Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Gretchen Oltman, J.D., Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Creighton University. She is a lawyer, author, and former high school teacher.
Johnna Graff has over fifteen years of secondary classroom teaching experience, and she currently serves as an English department chair and high school teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska. Graff is a 2004 graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Law.
Cynthia Wood Maddux is a former practicing attorney and non-profit executive director. She currently is an English teacher at Lincoln North Star High School and adjunct faculty at Nebraska Wesleyan University.
Chronological Timeline of Cases
Cases Organized by Big Ideas
Chapter 1- Why Teach Students to Read Case Law in the Social Studies Classroom?
What is an Appropriate Primary Document to Teach?
Connecting Case Law to the “Big Ideas” in the Social Studies Classroom
The Importance of Teaching Disciplinary Reading
The Teacher’s Role in Teaching Case Law
How Cases Were Selected, Prepared, and Edited for this Text
A Note from the Authors
Chapter 2- How to Use this Book
Understanding the Themes of The National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies
Teaching Students to Read a Case
How Cases were Prepared for this Book
A Sample Case
Resources Beyond the Cases
A Note from the Authors
Chapter 3- Culture
Meyer v. State of Nebraska
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union
A Note from the Authors
Chapter 4- Time, Continuity, and Change
Marbury v. Madison
Whitney v. California
Brandenburg v. Ohio
South Carolina v. Gathers
Payne v. Tennessee
A Note from the Authors
Chapter 5- People, Places, and Environments
United States v. Amistad
Kelo v. City of New London
Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency
A Note from the Authors
Chapter 6- Individual Development and Identity
In re Gault
Loving v. Virginia
Wisconsin v. Yoder
A Note from the Authors
Chapter 7- Individuals, Groups, And Institutions
Korematsu v United States
Adler v. Board of Education of City of New York
Sherbert v. Verner
A Note from the Authors
Chapter 8- Power, Authority, and Governance
Gideon v. Wainwright
Miranda v. Arizona
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
A Note from the Authors
Chapter 9- Production, Distribution, and Consumption
Swift & Co. v. United States
United States v. 95 Barrels of Vinegar
Gonzales v. Raich
A Note from the Authors
Chapter 10- Science, Technology, and Society
United States v. American Library Association, Inc.
United States v. Jones
Maryland v. King
A Note from the Authors
Chapter 11- Global Connections
Roper v. Simmons
Medellin v. Texas
Maselenjak v. United States
A Note from the Authors
Chapter 12- Civic Ideals and Practices
Edwards v. South Carolina
Texas v. Johnson
Shelby County v. Holder
A Note from the Authors
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors
Social studies teachers are responsible for teaching the special text features and reading demands needed to read history effectively. This marvelous book provides a provocative collection of primary documents and instructional guidance for doing just that—and for increasing secondary students’ historical and civic knowledge.
— Timothy Shanahan, distinguished professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
This book is a social studies teacher's dream. The authors organize Supreme Court cases by theme and provide several supports to help students access and understand cases in their historical context and how they relate to and impact contemporary society.
— Stefanie Wager, president, the National Council for the Social Studies
The integration of U. S. Supreme Court cases and the NCSS themes create this teacher friendly, primary source book, focusing on the main ideas from notable historic cases relevant to secondary students. It brings what would be challenging text to life and makes it applicable for your students!
— Rhonda Watton, National Board Certified Teacher, 2013 NCSS Middle Level Outstanding Teacher of the Year, 2015 James Madison Fellow, and 2017 Wisconsin History Teacher of the Year