Topic Submission assignment. You will develop a presentation identifying general trends in elementary social studies education associated with a set of articles in the content area. You will study the latest trends and issues related to your selected topic and compile your findings into a well written paper. Selected topic is: Using Literature to Teach Social Studies (elementary education) INSTRUCTIONS 1. Identify articles in your selected topic area. 2. Begin classifying and compiling articles and sub-topics into groups of information for presentation. By the end of your research, you should have scanned at least 30 articles in the process. Of these articles, note and sort them into at least five trends. 3. The final product should consistof: a. Five trends related to your topic. Provide describing each trend. Fore each trend provide descriptions of what types of literature and discussions are available. Analyze the direction the trend is heading. b. Critique of the methods and approaches employed by the authors of the literature you are reviewing. Present any weaknesses, assumptions, and issues you identify. c. Description of gaps in the knowledge and research by identifying areas of the trend in need of further research. d. A bibliography submitted of at least 30 articles in current APA format.Show more
