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Teaching U. S. History Beyond the Textbook Six Investigative Strategies, Grades 5-12

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ISBN-10: 1412966213

ISBN-13: 9781412966214

Edition: 2009

Authors: Yohuru R. Williams

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Yohuru Williams has developed an approach to teaching history that makes it easy to get students actively engaged, to think critically, and to become accountable for their own learning. This indispensable guide demonstrates how to turn students into investigators of history, rather than memorizers and regurgitators of dates and disconnected facts. Teaching U.S. History Beyond the Textbook presents six powerful teaching strategies, each with many sample lessons suitable for grades 5-12, that tap into students' natural curiosity and investigative instincts. Your students will become detectives of the past as they: Ghost-hunt in their neighborhoods, researching mysterious buildings, monuments,…    
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Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Corwin Press
Publication date: 11/11/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.90" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.968

Foreword
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction: History Education: A Matter of Life or Death?
Haunted History: Revealing the Hidden Past
Discovering Haunted History
What Is Haunted History?
Constructing HOST Files
A Sampling of HOST Files
Questions for Review and Reflection
References
Resources and Further Reading
On the Web
The CSI Approach: Making Students Detectives
What Is the CSI Approach?
Constructing Cold Cases
A Sampling of Cold Cases
Questions for Review and Reflection
References
Resources and Further Reading
On the Web
Historical Fingerprinting: Analyzing Primary and Secondary Sources
Learning to Think Like a Historian
What Is Historical Fingerprinting
Constructing a Historical Fingerprinting Kit
A Sampling of Historical Fingerprinting at Work
Fingerprinting the Declaration of Independence
Fingerprinting the Preamble to the United States Constitution
Fingerprinting Political Cartoons
Dusting Secondary Sources
Questions for Review and Reflection
References
Resources and Further Reading
On the Web
The Intersection: Reconstructing Historical Accidents
What Is the Intersection?
Setting Up the Intersection
A Sampling of Historical Intersections
Questions for Review and Reflection
References
Resources and Further Reading
Meet SCOTUS: Engaging Students in the Drama of Court Cases
What Is SCOTUS?
Using SCOTUS
A Sampling of Court Cases
References
Resources and Further Reading
On the Web
ESP + C: Providing a Student Mental Organizer and Writing Strategy
What Is ESP+C?
Using ESP+C
A Sampling of ESP+C
Questions for Review and Reflection
References
Resources and Further Reading
On the Web
Conclusion
References
Further Reading
Index