I-Search Proposal
Topic: Historical Fiction and Social Studies
Questions: What are the benefits of incorporating historical fiction into a Social Studies Classroom?
General Resources: Scholarly Articles, and Textbooks
People to Interview: Mrs. Burnsworth or Mrs. Zickefoose (Social Studies Teacher at Green Run High School)
Titles of Articles planned to be used: 1) Teaching for Historical Literacy written by Anne Goudvis and Stephanie Harvey 2) Fostering Thought, Talk, and Inquiry: Linking Literature and Social Studies 3) Reading to Learn in the Content Areas written by Judy S. Richardson, Raymond F. Morgan, Charlene E. Fleener
Notes: During my observations last semester, all the teachers I observed were using historical fiction novels in their classrooms and I wanted to learn more about this. When I was in high school I never read novels in my history classes. I am planning on being a high school Social Studies teacher and I want to learn how using historical fiction can be helpful to my future students. I would like to use historical fiction in my class and would like to know the best ways to go about doing this.
Notes: During my observations last semester, all the teachers I observed were using historical fiction novels in their classrooms and I wanted to learn more about this. When I was in high school I never read novels in my history classes. I am planning on being a high school Social Studies teacher and I want to learn how using historical fiction can be helpful to my future students. I would like to use historical fiction in my class and would like to know the best ways to go about doing this.
I think it would be wise to go to the J-store database and the education database on the ODU libraries website. I think that these sources can help you bring an educational spin on your topic. I also think that these sources can help you get a jump start on your paper.
ReplyDeleteI do think that you are invested in this topic, because I personally know you and that you are completely interested in history. I think if you add a note on here about why you want to research this, it would make your proposal stronger! I would add this and also add what you would like to gain from researching this topic.