Full Description
"There is a freshness to Purcell and Leppien's approach transforming the curriculum into a platform for active investigation of our rapidly changing world. Your learners become 21st-century social scientists as they engage in probing timely issues and problems."
—Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Curriculum Expert and Author
President, Curriculum Designers, Inc.
Design Parallel Curriculum units for in-depth learning in social studies!
The Parallel Curriculum Model (PCM), as described in the best-selling book The Parallel Curriculum, is a framework for developing a dynamic curriculum that helps students acquire expertise in specific subject areas. This resource deepens teachers' understanding of how to use the PCM to provide rigorous learning opportunities for students in social studies.
In Parallel Curriculum Units for Social Studies, Grades 6-12, experienced teachers contribute sample social studies units that demonstrate what high-quality curriculum looks like within a PCM framework. Covering history, geography, sociology, and interdisciplinary studies, these field-tested units each contain:
Teacher explanations of the unit design
Connections to concepts, skills, and standards
Step-by-step directions for delivering the lessons and units
Modification strategies and methods for assessment
Use these examples to design your own units and enhance your ability to provide challenging curriculum tailored to the abilities, interests, and learning preferences of each learner.
Contents
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Introduction: A Brief History of the Parallel Curriculum Model (PCM)
1. Becoming a Geographer (Grade 6) - Heather Burke
Background Information
Content Framework
Unit Assessments
Overview of the Unit
Lesson 1: Climate and Seasons
Lesson 2: Investigating World Populations
Lesson 3: Shop Around the Globe
Lesson 4: The Culture of Geography
2. Through the Looking Glass: A Unit for Reading/Writing/Social Studies Intervention Classes (Middle School) - Dawn Vier, Lisa L. Ward
Introduction to the Unit
Content Framework
Unit Assessments
Background Information
Unit Sequence, Description, and Teacher Reflections
Lesson 1: Introduction?"Who Am I?"
Lesson 2: The Pursuit of Happiness
Lesson 3: Authentic Authors
Lesson 4: Sociocentrism
Lesson 5: The City
Lesson 6: The Great Depression
Lesson 7: A Sign of the Times
Lesson 8: Persuade Me!
Lesson 9: Planet Earth
3. Subversion and Controversy: Sociological Considerations of Humor, a Cross-Curricular Unit in Sociology and Literature (Grades 7 and 8) - Kelly M. Dausel
Background Information
Content Framework
Guiding Questions for Each Parallel
Unit Assessments
Overview of the Unit
Unit Sequence, Description, and Teacher Reflections
Lesson 1: Introduction to Sociology and How Sociologists Think
Lesson 2: Humor in Society
Lesson 3: Humor in Communication
Lesson 4: Sociological Research
Lesson 5: Curriculum of Identity Creative Extension
4. True Story-Telling: How Historians Construct the Past, Grade 10 - Catherine Little
Background Information
Content Framework
Unit Assessments
Overview of Key Lesson Ideas/Purposes
Lesson 1: Selective Memory
Lesson 2: Constructing History
Lesson 3: The Past Through Many Eyes
Lesson 4: Who Writes History?
Lesson 5: What Makes the History Books?
Resources
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