Reading within Social Studies
How books we read relate to history
Welcome to Ms. Byrnes's Classroom!
I am very excited to be teaching this school year with you all. I am a History major with a 6-9 teaching license, with a minor in Psychology. While attending Meredith College, I have had the opportunity to be a part of numerous organizations, such as the Teaching Fellows Program and Student Government Association.
While at Meredith College, I was introduced to various ways that allow reading to be incorporated into my classroom. Throughout the year, my class and I will use books to relate present day events with the events within history that we are studying.
Why Books Matter
Books of any nature can be related to social studies, whether dealing with the differences in wealth or war history. Reading books allows for us to imagine what life was like during the time period of the book we are reading.
Some of my favorite books to read are the Classic Literature's, which include Jane Austen and The Grimm Fairy-Tales. No matter what genre or specific books you may enjoy reading, they all can relate to a time period in history. Below are some of my favorite books, and how they can be related to social studies.
Some of Ms. Byrnes's Favorite Books that Relate to History
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen uses her books to help readers understand that society that 19th century England was accustomed to. Within this novel, Austen deals with the class structure system that many societies had during history.
The Divergent Series
This series is related to social studies because it allows the reader to visualize what an "Utopian" society looks like. Although nothing within the Divergent world has occurred in real life, these books can give a perspective on what someone thinks about in an Utopian society. This is can be applied when learning about the Enlightenment thinkers of the Renaissance Age.
The Grimm Brother's Fairy-Tales
Fairy-Tales can tell us a lot of what people during the time period reflected on as valuable within their society, or can simply be an escape for a child who can relate to the main character.
Here are Some Books that You May Read that Relate to Social Studies
Lemony Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events novels
Rick Riordan: Percy Jackson series
Libba Bray: A Great and Terrible Beauty series
Lois Lowery: Number the Stars
Anne Frank: The Diary of Anne Frank