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Getting the Most Out of Your History Textbook - West

First Edition  ©2021 Bedford/St. Martin's; Kevin B. Sheets Formats: E-book

Authors

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    Bedford/St.Martin's

    Established in 1981, Bedford/St. Martin’s is the largest college publisher of textbooks for English composition courses. They publish best-selling textbooks like A Writer’s Reference, The St. Martin’s Guide to College Writing, and Patterns for College Writing.


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    Kevin B. Sheets

    Kevin B. Sheets is Professor and Chair of the History Department at the State University of New York, at Cortland, where he teaches courses on American intellectual and cultural history. He has received six National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awards and three U.S. Department of Education "Teaching American History" grants to lead K-12 teacher professional development programs.

Table of Contents

Sourcing Your Textbook
Reading the Images and Graphics
Practicing the Skills of History
Identifying the Book’s Learning Aids or “Going Meta”
Using the Appendix and Back Matter
Conclusion

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In this tutorial, students will learn how to understand their textbook as a historical source, practice the skills of history, identify their textbook’s learning aids, and learn to read and use the images, graphics, appendix, and back matter. Students are guided through basic skills needed for success in their history course, freeing instructors to spend class time focusing on content and interpretation.

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ISBN:9781319371197

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