Exploring Vacation and Etiquette Themes in Social Studies Primary Source Inquiry for Middle and High SchoolExploring Vacation and Etiquette Themes, a book by Cynthia W. Resor, explores the history of vacation & travel and the history of manners & etiquette, from ancient times to the 20th century. This book focuses on the history of daily life of average people and how our everyday life and routines both change and stay the same over the centuries.

This book is excellent for general readers who love learning more about everyday life in the past. However, it is specially written for educators in museums, public history sites such as historic houses, and classroom teachers. Exploring Vacation and Etiquette Themes provides an in-depth summary of the history of vacation and etiquette over the millennia, providing the background busy educators need for effective teaching of these topics.

Four unique primary source sets, reading guides, and essential/compelling questions are provided that encourage inquiry learning and development of critical literacy skills aligned with the Common Core Standards for Literacy and the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards. Historical images are also featured in each themed chapter. Any educator is sure to find new ideas for teaching history or social studies.

Exploring Vacation and Etiquette Themes is also perfect for educators interested in thematic teaching or thematic instruction. Vacation and etiquette themes can be highlighted through a  single instructional unit, or a course, a series of courses within the social studies, or across disciplinary lines to make connections to other classes. Thematic teaching of social history themes connects the past to the daily lives of students, creating more interest in the past and encouraging students to more closely analyze their own lives and culture.

Each themed chapter of social history also includes suggestions for extending each theme to current events, the local community through place-based education, and across content areas for interdisciplinary instruction. Issues related to social class, sex and gender, and popular culture are emphasized and the methods of social historians are examined.

The final chapter provides guidance on how to research more historical themes, find relevant primary sources, and prepare themed lessons and units.

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