primary sources that supported and opposed child labor, the students were able to see that there were people fighting on both sides of the issue. I want to bring primary sources and critical thinking to my future social studies lessons because it will better engage my students and help them build a knowledgeable foundation of the information to build upon in later grade levels.
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