Research Catalog

Title

Past, present & personal : teaching writing in U.S. history / William C. Kashatus ; Foreword by Gary B. Nash.

Author

Kashatus, William C., 1959-

Publication

Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, c2002.

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Description

xiv, 129 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

Explains how to teach a writing-based history course, discussing interpretation and assessment of historic documents, the writing of position and local history research papers, and classroom living history activities.

Alternative Title

Past, present, and personal

Subject

• Historiography > Study and teaching > United States
• Portfolios in education > United States
• United States > Study and teaching
• United States > Research
• United States > Historiography

Genre/Form

• History
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 129).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Past History--Teaching with Documents -- Distinguishing Between Primary and Secondary Sources -- A Model for Analyzing Primary Source Documents -- Analyzing Treatises, Declarations, and Speeches -- Analyzing Broadsides and Letters -- Analyzing Photographs -- Analyzing Cartoons -- Present History--Position and Local History Research Papers -- Forming the Argument -- Writing the Position Paper -- Revising the Position Paper -- Assessment -- Diagramming the Position Paper -- Local History Research Paper -- Guidelines for the Research Paper -- Where to Do Research -- Topic Selection -- The Process of Writing a Research Paper -- Note Taking -- Assessment of Two Research Papers -- Personal History--Teaching Methods That Inspire Other Genres of Historical Writing -- Living History -- Oral History -- Simulation Exercises -- Service Learning.

ISBN

0325004498 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2002005952

OCLC

49704985

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library