03189oam 2200673I 450 991078129660332120230725051740.01-135-14739-60-203-85604-X97866130450031-135-14740-X1-283-04500-110.4324/9780203856048 (CKB)2550000000031436(EBL)668224(OCoLC)707068637(SSID)ssj0000520067(PQKBManifestationID)12175389(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000520067(PQKBWorkID)10507551(PQKB)10324300(OCoLC)707080470(MiAaPQ)EBC668224(Au-PeEL)EBL668224(CaPaEBR)ebr10452514(CaONFJC)MIL304500(EXLCZ)99255000000003143620180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTeaching U.S. history as mystery /David Gerwin, Jack Zevin2nd ed.New York :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-99227-3 0-415-99226-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Mystery in history : defining history as mystery, defining levels of investigations -- 2. From Vietnam to Iraq and back : Vietnam, Iraq, and the "lessons of history" -- 3. A medium Vietnam mystery : was the war constitutional? -- 4. There are still mysteries out there : investigating the mound-builder peoples of North America -- 5. Truer than true : looking at women in the old West -- 6. Solved mysteries? : the case of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings -- 7. Beyond the bare facts : exploring race and history through Jefferson and Hemings -- 8. What caused ...? : the origins of slavery in the Cheseapeake -- 9. Conclusion : teaching history as mystery.Presenting U.S. history as contested interpretations of compelling problems, this text offers a clear set of principles and strategies, together with case studies and ""Mystery Packets"" of documentary materials from key periods in American history, that teachers can use with their students to promote and sustain problem-finding and problem-solving in history and social studies classrooms. Structured to encourage new attitudes toward history as hands-on inquiry, conflicting interpretation, and myriad uncertainties, the whole point is to create a user-friendly way of teaching history ""as itTeaching United States history as mysteryTeachingPhilosophyTeachingMethodologyUnited StatesHistoryStudy and teachingTeachingPhilosophy.TeachingMethodology.973/.0971Gerwin David.884025Zevin Jack1475529MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781296603321Teaching U.S. history as mystery3713227UNINA