Description:
Critical Thinking & Writing in History is a comprehensive guide to the historical method. This text examines the very definition of history while providing clear explanations of key skills, including locating sources, analyzing evidence, constructing arguments, identifying subtext, exploring causation, contextualizing events, generalizing patterns, practicing historical empathy, and effectively writing about history. Critical Thinking & Writing in History is an ideal resource for early college and college freshmen looking to enhance their historical thinking skills.
Second Edition.
Value Format/Grayscale Print.
Brief description:
Dr. Matthew Garrett is a retired professor and celebrated educator specializing in Native American History. He is the author of the award-winning monograph Making Lamanites, as well as Critical Thinking & Writing in History and Native American History: An Ethnic Studies Curriculum. His writings have also appeared in academic journals and popular mediums. He is the President and Founding Professor of the California Curriculum Center.