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Using Literature to Explore Social Issues

By: Toni Sills-Briegel and Deanne Camp

"Using Literature to Explore Social Issues" was an article about ways to address certain issues in society through literature. The article explained a very interesting strategy for teaching social problems in social studies classes. The strategies were called "Snapshot's." They present students with a problem to "identify, explore, and attempt to solve. Each describes a social wrong" (Sills-Briegel & Camp, 116). After given the situation, the students are to offer solutions then read the rest of the text to see how the problem was actually solved. This strategy is good to use with adolescents who are beginning to express interests about their society. Once they finish, they can have a better understanding of social problems, and can figure out their own importance as an adolescent.

I really enjoyed reading this article. It provided excellent points, and it supported the authors' views with examples of snapshots. I would definitely consider using these snapshots with my class once I begin teaching.

Skills-Briegel, Toni, & Camp, Deanne. (2000). Using Literature to Explore Social Issues. The Social Studies, May 2000 v91 i3 p116.


	Kristen Spilling \| home Atlas Questions \| Bookweb \| Journal Summary \| Electronic Resource File \| Thematic Unit Journal Summary Using Literature to Explore Social Issues By: Toni Sills-Briegel and Deanne Camp "Using Literature to Explore Social Issues" was an article about ways to address certain issues in society through literature. The article explained a very interesting strategy for teaching social problems in social studies classes. The strategies were called "Snapshot's." They present students with a problem to "identify, explore, and attempt to solve. Each describes a social wrong" (Sills-Briegel & Camp, 116). After given the situation, the students are to offer solutions then read the rest of the text to see how the problem was actually solved. This strategy is good to use with adolescents who are beginning to express interests about their society. Once they finish, they can have a better understanding of social problems, and can figure out their own importance as an adolescent. I really enjoyed reading this article. It provided excellent points, and it supported the authors' views with examples of snapshots. I would definitely consider using these snapshots with my class once I begin teaching. Skills-Briegel, Toni, & Camp, Deanne. (2000). Using Literature to Explore Social Issues. The Social Studies, May 2000 v91 i3 p116.