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ERIC Number: EJ339477
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Guidelines for Using Documents in U. S. History.
Ferguson, Barbara
Southern Social Studies Quarterly, v12 n1 p27-32 Spr 1986
Provides guidelines for selecting primary source documents in high school history classes. Recommends that teachers: (1) clearly establish the purpose for reading, (2) provide background information on the document, (3) modify or shorten documents sparingly, and (4) include questions to focus student reading. (Author/JDH)
Descriptors: History Instruction, Primary Sources, Secondary Education, Social Studies, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - General
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Language: English
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