Social Studies Curriculum

Social Studies Electives

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Adopted January 1999

Materials Recommended for Adoption for History/Social Science

Ancient World Civilizations

Quest for the Past. Brian M. Fagan, Wareland Press, Inc., 1988
Ancient and Medieval Worlds. H. Howe, R.T. Howe, I. Flory, Scott Foresman - Addison Wesley, S. Jenike, 1992
An Introduction to the Humanities. Addison Wesley, 1996
Civilizations of The World. Greaves, Addison / Wesley, 1997
Heritage of World Civilizations. Craig, Graham Kagun, Ozment , Turner, Prentice Hall, 1997
Exploring The Non-Western World. Schuartz O'Conner, Globe Fearon, 1997
Roots of the West Tradition: A Short History of the Ancient World. Hollister, Glencoe, 1996

Anthropology

Human Antiquity. Kenneth L. Feder and Michael Alen Park, Mayfield Publishing Co., 1993
Anthropology. William H. Haviland, Harcourt Brace, 1997
Human Origins, The Fossil Record. Clark, Spencer, Larson, Waveland Press, Inc. 1991
The Human Evolution Coloring Book. Adrienne L.Zihlmen, Harper Perennial, 1982
Origins Reconsidered, In Search of What Makes Us Human. Richard Lickey, Double Day Books, 1992
Dig Two. Jerry Lipetzky, Interact Publishers, 1982
The Exploration of Human Diversity. Conrad P. Kottak, McGraw Hill, 1997
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution. Steve Jones, Robert Martin, and David Philzman, Cambridge University Press, 1992
Cultural Anthropology. Daniel, Getes, and Fred Polg, McGraw Hill, 1990
Heelotia: A Cross-Cultural Simulation. Spice, 1991
New World and Pacific Civilizations. Gordon R. Willey, Division of Harper Collins Publishing, 1994
Old World Civilizations. Barry Gunliffe, Division of Harper Collins Publishing, 1994
People of the Stone Age. Lord Colin Renfrew,Division of Harper Collins Publishing, 1994
The First Humans. Donald C. Johanson, Division of Harper Collins Publishing, 1993
Anthropology. Phillip Whitten, David E.K. Hunter, Harper Collins College Publishing, 1993
Anthropology. Dushkin Publishing Group, Inc. 1993-1994
Applying Anthropology. Peter J. Brown, May Field Publishing Company, 1989
Talking About People. William A. Haviland, Mayfield Publishing Company, 1993
Applying Anthropology. Peter J. Brown, Aaron Podolefsky May Field Publishing Company, 1989
Human Evolution. Roger Lewin, W.H. Freeman and Company, 1984
Those Who Have Vanished. Ronald L Wallace, The Dorsey Press, 1983
Ascent to Civilization. John A.J. Gowlett, Alfred A. Knope, Inc. 1984
The Making of Civilization. Ruth Whitehouse and John Wilkins, Alfred A. Knope, Inc. 1986

Comparative World Religions

The Religious World. Richard C. Bush, Ed., Macmillan, 1993
World Religions: From Ancient History to the Present. Geoffrey Parrinder, Ed., Facts on File, 1984

The Constitution and Bill of Rights

We the People,The Citizen and the Constitution. Center for Civic Education, 1995
Foundations of Democracy: Authority, Privacy, Responsibility, and Justice. Center for Civic Education, 1995
American Legacy: The United States Constitution and other Essential Documents of American Democracy. Center for Civic Education
Global Forces of the Twentieth Century, 2nd Ed.  Mitchner and Tuffs, Reidmore Books,1997
The Constitution Papers. CD-ROM. Center for Civic Education

 
Criminology

Criminal Justice Today. Frank Schmalleger, Prentice Hall, 1997
Street Law: A Course in Practical Law. West Educational Publishing ITP, 1997

Dignity and Diversity

Coming of Age in Mississippi. Anne Moddy, Laurel leaf / Amazon
Us and Them. Southern Poverty Law Center / Teaching Tolerance, 1991
Tolerance For Diversity of Beliefs. Social Studies School Services,1998
Teaching About Cultural Awareness Actvity Book, George Otero, Social Studies School Services, 1996
Community-Building in the Classroom. Shaw Activity Book, Vanston, Social Studies School Services, 1996
Maus I and II, Spiegelman, Pantheon-Amazon, 1986
Posters: E Pluribus Unum, A Melting Pot, American Woman: Four Centuries of Progress, Black Military Units, Black Ink, Black History, Noted African Americans, Native American Tribes, Struggle for Civil Rights, Nature of Prejudice, Voices of Diversity, Social Studies School Services, 1998
Drugs: A Plague Upon the Land, People Bomb, Kids in the Crossfire, Beyond Hate Trilogy, videos, Filmic Archives 1998
Neighborhood-Cultural Diversity, 1753 Middle Passage, 1854 Slave Auction, Neighborhood, Simulations. Social Studies School Services, 1995
Art Prints: Black Artists in America, Social Studies School Services, 1998

Early Childhood Education

Caring for Preschool Children, Vol 1 & Vol 2, Diane Trister Dodge, Teaching Strategies, 1997
Working with Young Children, Judy Herr, Goodheart-Wilcox Company, 1998

ESL Social Sciences

Introduction to the Social Sciences, John Jay Bonstingl, Prentice-Hall, 1996
Learning About Government, John Napp, American Guidance Service, 1997
United States Citizenship, Michael O'Shea, American Guidance Service,1997
You and the Law, Ed Brandt, American Guidance Service, 1997

Holocaust and Human Behavior

Elements of Time, Storm and Johnson, FHAD National Foundation, 1989
The Holocaust: World and the Jews 1933 - 1945, Seymore Russel, Behrmen House / Amazon, 1992
Night, Elie Wiesel, Bantum Books, 1982
Facing History and Ourselves. Strom, Parsons, Facing History and Ourselves National Foundation, 1994
Exciting Plays For History Classes. Social Studies School Services,1998
Us and Them. Southern Poverty Law Center / Teaching Tolerance, 1991
Maus I and II, Spiegelman, Pantheon-Amazon, 1986
Tolerance For Diversity of Beliefs Activity Book, Social Studies School Services,1998
The Quarrel, Video,1996
Lest we Forget-A History of the Holocaust, Software. Holocaust Museum Archives, 1998
Holocaust 1933 - 1945, Nazi Holocaust #1,Nazi Holocaust #2, Then They Came for the Jews, Timeline of the Holocaust, posters. Social Studies School Service, 1998

Humanities of Western Civilizations

Civilization of the West. Kishlansky, Geary, O'Brien, Addison-Wesley, 1998
Aspects of Western Civilization. Rogers, Prentice Hall, 1997
The Western Experience. Vol I. Chambers, Glencoe, 1999
A Basic History of Art. Janson, H.W. and Anthony F. Janson, Prentice Hall
The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History From Prehistoric to Post-Modern, Carol Strickland, Andrews and McMeel, A Universal Press Syndicate Co.
The American Experience/World Experience/World Masterpieces, Audiocassettes, Branze, Prentice Hall, 1996.
The Western Civilization CD ROM, Instructional Resources Corporation
Historical Atlas of The World. Rand McNally, Rand McNally, 1997
World Humanities Resource Package CD's and Audiocassettes, Glencoe, 1997

Law Studies

Street Law; A Course in Practical Law. Lee Arbetman and Edward O'Brien, West Educational Publishing, 1999
Constitutional Law for a Changing America. Lee Epstein and Thomas G. Walder, C Q Press, 1998
American Constitution Law. Ralph A. Rossum G. Alan Tarr, St. Martin's Press, 1983
Street Law: A Course in Practical Law. West Educational Publishing ITP, 199?

Minority Groups and Ethnic Cultures

New Americans, Santoli, Ballontine, 1988
Seeds of Change, 9-12, Hunter, Davis, Addison-Wesley, 1996
Global Sense. Cech, Addison-Wesley, 1996
Tales of Courage, Tales of Dreams. Mundahl, Addison-Wesley, 1996
Hear My Voice. King, Addison-Wesley, 1996
I Felt Like I Was From Another Planet. Dresser, Addison-Wesley,
Visions Across The Americas. Warner, Hilliard, and Piro, Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1998
African Americans two-part video, Insight Media
Hispanic Americans Video, Insight Media
Asian Americans Video, Insight Media
Native Americans: The History of a People Video, Insight Media

Philosophy

Sophie's World. Jostein Gaarder, Berkley Books: N.Y., 1991
Questions That Matter, An Invitation To Philosophy, 4th Ed, Ed. L. Miller, McGraw Hill, 1996
The Plague, Albert Camus, Vintage Books-Random House, 1972
Heritage of Western Civilization, Beatty and Johnson, Prentice Hall Simon Schuster, 1987
The Big Questions, Robert Solomon, Harcourt Brace, 1998
Plato's Republic, Grube, Hackett Publishing, 1974
The Dialogues of Plato, Bantam Books, 1986

Psychology

Ordinary People. Judith Guest, Viking Penguin, 1976
Flowers For Algernon. Daniel Keyes, Bantam Books Inc., 1966
Go Ask Alice. Anonymous, Avon Book Division, 1971
The Bell Jar. Sylvia Plath, Bantam Books Inc. 1971
Discovering Psychology. WGBH/ Boston for the Annenberg/CPB Project, WGBH/ Boston for the Annenberg/CPB Project, 1989
Psychology In The New Millennium, 6th Ed.,Spencer A. Rathus, Harcourt Brace College, 1996
Essentials of Psychology, 5th Ed.,Spencer A. Rathus, Harcourt Brace College, 1997
Psychology, 2nd Ed., Carole Wade and Carol Tavris, Harper Collins, 1990
Psychology, 6th Ed., Lester A. Lefton, Viacom - Allyn and Bacon, 1997
Psychology and You, Frank and Romana McMahon, West Publishing

Sociology

Tell Them Who I Am, The Lives Of Homeless Women. Ellitt Liebow, Penguin Books, 1993
Human Arrangements. Allen A. Johnson, Harcourt Brace, Jovanovich College Publishers, 1992
Sociology: A Down to Earth Approach, 3rd Ed., James M. Henslin, Allyn and Bacon, 1997
Sociology, 6th Ed., John J. Macionis, Prentice Hall, 1997
Understanding Sociology, Calhoun, Light, & Keller, Glencoe-McGraw Hill, 1995

Twentieth Century American Eras

Twentieth Century U.S History Program. TCI
Prose Anthology of the Second World War. Robert Hull, Millbrook Press and Permabound, 1992
Night, Elie Wiesel, Bantam Books Inc./Permabound, 1960
The American Century: A History of the U.S. Modern Times. Giese, Downey, Mazon, West Educational Publishing, 1999
Hiroshima, John Hersey, Random House, Permabound, 1989
Global Forces of the Twentieth Century, E.Alyn Mitchner & R. Joanne Tuffs, Reidmore Books
World War II in Europe Teacher Activity Book, Poster Education
World War II in The Pacific Teacher Activity Book, Poster Education
Separate But Equal, Anderson Platoon, Vietnam: Battle of Khe Sanh, The Haunted Heroes, Vietnam: The Secret Agent, Battle for Dien Bien Pha,Vietnam: The War at Home, America Love It, Leave It, videos, FilmicArchives, 1998
Vietnam: A Wake Up, Long Way Home, Nuremberg: Tyranny on Trial, America and the Holocaust, Cabinet War Rooms, War in Europe, Time Capsule: War in Europe, Navajo Code Talkers, The War in the Pacific, Joseph Stalin, Black Fox: Rise and Fall of Hitler, Enola Gay and The Atomic Bombing of Japan, The Holocaust: In Memory of Millions, FDR: The War Years, The Hidden Army: Women in WW II, Newsreel Library of World War II, D-Day, Mussolini: Italy's Nightmare, videos, Teacher's Video Company
Vietnam: A Television History videos, Cambridge Social Studies, 1998
Nashville Sit in Protest, Tragedy at Kent State, simulations. Social Studies School Services,1998
World War II: Causes and Results, World War II map and poster, World War II: The Story Behind the Pictures, The Holocaust, posters. Poster Education
Forms of Government poster. Cambridge Social Studies, 1998
Coming of Age in Mississippi, Anne Moddy, Laurel leaf / Amazon
A Rumor of War, Phillip Caputo, Owlet / Amazon, 1996
Exciting Plays For History Classes, Social Studies School Services,1998
Us and Them, Southern Poverty Law Center / Teaching Tolerance, 1991
Reporting Vietnam I & II, Library of America/Amazon, 1998
Cuban Missile Crisis. McCarthy vs. Communism, Vietnam, Vietnam War, The Cold War 1945-1973, Issues of Our Times Through Cartoons, Civil Rights Leaders posters, Social Studies School Services,1998
The Jazz Collection, 10-part video series, Films for The Humanities and Sciences, 1998
American History Map Sets
Before Columbus - Native Americans Tell Their Own Story video, Films for the Humanities and Science, 1998
Nystrom Custom Map Transparency Set, Nystrom, 1998-1999
Video: The Gulf War Series, PBS - Frontline, Library Video Co. 1991
Video: The Russian German War Series, Library Video Co. 1990
Video: The Great War and The Shaping of The Twentieth Century, PBS, Library Video Company, 1996
Video: The World at War, 26 Video Series, BBC, Media Basses, Video, 1981

United States Military History

Reflections on the Civil War. Bruce Catton, Berkley Publishing Group, 1982
The Civil War,. Bruce Catton, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988
Americans at War, Stephen E. Ambrose, Berkley Books, New York, Oct. 1998
Civil War, Interactive Package, David E. Roth, Zigzag Publishing, 1992
World War II Interactive Package, Ivor Matanle, Zigzag Publishing, 1997
Nystrom Custom Map Transparency Set. Nystrom, 1998-1999
The Gulf War Series video. PBS - Frontline, Library Video Co. 1991
The Russian German War Series video. Library Video Co. 1990
The Great War and The Shaping of The Twentieth Century video. PBS, Library Video Company, 1996
The World at War, 26 Vol. video. BBC, Media Basses, Video, 1981
Gettysburg video, Film Archives, 1993
Reporting Vietnam. Vol. 1 and 2, Library of American / Amazon, 1998
World War II in Europe Teacher Activity Book, Poster Education
World War II in The Pacific Teacher Activity Book, Poster Education

Westward Movement

The American Way West -Trade and Travel Routes, Irene M. Frank, David M. Brownstone, Facts on File, 1991
Video: Before Columbus-Native Americans Tell Their Own Story, Six-part video series, Films for the Humanities and Science, 1998
Video: Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, Filmic Archives, 1997

Women's History

Video: Women in American Life. Women's History Project, 1998
Poster: 150 Years For Equality. Women's History Project, 1998
Poster: Women's Suffrage Movement. Social Studies School Services,1998
Posters Women's Suffrage. Women's History Project, 1998
Women in United States History, Diane J. Cirksena and Valija Rasmussen, Upper Midwest Women's History Center, 1991
One Women, One Vote: Rediscovering the Women's Suffrage Movement, Marjorie Spruill Wheeler, New Sage Press, 1995
Women and The American Experience, A Concise History, Nancy Woloch, McGraw/Hill Companies, Inc., 1996
Failure is Impossible, Susan B. Anthony in her own Words, Lynn Sherr, Times Books, Random House, 1995
Born for Liberty, Sara M. Evans, The Free Press, 1989
Famous American Women, Robert McHenry, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1980
Major Problems in American Women's History, Mary Beth Norton, D.C. Heath and Company, 1989
Early American Women, Nancy Woloch, Wadsworth Inc., 1992
Women in World Area Studies, set of eight paperbacks, Glenhurst
A History of Their Own: Women in Europe From Prehistory to the Present, Bonnie S. Anderson and Judith P Zinsser, Perennial, 1989
Women Who Ruled, Guida Jackson, ABC-CLIO, 1990
Herstory: Women Who Changed The World, Gloria Steinem, Viking, 1995
Heroines: Remarkable and Inspiring Women, Sarah Hunt, Ed.,Crescent, 1991
Great American Lives Simulation: Eleanor Roosevelt and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Interact
Exciting Plays For History Classes Activity Books, Social Studies School Services,1998