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This archive contains complete issues of Middle Level Learning, a supplement to NCSS publications. The archive is a work in progress. Updates to this archive will occur as issues are converted to digital formats. Issues are presented as Adobe PDFs. To view PDFs, please use the free reader software to view.

Issue Number	Contents
33 (September 2008)	Frederick Douglass, the Constitution, and Slavery: A Classroom Debate Vanessa Rodriguez Achievement and Innovation in the Middle Ages: Students Compare Civilizations Aaron Kaio and Katie Gilbert The Back Page Now and Then: A Hierarchy of Needs
32 (May/June 2008)	What Having Students “Write the Constitution” Taught Me Thomas Ladenburg Teaching and Learning with Timelines Linda Tripp, Cindy Basye, Kathy Jones, and Vicki Tripp A Novel Idea: Historical Fiction and Social Studies Janie M. McManus Making Choices: An Exploration of Political Preferences Paige Lilley Schulte and Travis Miller Student Handout: Create a Time Line of Recent History
31 (January/February 2008)	Connect-the-Dots: Making Meaning from Historical Evidence Chris Edwards Yellow Fever in Philadelphia, 1793 (Book Review) Sandra W. Moss World War I Posters: Thinking Critically about History and the Media Tom Carty On the Trail of an Epidemic: Yellow Fever in New Orleans, 1845-1860
30 (September 2007) [1.2 MB]	All History is Local: Researching the Place Where You Live John P. Dillon Online Interactive Mapping: Using the Panoramic Maps Collection Marsha Alibrandi and Eui kyung Shin What’s in a Name? Investigating Whom to Memorialize Arlene Girard and Mary Beth Henning A Picture is Worth 20 Questions William B. Russell III
29 (May/June 2007) [1.2 MB]	Historical Letters: Integrating History and Language Arts Kay A. Chick ‘Tooning’ into History: Online Collections of Political Cartooons James M. Duran Weaving a Map: Making Global Connections Visible Teresa Secules and Rhodis Thompson Great Zeus! Creating Greek Myth Cards John Marshall Carter
28 (January/February 2007) [1.2 MB]	Venture Smith’s Autobiography and Runaway Ad: Enslavement in Early New York Alan J. Singer Classroom Debates Made Easy Kathleen M. Doyle King Coal: A Piece of Eastern Pennsylvania History Jill M. Beccaris and Christine Woyshner Coal: An Energy Source to be Reckoned With
27 (September 2006) [644KB]	Dramatic Narratives: Capturing the Human Side of World War II Anita Perna Bohn and Penny Britton Kolloff Ernie Pyle:The Foot Soldier’s Reporter Sandra B. Oldendorf Teenage Witnesses to the Holocaust (Book Review) Tom olbe The Back Page: Censorship in Times of War
26 (May/June 2006) [644KB]	Linking Civics and Current Events Melissa J. Marks Leaders of Recent Nonviolent Revolutions Melissa N. Matusevich Poems for Two Voices: An Interdisciplinary Activity Leslie Perfect Ricklin The Back Page: “Friend or Foe” Game
25 (January/February 2006) [644KB]	American Revolution:Three Lesson Plans for Critical Thinking Stephanie Wasta Working to Improve Our Community: Students as Citizens and Town Planners Ted Mitchell Poems for Two Voices: An Interdisciplinary Activity Leslie Perfect Ricklin The Back Page: “Skin the Snake” A Colonial Children's Game
24 (September 2005) [1MB]	Philip Reid and the Statue of Freedom Eugene Walton Casting Freedom, 1860-1862 Restoring Freedom, 1993 An Abolitionist Cartoon, 1830
23 (May/June 2005) [1MB]	Wireless Fever! Gay Parents Do Exist:Letting the Rabbit Out of the Hat Debra Chasnoff Radio Days in the Classroom Dan Schuchat Design a Book: A Quest in Ancient Egypt David Cooper Bandwidth Problems ca. 1912: The Need for Federal Regulation
22 (January/February 2005) [1MB]	Hard Times in the USA The Great Depression “Maybe You Could Help?” Letters to Eleanor Roosevelt Mary Mason Royal Will the Senate Confirm “Karl B. Fennin”? William E. Amburn Ben Franklin’s Evolving View on Race and Ethnicity Steven S. Lapham and Drew Saunders The Game of History: A Creative Review Activity Christine Bell Your Move! History Board Games
21 (September 2004) [800K]	Lookout Point: Teaching History in a Post-Industrial Age Ann Bianchetti "Workin' on the Railroad": African American Labor History Rebecca C. Maher A Union of Railroad Workers Sets the Pace A. Phillip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum Laying Track Over the Sierra Nevada U.S. National Park Service Diary of a Railroad Construction Engineer A. N. Ferguson Train Schedules, Standardization, and "The Day of Two Noons" Steven S. Lapham "This Hammer'll Be the Death of Me": The Railroad's Hazardous Early Years??
20 (May 2004) [670K]	Lookout Point: Abolitionists Among the Founding Fathers Kevin Brady Runaway Slave Advertisements: Teaching from Primary Documents Tom Costa and Brooks Doyle Teaching About Immigration, Past and Present Susan Pass Facts about Our Immigrants
19 (Jan/Feb 2004) [836K]	Two Words in Need of Redemption John Hergesheimer Lewis & Clark: An Interdisciplinary Expedition Kristy Brugar The Compromise of 1790: A Capital Simulation David L. Ghere Book Review: York's Adventure with Lewis and Clark by Rhoda Blumberg Paul Horton "Furious and Formidable": A Lewis & Clark Bestiary
18 (September 2003) [1MB]	Teaching About a Controversial Issue Steven S. Lapham State v. Tribe: How the Indian Gaming Controversy Began William L. Hewitt and Barbara Beaucar From Furs and Wampum to Slot Machines and Megadollars William L. Hewitt The Streets are Paved with Silver Barbara Beaucar and William L. Hewitt Deception and Games of Chance Steven S. Lapham Does Gaming Hurt or Help? William L. Hewitt Can You Find Me? An American Indian Guessing Game
17 (May/June 2003) [1MB]	Lookout Point: Let’s Talk about Sexual Harassment in Middle School Kimberly S. Palmer Service Learning and Social Studies: A Natural Fit Elizabeth A. Bloom A Zen Garden at Tecumseh: From Mocking to Honoring Leila Meyerratken A Model Rivers Project: Relating Geography and Culture Andrea Port Jacobs Book Review: We Were There Too! by Phillip Hoose Melinda Karnes Book Review: Learning on Their Feet by Carol Glynn Ronald V. Morris Musical Shares
16 (Jan/Feb 2003) [752K]	Lookout Point Achievement for Every Student Hayes Mizell Archaeology in the Seventh Grade:An Interdisciplinary Unit of Study Marilyn J. Eisenwine Sharing Space: Urban Wildlife and Human Society Jane Manaster The Caracara: Working with Birds and People Joan L. Morrison Life on the Wild Side Jane Manaster
15 (September 2002) [648K]	Lookout Point: Preparing Young People for Longer Lives in an Aging Society Donna P. Couper and Fran Pratt Visiting and Interviewing Older Adults: Service-Learning in the Sixth Grade Alison Parker Using Political Cartoons: An Activity for Students of Every Ability Dwight C. Holliday and Janice A. Grskovic Critical Thinking and Logical Argument James A. Duplass and Dana L. Ziedler Book Review: The Thanksgiving Visitor by Truman Capote Lisa L. Owens Aging in America Donna P. Couper and Steven S. Lapham
14 (May/June 2002) [720K]	Lookout Point: Teaching About Religion John Hergesheimer Dancing the Circle: An Introduction to Powwows Karen D. Harvey World Religions and Personal Tolerance Sofia Udner My Name is Osama Sharifa Alkhateeb and Steven S. Lapham Powerful Creatures: Native American Animal Myths Steven S. Lapham
13 (Jan/Feb 2002) [784K]	Lookout Point: Should 9-11 Change K-12? Tedd Levy The WPA Slave Narratives: Teaching with Oral Histories Paul Horton Going Places: Geography on the Internet Margaret Hill Teaching with the Use of Current Issues: The Canadian Model George W. Chilcoat, Lynette B. Erickson, and Jerry A. Ligon Q&A about Slavery in the United States Steven S. Lapham
12 (September 2001) [920K]	Lookout Point: Examining the Motives Behind Standardized Testing Dianna Topper Adobe Bricks: Building Blocks of the Southwest Byron Augustin and Michael Bailey Book Review: Mud Matters by Jennifer Owings Dewey Arlene Hirschfelder "Dear Teacher": Letters on the Eve of the Japanese American Imprisonment Yoon Pak Tough Stuff: Social Studies and Building Materials Steven S. Lapham
11 (May/June 2001) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	The electronic version of this publication has been lost. Individual scanned pages replace the full document. Click on the links under the cover image at the left to download a page. Lookout Point: Putting Conflict in the Curriculum Tedd Levy (pgs. 2–3) Letter to the Editor Andrea S. Libresco (page 3) Tracking a Hurricane: A Mapping Exercise in Real Time Donna Kay Mau (pgs. 4–7) What’s in a Name? A Whirlwind Tour of the World Steven S. Lapham (page 8) A Mighty Storm: Galveston, Texas, 1900 Steven S. Lapham (page 9) One Step at a Time: A Landmine Removal Initiative Mark Hyman (pgs. 10–15) Young Man Survives Hurricane! Steven S. Lapham (page 16)
10 (Jan/Feb 2001) [1MB]	Lookout Point: Who Influences Social Studies? Tedd Levy Wandering Behind: Talking About Pearl Harbor Daniel J. Ferri Oral History Research: Internet Resources and Reports Margaret Hill A World War II Oral History Project for Eighth Graders Thomas E. Gray Book Review: Faithful Elephants Barbara J. Holt The Great Irish Famine: Life and Work in America Notable Irish Americans of the 1800s The “Name It” Game Lou Paliani
9 (Sept/Oct 2000) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	The electronic version of this publication has been lost. Individual scanned pages replace the full document. Click on the links under the cover image at the left to download a page. The Character of Their Content Tedd Levy (page 2) Foreward: The Great Irish Famine Maureen Murphy, Alan Singer, Maureen McCann Miletta, and Judity Y. Singer (page 3) A Brief History of the Potatoe in Ireland (pgs. 4–6) Traces of the Written Record (pgs. 7–8) The Delicious, Nutritious Pratie (pgs. 9–10) From County Cork to New York (pgs. 11–14) Selected References (page 15) Irish Curios & Cameos (page 16)
8 (May/June 2000) [756K]	Let Me Explain: Students as Colonial History Docents Linda L. Gesek Take a Break: A Token Economy in the Fifth Grade John M. Hail The Real World: Community Speakers in the Classroom Lindy G. Poling Whales in Depth: An Interdisciplinary Study Cynthia Szymanski Sunal, Gail Pritchard, and Dennis W. Sunal
7 (Jan/Feb 2000) [2.2MB]	Team Egypt! Integrating the Disciplines Amanda W. Greenwald Girls Can Be President: Generating Interest in Inclusive History Melinda Karnes Besting Testing Hysteria: Reasonable Preparation for Standardized Tests Sherry L. Field Revolutionary Women: Portraits of Life in the Thirteen Colonies Mary E. Connor
6 (September 1999) [968K]	Serious Fun in Social Studies for Middle Schoolers DanRea “The War that Never Ended:” Special Education Students Write History Diane Zigo Freedom Train: Building an Underground Railroad Wayne Hickman Using Computers to Design Historical Communities April Mock A Walk Through Time: A Living History Project Alice Aud, Gini Bland, Barbara Brown, and Bruce Law
5 (April/May 1999) [944K]	Shipwreck: Using Literature and Student Imagination toTeach Geography Donna Kay Mau What Is a Hero? Students Explore Their Conceptions of the Heroic Joseph O’Brien and Steven H.White My Brother and I: Brickyard Laborers in an Ohio Town Martha I. Pallante and Christian Shively Fostering a Critical and Caring Classroom Culture Pamela B. Joseph and Mark A. Windschitl
4 (Jan/Feb 1999) [672K]	“Did They Actually, Really Believe This?” Authentic Medical Documents as a Window on the Past Julie Riley Taking Student Government Seriously J.R. Bolen Acting Out History: From the Ice Age to the Modern Age Denee J. Mattioli and Frederick Drake Modern Times: The Industrial Revolution and the Concept of Time Frans H. Doppen
3 (September 1998) [4.5MB]	A Treasured Island: Human and Geographic Interaction on Cumberland Robert L.Stevens and Julia A. Celebi Teaching History as Perspective Taking: The Colonial Convention Mac Duis and Sandra S. Duis The Community as a Laboratory for Student Learning Joseph Ciaccio Coming of Age Ceremonies: A Mask Project Alan Singer, Laura Gurton, Aimee Horowitz, Stephanie Hunte, Paula Broomfield, and Joanne Thomas
2 (April/May 1998) [3.4MB]	From Château Fort to Renaissance Palace Jennifer Rothwell Overcoming the Odds: An Easy Interdisciplinary Activity Tedd Levy In From the Cold: People with Disablities in Juvenile Literature Jane Manaster Asia In the Classroom Mary Hammond Bernson
1 (Jan/Feb 1998) [3.5MB]	Using Children’s Diaries to Teach the Oregon Trail Richard M. Wyman, Jr. Living the Geography of Joseph and Temperance Bown Katherine A. Young The ABCs of Small Grant Acquisition for Social Studies Teachers Bruce Sliger Isomo Loruko: The Yoruba Naming Ceremony Patricia Kafi and Alan Singer Child Laborers in Children’s Literature Linda Leonard Lamme

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