Teaching with Textbooks
Techniques for promoting historical inquiry using textbooks.
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Learning Menus: Textbooks a la Carte
Turn your students into ‘master chefs’ by using learning menus that allow differentiated instruction.
Building a Conversation between Textbooks, Students, and Teachers
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship between students and their textbooks.
Children’s Voices from the Civil War
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the Civil War.
Questioning Textbook Authority
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook and themselves.
Using Historiography to Analyze the Mexican-American War
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, perspective, and bias.
The Grammar of History Textbooks, Part I: Language Analysis
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and native speakers alike. Face it head-on.
The Grammar of History Textbooks Part II: Questioning the Text
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases.
Opening Up the Textbook
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis.
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