Browse Examples of Historical Thinking
Professor Meredith Lair examines a 1971 political cartoon and what it says about U.S. reaction to the My Lai Massacre and the trial of Lt. Willam Calley. [...] »
Challenge students to gather evidence from multiple primary sources. Here, a high school student constructs a better understanding of the civil rights movement from two related primary sources. [...] »
If students lack historical context, they can miss the substance of a reading. Watch a high school sophomore use what he knows about the 1950s and 1960s to approach a diary extract. [...] »
Analyzing a source requires context for a more complete understanding. Watch this high school student approach a newspaper article on the Scopes Trial. [...] »
Excite students by introducing them to primary sources that answer questions they have—not just questions you pose to them. [...] »
What do slave receipts reveal? Ever considered using similar documents to teach? [...] »
Use autobiographies to deconstruct views of slavery and historical heroes. [...] »
One institution, two very different perspectives. An expert contrasts records. [...] »
With the advent of industry and western expansion, U.S. businesses mass produced dreams of affluence and progress. [...] »
Jefferson, surprised by the Louisiana Purchase? Maybe not. Historian Leah Glaser looks at a letter from Jefferson requesting funding for the Corps of Discovery. [...] »
