Exploring Southeastern Archaeology

Exploring Southeastern Archaeology
Author: Patricia K. Galloway
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages: 594
Release: 2015-07-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1626746893

Contributions by Keith A. Baca, Jeffrey P. Brain, Samuel O. Brookes, Ian W. Brown, Philip J. Carr, Jessica Crawford, Patricia Galloway, Alison M. Hadley, Christopher T. Hays, Edward R. Henry, Cliff Jenkins, Jay K. Johnson, Evan Peacock, Janet Rafferty, Maria Schleidt, Mary Evelyn Starr, James B. Stoltman, Andrew M. Triplett, Melissa H. Twaroski, and Richard A. Weinstein This volume includes original scholarship on a wide array of archaeological research across the South. One essay explores the effects of climate on early cultures in Mississippi. Contributors reveal the production and distribution of stone effigy beads, which were centered in southwest Mississippi some 5,000 years ago, and trace contact between different parts of the prehistoric Southeast as seen in the distribution of clay cooking balls. Researchers explore small, enigmatic sites in the hill country of northern Mississippi now marked by scatters of broken pottery and a large, seemingly isolated "platform" mound in Calhoun County. Pieces describe a mound group in Chickasaw County built by early agriculturalists who subsequently abandoned the area and a similar prehistoric abandonment event in Winston and Choctaw Counties. A large pottery collection from the famous Anna Mounds site in Adams County, excavations at a Chickasaw Indian site in Lee County, camps and works of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the pine hill country of southern Mississippi, and the history of logging in the Mississippi Delta all yield abundant, new understandings of the past. Overview papers include a retrospective on archaeology in the National Forests of north Mississippi, a look at a number of mound sites in the lower Mississippi Delta, and a study of how communities of learning in field archaeology are built, with prominent archaeologist Samuel O. Brookes's achievements as a focal point. History buffs, artifact enthusiasts, students, and professionals all will find something of interest in this book, which opens doors on the prehistory and history of Mississippi.

Beyond Five in a Row

Beyond Five in a Row
Author: Becky Jane Lambert
Publisher:
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2001-03-01
Genre: Activity programs in education
ISBN: 9781888659153

Media Skills for Middle Schools

Media Skills for Middle Schools
Author: Lucille W. Van Vliet
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1999-01-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0313022860

These practical and useful lesson plans promote teaching information and computer skills as an integral part of the middle school curriculum. Emphasizing the vital role shared by media specialists, teachers, and administrators in connecting students to the Information Superhighway, this new edition contains current goals, terminology, learning strategies, and resources that encompass the Information Age.

Waters Less Traveled

Waters Less Traveled
Author: Doug Alderson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780813029030

A comprehensive guide to Florida's Big Bend Coast, one of America's longest and wildest continuous wetlands, introduces readers to Florida's frontier past and evolving future, including little-known stories of backcountry feuds that rivaled the Hatfields and McCoys. Original.

Children's Literature

Children's Literature
Author: Barbara Stoodt
Publisher: Macmillan Education AU
Total Pages: 532
Release: 1996
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780732940126

Exploring Values Through Literature, Multimedia, and Literacy Events

Exploring Values Through Literature, Multimedia, and Literacy Events
Author: Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt
Publisher: IAP
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2008-09-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1607528657

Exploring Values Through Multimedia, Literature and Literacy Events was written by teachers and educational researchers for classrooms and schools interested in developing learning communities that develop critical and compassionate future citizens. Through the use of specific multimedia, literature and literacy events, this book presents numerous ways for classroom teachers and schools to promote respectful, responsible, caring, and sharing students in a democratic society. Beginning with Plato’s message that we cannot let the formation of good citizens to chance, Exploring Values Through Multimedia, Literature and Literacy Events takes the reader through a brief history of character education and moral development and a summary of multimedia’s impact on our lives. The chapters that follow are devoted to teacher tested classroom and school programs, activities, and resources for the understanding of diverse human perspectives. Included in several chapters are the unique ways classes might analyze how and why information is presented in the media. Due to the constant media bombardment on our lives, the goal if this volume is to support our students as they discern the meanings of truth and justice.

Approaches to Literature Through Literary Form

Approaches to Literature Through Literary Form
Author: Paula Kay Montgomery
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1995-11-10
Genre: Education
ISBN:

The form in which literature is fashioned and presented often determines its impact. Approaches to Literature through Literary Form discusses the various structures of literature (narration, exposition, persuasion, procedure, and description) and identifies sources that will engage student interest. Activities, teaching techniques, and resources are provided for introducing the forms of literature that are explored.

Every Day a Holiday

Every Day a Holiday
Author: Elizabeth Raum
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2001
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780810840430

Matches quality children's books with each day of the year to provide a focus for story time. The lessons in this book will help children develop creative connections between reading and the world around them, introducing them to many other people and places throughout the world.

Appalachian Children's Literature

Appalachian Children's Literature
Author:
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2010-04-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0786460199

This comprehensive bibliography includes books written about or set in Appalachia from the 18th century to the present. Titles represent the entire region as defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission, including portions of 13 states stretching from southern New York to northern Mississippi. The bibliography is arranged in alphabetical order by author, and each title is accompanied by an annotation, most of which include composite reviews and critical analyses of the work. All classic genres of children's literature are represented.