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ERIC Number: EJ406212
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Teaching History Students to Read: The Jefferson Scandal.
Taylor, Gordon
History Teacher, v22 n4 p357-74 Aug 1989
Contends that teaching students to read is the same as teaching historical interpretation. Provides a framework for teaching historical interpretation through a case study of books concerning Thomas Jefferson and his alleged illegitimate children. Identifies motives governing academic writing. Provides an analytical framework for historical research and interpretation. (RW)
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Higher Education, Historiography, History Instruction, Reading Improvement, Research Methodology, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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