A recent post to teachinghistory offers a four step process for teachers to use with middle school students in their analysis of primary documents. It offers an approach that highlights the more complex historical thinking skills found at the middle school level.
In the illustration provided, students analyze the texts of four speeches given by President Jackson around the time of the Indian Removal Act. Each text, along with its accompanying key questions, is included.
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
Everything Hinges on Assessment - By Justin Reich
Here's an interesting blog entry, by Justin Reich, about Sam Wineberg's Beyond the Bubble project at Standford. As in Canada, assessment within historical thinking remains a substantial topic for discussion. How to move beyond marking students merely for their ability to recall surface narratives or facts about the past.
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