In this article, Abby Reisman offers four instructional practices that educators can use to help students grapple with history's contradictions and engage in meaningful text-based discussions. Reisman details two suggestions that can be used in history classrooms and across the disciplines: orient students to one another and orient students to the text. She also recommends two practices specifically for history and social studies discussions: design compelling central historical questions and stabilize the content. The end goal is for teachers to thoughtfully plan text-based discussions so that students read, write, think, and discuss like historians.