Parallel Curriculum Units for Social Studies, Grades 6-12

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 Index