Reading Like a Historian: Teaching Literacy in Middle and High School History Classrooms―Aligned with Common Core State Standards

With Common Core being implemented in more and more schools, it's becoming a necessity to know how to structure history with a focus on literacy. This book has some good examples on what to do in order to introduce literacy from 6-12th grade, in addition to going over topics such as primary documents and how to integrate literacy goals for English Learning students.

This book is divided into about 7-8 historical themes. One is Pocahontas, Was Lincoln a Racist?, a Dustbowl, Lexington/Concord--Standing Tall or Fleeing? units among others. There are primary documents for the students to read. There are questions for the students to think critically about. Your students can work in pairs or small groups to provide an affirmative stance of the questions asked in the units, or negate the stance in the units. They must provide evidence from the reading materials about their thoughts. This is truly the way I think history SHOULD be taught!!

Essential for any history teacher who wants to improve his/her craft. Full of good examples and things to consider deeply.

Good book with great resources for the high school history teacher. Very insightful resource that has helped me change my approaches to teaching historical literacy.

Wineburg and colleagues are the best in helping teachers and other people understand the discourse and thinking of the historian.

Item arrived quickly and is a great new resource for my teaching library!

This is an excellent resource for teaching disciplinary literacy in history/social studies. It will certainly help me to teach the Common Core State Standards.

The methods demonstrated in this book are great ways to get started on having students use primary and secondary sources in the classroom.