Integrating News Media into History Classes to Teach both Content and Civic Literacy Skills

Authors

Eric Martone, Mercy CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This article provides a practical guide for how secondary education social studies teachers can take an integrative approach to the use of current media articles to develop their students’ (especially English Language Learners) civic literacy skills—reading for information as well as interdisciplinary writing—while enriching the teaching of content in their current history classes.

Recommended Citation

Martone, Eric (2021) "Integrating News Media into History Classes to Teach both Content and Civic Literacy Skills," The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies: Vol. 82: No. 2, Article 6.
Available at: https://thekeep.eiu.edu/the_councilor/vol82/iss2/6