Teaching Hard History through Children's Literature about Enslavement

Autor/inn/en	Patterson, Timothy J.; Shuttleworth, Jay M.
Titel	Teaching Hard History through Children's Literature about Enslavement
Quelle	In: Social Studies and the Young Learner, 32 (2020) 3, S.14-19 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1056-0300
Schlagwörter	History Instruction; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Childrens Literature; Primary Education; United States History; Racial Discrimination; Slavery; Teaching Methods; Social Studies; Cultural Awareness; Elementary School Teachers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Controversial issues; Kontroverse; 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Primarbereich; Racial bias; Rassismus; Sklaverei; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Gemeinschaftskunde; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	Because of a long tradition of children's literature depicting enslavement, elementary teachers have an expansive assortment of books from which to choose. These books, however, can be filled with inaccuracies, troubling illustrations, and dubious interpretations of the "peculiar institution." The recent controversy over "A Birthday Cake for George Washington," a book written for first-through-third graders, filled with illustrations of enslaved persons smiling while they work in bondage, demonstrates just how problematic these books have the potential to be. In this article, the authors offer lessons from their study of recently published children's books that depict enslavement. Their analytical framework aims to assist teachers as they decode the interpretive stances embedded in the narratives and illustrations of books that depict enslavement. They then offer recommendations for an instructional strategy aligned with the "College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards" that will support students' learning about enslavement from any of the books in their study, or other books that may be available in a particular school library. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01