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History Makers A Questioning Approach to Reading and Writing Biographies

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ISBN-10: 032500434X

ISBN-13: 9780325004341

Edition: 2003

Authors: Myra Zarnowski

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History is anything but boring or hard when taught the way Myra Zarnowski suggests. History students become biographers who read, discuss, research, and write books about their subjects, providing their own original interpretations of the facts. By digging into the past and reflecting on what they have learned, students get involved in the process - and are eager to do it again and again. Zarnowski's practical text focuses on a questioning approach to teaching history. Rather than merely memorizing facts, students engage in historical sense making using the biography as an entryway into the larger issues of history. Each chapter deals with a new way of questioning and dialoguing with…    
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Book details

List price: $29.65
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication date: 2/14/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 7.40" wide x 9.30" long x 0.28" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Myra Zarnowski is a professor in the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education at Queens College, City University of New York, where she teaches courses in literacy, children's literature, and social studies. A former classroom teacher, she has taught at both the elementary and middle school levels. She is particularly interested in making history a vibrant subject for teachers and children.

A Questioning Approach to Biography
Putting Interpretation in the Forefront
"What If?" History Powerful Pairs, Triplets, Quads, and More
Looking at Historical Interpretation
Thinking with Visible Authors Sidebars, Captions, Timelines, and Authors'
Notes Simple Questions
Without Simple Answers