Bringing history to life first-person historical presentations in elementary and middle school classrooms /

• Main Author: Morris, Ronald V.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2009.
• Subjects: History > Study and teaching (Elementary); History > Study and teaching (Middle school); Social history > Study and teaching (Elementary); Social history > Study and teaching (Middle school); Historical reenactments.; One-person shows (Performing arts); EDUCATION > Elementary.; Electronic books.
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Imagine a Founding Father visiting a classroom today, or a sailor from the War of 1812, an Amish man, a 19th Century pioneer, or even a Civil War veteran. Ronald Morris has spent more than 25 years bringing these characters into classrooms and inspiringother educators to do the same. He now is synth...

Table of Contents:

• List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Ch01. Introduction to FirstpersonPresentation; Ch02. Second GradePresidents' Day1; Ch03. Third Grade atSimmons School1; Ch04. Fourth Grade Civil War1; Ch05. How First-personHistorical Narrative isConducted by Fourthand Fifth Grade Teachers; Ch06. Sixth Grade at Hope, Indiana, Cemetery; Ch07. Third and SeventhGrade TexasHistory Walk1; Ch08. First-person inan Eighth GradeUnited StatesHistory Classroom; Ch09. Conclusions; Appendix I. Historical Clothing; Appendix II. National Council forthe Social StudiesStandards; Index; About the Author.