Reading Like a Historian: Teaching Literacy in Middle and High School History Classrooms

Sam Wineburg

ISBN 10: 080775403X / ISBN 13: 9780807754030

Published by Teachers College Press, 2012

About this Item

"Aligned with common core state standards." Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 414. . 2012. 2nd Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reading Like a Historian: Teaching Literacy in Middle and High School History Classrooms
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080775403X
• ISBN 13: 9780807754030
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Featuring an expanded introduction, this award-winning bestseller has been updated to link curriculum to the Common Core State Standards.

This popular text shows how to apply Wineburg’s highly acclaimed approach to teaching― Reading Like a Historian―to middle and high school classrooms, increasing academic literacy and sparking students’ curiosity. Each chapter begins with an introductory essay that sets the stage of a key moment in American history―beginning with exploration and colonization and the events at Jamestown and ending with the Cuban Missile Crisis. Primary documents, charts, graphic organizers, visual images, and political cartoons follow each essay, as well as suggestions for where to find additional resources on the Internet and guidance for assessing students’ understanding of core historical ideas.

Reading Like a Historian helps teachers use textbooks creatively and provides a wealth of ideas for how historical instruction can enhance students’ skills in reading comprehension.

About the Author

Sam Wineburg is the Margaret Jacks Professor of Education and Professor of History (by courtesy) at Stanford University, and author of Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts. Daisy Martin is the Director of History Education at teachinghistory.org, the National History Education Clearinghouse funded by the U.S. Department of Education and housed at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. Chauncey Monte-Sano is associate professor of education at the University of Michigan.