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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 365 567 SO 023 042 AUTHOR Franklin, Sharon, Ed. TITLE A Focus on Writing in Social Science. INSTITUTION Visions for Learning, Eugene, OR. REPORT NO ISSN-0749-2537 PUB DATE Oct 92 NOTE 53p. AVAILABLE FROM Visions for Learning, P.O. Box 1268, Eugene, OR 97440-1268. PUB TYPE Collected Works Serials (022) Guides Classroom Use Teaching Guides (For Teacher) (052) JOURNAL CIT Writing Notebook; v10 nl Sep-Oct 1992 EDRS PRICE MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Activism; *Civil Rights; Computer Assisted Instruction; Controversial Issues (Course Content);. Courseware; Critical Thinking; Elementary Secondary Education; Family Life; Historiography; *History Instruction; *Interdisciplinary Approach; Justice; Learning Activities; Primary Sources; *Social Studies; Teaching Methods; *Writing Across the Curriculum; Writing Instruction IDENTIFIERS Columbus (Christopher); Points of View (Writing) ABSTRACT This journal on writing instruction focusses on writing as a way of teaching social science. History, like science, needs to be taught as an evolving base of knowledge, rather than reverence for the way the story was told in the past. Integrating primary source materials with literature, both in language arts and social science, will help students to see how all history has a point of view and how language can convey meanings that far outweigh the sum of the individual words, Students will begin to discover that the standard history they have learned reflects the views of the dominant culture of the time. The document contains 15 articles, as well as regular departments and a book review. The first article, "Talking Back to Columbus: Teaching for Justice and Hope" (Bill Bigelow), describes teaching students to listen for the voices that are silent as well as those that are heard. He describes learning activities from history classes that teach about social activism and struggles for justice. Other articles describe educational software that is available to teach both writing and social studies. Two articles deal with family issues as subject matter for writing assignments in teaching social studies and an interactive project that enables students to explore history by constructing a family through a computer project. Other articles deal with teaching civil rights through multimedia, adding relevance to social science, and exploring the history of writing with young children. 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On The Macintosh! 1110SCHOLASTIC 3 Features Talking Back to Columbus: Teaching for Justice and Hope Bill Bigelow 4 Writing Depends on Point of ViewDiann Boehm 10 "I Don't Fit Anywhere and You Keep On Teaching": Building Relevance into the Social Science Curriculum Neil Van Steenbergen 12 Putting Rights On Line for 21st Century CitizensRose Reissman 16 The Civil Rights Movement via MultimediaNorma Mota-Altman 17 Electronic DebateChris Clark 20 Jostens Learning: Write for TomorrowSusan Ludwig24 A Modest Proposal to Reduce the Number of Social Studies Reports Written by StudentsLinda Po lin 28 USO Geo Graph from MECC (Software Review)---reviewed by Marcie Bober 30 News from the National Writing ProjectStephen Marcus33 Classroom Writing Activities to Support the Curriculum Judy Piper 34 Lab NotesBernajean Porter 36 LaptopsAn Exciting Addition to the Social Science Classroom Edward R. Riegier38 Exploring the History of Writing with Young Children (Literature, Writing, and Art)Nancy Scali 40 The Encounter by Jane Volen (Book Review) reviewed by Mary Cron 43 American Families ProjectRay Medeiros44 Departments/Services Advertisers News from TWN 2 Group Technologies 9 Corporate Sponsors 2 Intellimation Cover Editorial 3 Jostens Learning24-27 TWN Publications 47 Monaich Software 15 TWN Order Form48 Realtime Learning 19 Coming Next Time: Scholastic Cover Writing in Science Visions for Learning 35 and Mathematics The Writing Notebook 4 September /October 1992 News from The Writing Notebook Edime-in-Chlef Shame Franklin Make a NoteWe're Now Visions for Learning! Office Wows At the Board of Directors meeting in May, we made itofficial: The Map Lecatovich corporation name "Creative Word Processing" has nowofficially been Est hail twists& changed to Visions for Learning. This name better reflects theeduca- Jake Adams tional materials and products we are now usingand envision creating Art Director Prey Franklin in the future. Board of Director, Writing & Technology: Ideas That Work! Visions foe Learning Our new anthology has met with nothing lessthan an outstanding May Cron, President Stephen Malmo, Vice President response. This 266-page book is atremendous resource, not to men- Anita Ben, Seaenityfrressures tion an ecological alternative to purchasingmultiple back issues. It's Sharon Franklin, Executive Director also being used as a text for many classes and workshops.$25. plus Jon Median, Director Linda Po lin, Director $3.50 shipping. Bulk rates available. Order it usingthe order form on the last page of this issue. Advisory Baud Bob Burroughs Designers' Forum Newsletter Unveiled atNECC! Jenny BetterHouse Walter Koake Designers' Forum Newsletter is a bimonthly publicationfor educational Ann Lathrop software designers, edited by Mary Cron and publishedby Visions Pat Walkington community, in- Grades Yuva for Learning. Designers throughout the educational cluding publishers, school districts, universitydepartments, and in- Modal &mrd dependent developers will find the articles and informationin this Peter Andemii !Crisp Kraemer newsletter helpful to their current work as well asfuture development. Bernie MacDonald Lynne Anderson -Inman receive a sample Gerald H. Block May Male A yearly 6-issue subscription is $55. To subscribe or Jean Casey Ruth Nathan issue, call 5031344-7125. For furtherinformation about bulk rates William V. Comm Henry Olds or to submit an article. contactMary Cron, 310/544-4827. Jeff Golub Judy Piper Donald H. Graves Banajeart Potter James Gray Bonnie Prohaska Cathy Gunn Rae Reissman Kathy Henderson Mum= Riel William J. Hunter Nancy Scali Heidi Imhof Eydie Sloane Karen Joscad Emory Theisen Shirley Keran Irene Thomas William Wrench The Writing Notebook is Proud to Announce Articles may be submitted to Sharon Franklin, Editot,T' Editorial Office". P.O. Box 1268. Eugene. OR 97440-1268; ph. 503/344-7125; Ap- Alaska Writing Program pleUnk: X1443. (For UPS Misery: 1676 Emerald, Eugene, OR 97403.) (Mac disk using MS Works, Curriculum Network Specialists MS Woad. or Mac Writ, appteciarad, along with hard copy) Davidson & Associates Ditect all orders to Visions for Learning. P.O. Educational Resources Box 1268. Eugene, OR 97440-1268; ph. 503/344. Humanities Software 7125. Make checks payable to Visions for Learn. ins. For surface and airmail atoutside the Intellimation US., please all 50313447125. Scholastic Software For specific questionsnomanne yourinbilcriPtion call 50313447125. CI Copyright 1992, Visions (orLesmula.All rights reserved. ISSN 0749.2537. Visions for As Corporate Sponsors. Learning (formerly Creative Word Processing in the Classroom) is a nonprofit educationaltor. potation.The Writing Notebook is published 4 We gratefully acknowledge andthank mos per yea:Sept/Oct, Nov/Dac, jan/Feb, and API/Mar you for your supportof the journal. 2September/October 1992 The Writing Notebook Editorial Sharon Franklin Digging Deep If you get nothing else from this issue of The Writing Notebook, I hope you will be thoroughly convinced that writing in social science can be much more than a report or term paper on a topic assigned by the teacher. This issue is full of ways to make the study of social science come alive for students. It's often referred to as constructivist learningletting students grab hold of a subject, any subject, in a way that allows them to create meaning. Even so, it's a big step to leave behind so much of how we learned "social studies" and to walk purposefully out into a vast wilderness with few landmarks to guide us. Science as a discipline can provide a model. In science we continue to build on what we know; we aren't content to protect the beliefs of the past as though to believe dif- ferently diminishes or ridicules what went before. It is simply an evolving base of knowledge. Why then, in the teaching of history, have we been content to let the story we heard be the story we tell, as though there's no point in discussing it further? Perhaps it's because uncovering the myths that have