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Derf Backderf’s Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio offers a compelling and multifaceted resource for social studies education, particularly for high school and college-level students. Through its graphic novel format, the book provides an immersive exploration of the events surrounding the May 4, 1970, Kent State shootings, where four unarmed students were killed and nine others wounded during a Vietnam War protest.

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Just Mercy exposes students to the workings—and failings of the U.S. justice system. It fosters a deeper understanding of:The role of public defenders and the legal processThe death penalty and criminal justice reform. The impact of race, poverty, and bias in the legal systemThis aligns well with civics education, helping students reflect on their rights, responsibilities, and the importance of civic action.

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Fatty Legs by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton is a powerful educational tool for social studies because it provides a firsthand, child-centered account of the Canadian residential school system and its impact on Indigenous peoples. The book offers several key contributions to social studies education.

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James W. Loewen’s Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong has had a significant impact on both education and society by challenging traditional narratives and encouraging more critical, inclusive, and honest approaches to teaching U.S. history

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A4:Lies My Teacher Told me by James W Loewen

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A4:Lies My Teacher Told me by James W Loewen

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Long Walk to Freedom offers the education world a deeply valuable resource for teaching about leadership, justice, human rights, and the power of resilience and reconciliation. It bridges history, civics, ethics, and global studies, making it a profound text for social studies education in particular.

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A5: Long Walk To Freedom by Nelson Mandela

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A5: Long Walk To Freedom by Nelson Mandela

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 foundational text for educators, especially pre-service and practicing social studies teachers. It offers a comprehensive and practical guide to teaching social studies in ways that are inquiry-based, democratic, and relevant to students’ lives in a diverse and rapidly changing world.

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Helpful for teachers; addresses how students think and how to foster curiosity.

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C1:Waiting On The World To Change John Mayer

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John Mayer - Waiting On the World to Change (Official Video)

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The Beatles - The Beatles - Let It Be (Official Music Video) [Remastered 2015]

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C4:Where is the Love By The Black Eyed Peas

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The Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love? (Official Music Video)

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Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin' (Official Audio)

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MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - SAME LOVE feat. MARY LAMBERT (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

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"Just Breathe" - Live At Austin City Limits - Pearl Jam

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Access thousands of primary sources - letters, photographs, speeches, posters, maps, videos, and other document types - spanning the course of American history. We're always adding more!

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Access thousands of primary sources - letters, photographs, speeches, posters, maps, videos, and other document types - spanning the course of American history. We're always adding more! Borrow from an ever-expanding collection of document-based activities created by the National Archives, and teachers around the world. Copy and modify activities for your students.

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The Zinn Education Project is my compass in a sea of corporate textbooks, packaged common core curriculum and standardized testing. My entire curriculum is based on lessons that can be found on the Zinn Education Project.

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The Zinn Education Project promotes and supports the teaching of people's history in middle and high school classrooms across the country. Based on the lens of history highlighted in Howard Zinn's best-selling book A People's History of the United States, the website offers free, downloadable lessons and articles organized by theme, time period, and reading level.

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My first year of teaching, I asked my students what their least favorite subject was. They, without even thinking twice, said social studies. I made it my mission to change that. I needed to learn how to teach social studies and make social studies interesting for my students.

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