Story Power

Not every teacher loves history and the same can be said about students. It doesn't have to be that way. People love a good story. History is a collection of stories that trace the path people, famous and little known, took as they faced the challenges of life. The choices they made teach us about human nature and help us better understand the world, each other, and ourselves. When students hear something interesting, something they connect to personally, they pay attention and want to know more. The stories in primary materials - a diary, letter, census record, photograph, official report - breathe life into history and invite critical thinking and conceptual understanding. Story Power! teaches us where to find stories, to assess the quality of sources, and to go past shallow summaries to the complicated story below the surface. Readers share in the author's personal journey beginning with discovery of Civil War letters, to piecing together the true story of the soldier's lives, and to a more complete understanding of America during the Civil War.

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By Elizabeth Cervini Manvell

Inhalt

Part 1 Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 Introduction: The Power of a Story
Part 3 Part One: A Natural Connection
Chapter 4 Learning to Love History
Chapter 5 Putting Humanity Into History
Chapter 6 Sources of Historical Perspective
Chapter 7 Types of Sources
Chapter 8 Textbooks and Other Non-Primary Sources
Chapter 9 Finding the Story
Chapter 10 What Do We Need to Teach?
Chapter 11 Teachers, the Natural Collectors
Chapter 12 Oral Traditions - Tell me about...
Chapter 13 Making it Formal and Losing the Spirit
Chapter 14 Getting Inspired So You Can Inspire
Part 15 Part Two: A Process of Personal Discovery
Chapter 16 The Find
Chapter 17 Eking Out the Story
Chapter 18 Compelled to Share
Chapter 19 Meet the Strong Family
Chapter 20 Lydia Writes Home
Part 21 Part Three: Van's Story - From Farmer to Fighter
Part 22 Part Four: The Rest of the Story
Part 23 Part Five: A Word About Copyright
Part 24 Part Six: References and Resources