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Foreword | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Preface | |
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Developing the Thematic Tour | |
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Introduction | |
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Preparation: Assemble the Facts | |
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Planning: The Theme Development Team and the Roundtable Workshop | |
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Summarizing the Site's Significance on an Index Card--The Storyline | |
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Storylines, Themes, Physical Evidence, Biographies, and Historical Context | |
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Material Culture and Biography in a Historic House Setting | |
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Using Material Culture and Biography to Interpret Historic Sites | |
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Using Material Culture and Biography to Build an Interpretive Tour | |
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Identifying the Site's Topics | |
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Identifying the Site's Themes | |
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Outline: Using Sentences, Historical Context, Biographies, and Physical Evidence to Build Themes | |
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Creating: Writing, Revising, and Testing the Thematic Tour Outline | |
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Revising the Storyline for the Site | |
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Building the Thematic Tour Outline | |
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Storylines, Themes, Physical Evidence, Biographies, and Historical Context: Pulling It All Together | |
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Drafting a Tour Outline | |
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Testing the Thematic Tour Outline | |
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Refining the Thematic Tour Outline | |
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Testing and Revising the Thematic Tour Outline | |
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Sample Materials | |
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Time Line for the Caleb Crawley House, 1763-81 | |
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Short Biographies for the Caleb Crawley House | |
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Training Guides to Give Thematic Tours | |
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Introduction | |
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Site Specifics and Historical Context | |
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Material Culture: The Physical Evidence | |
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Understanding Material Culture | |
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Interpreting Material Culture: A Five-Step Approach | |
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Asking Questions of Material Culture | |
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How to "Read" an Artifact | |
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Five Steps to Interpret Material Culture | |
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Material Culture in a Historic House Setting | |
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Using Material Culture to Build an Interpretive Tour | |
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Interpretive Themes and the Thematic Tour | |
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Thematic Tours vs. Non-thematic Tours | |
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An Introduction to the Components of a Thematic Tour--Storylines, Themes, Physical Evidence, Biographies, and Historical Context | |
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The Storyline | |
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Historical Context--Discussion | |
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Finding the Site's Topics | |
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Identifying the Site's Themes | |
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Historical Biographies: Interpreting Multiple Perspectives, Part 1 | |
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Interpreting Multiple Perspectives: People, Places, Objects, and Themes | |
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Interpreting Multiple Perspectives, Part 2 | |
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Using the Evidence to Communicate Themes | |
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Using Evidence to Interpret Themes | |
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Practice, Practice, Practice | |
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Communication: Audience and Presentation Techniques | |
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Field Assignment--Taking a Tour | |
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Taking a Tour from the Audience Perspective | |
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A Communication Model | |
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Good Communication Skills: Tips for Guides | |
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Adapting the Message to the Audience | |
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Working with People of Different Ages--Children, Adolescents, and Adults | |
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The Five Stages of Human Learning: Tips for Guides | |
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Special Needs Audiences | |
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Interpreting Sensitive Topics to the Public, Part 1 | |
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Interpreting Slavery at Historic Sites: Tips for Guides | |
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Interpreting Sensitive Topics to the Public, Part 2 | |
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Voice | |
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Gesture | |
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Managing Guides Effectively | |
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Managing Guides Effectively | |
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Duties of the Guiding Staff at the Caleb Crawley House | |
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Caleb Crawley House Interpretive Guide Application | |
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Caleb Crawley House Guide Agreement | |
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Guide Training Checklist | |
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Mentor/Trainee Agreement | |
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Mentor Checklist | |
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Caleb Crawley House Program Review | |
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Caleb Crawley House Annual Tour Review | |
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Self-Evaluation Questionnaire | |
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Bibliography | |
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About the Authors | |
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Index | |