ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the perspectives of people in the past and the diversity of experiences that have characterized any moment in history. In addition, students might study the effect of the war on daily life in the United States and other countries; that topic could include attention to the relocation of Japanese Americans, integration of the military, changes in employment opportunities for women, US anti-Semitism and support for Hitler, and economic consequences of the war. Rhoda’s and Rebecca’s teaching shows how theory- and research-based methods of instruction can help students understand the content that too frequently is only “covered,” and their approach shows that important historical principles can accompany such content. During the course of the year, for example, both Rebecca and Rhoda divide instruction into units that closely match their state’s curriculum framework. Both Rhoda and Rebecca connect their perspective recognition activities to primary sources.
