Article written by a prominent historian of the French Caribbean that trace the connections between the Haitian, American, and French Revolutions. Interesting and clearly written.
I have a pdf of the Calder article. Let me know if you are interested in reading it.
Although the article focuses on college-level courses, the uncoverage concept could apply just as well to middle- and high-school classes, which are almost always taught as survey courses.
Too often, history survey courses focus only on "what happened," without stopping to consider the work that historians do or to inquire into the writing and reading of history.
I would be interested in the article when you get the chance. Thanks for the great info Eric. I'm excited to be able to adapt this for some of my classes.
Rubrics for evaluating critical thinking with primary sources. I haven't looked at it closely yet, but partners include Stanford History Education Group and Library of Congress. All US History as a result
I found this book, which can be previewed online, very useful as a guide for uncovering history content. Lesh provides clear examples of how to structure primary source based lessons for US History classes. I have marked up copy.
from an exhibit this includes a timeline of the historic black neighborhood in Detroit that was overcrowded and than destroyed by urban renewal and highway construction
Of all the revolutions in modern history, those in Spanish America in the early nineteenth century might be most closely related to eighteenth-century revolution that created the United States
Good talking point for the blended nature of American culture, race (especially whiteness) as a social construction, and the complicated mess that is our history
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