Description
Book SynopsisLearn how to integrate and evaluate primary and secondary sources by using the SOURCES framework. Waring outlines a clearly delineated, step-by-step process of how to progress through the seven stages of the framework, and provides suggestions for seamlessly integrating emerging technologies into instruction.
Table of Contents
- Contents (Tentative)
- Preface ix
- 1. The SOURCES Framework for Teaching With Primary and Secondary Sources: An Introduction 1
- Steps to Preparing Students to Think Critically and Utilize Primary Sources 3
- Critical Examination of Sources 10
- Evaluation of Sources 16
- Primary Source Sets 18
- The SOURCES Framework for Teaching With Primary Sources 23
- 2. What Would Historians Write About Thomas Garber? An Application of a SOURCES Lesson 29
- Scrutinizing the Fundamental Source(s) 29
- Organizing Thoughts 31
- Understanding the Context 34
- Reading Between the Lines 35
- Corroborating and Refuting 36
- Establishing a Plausible Narrative 43
- Summarizing Final Thoughts 44
- Conclusion 44
- 3. Assessing General Washington’s Plan to Attack Princeton at the Beginning of 1777: An Application of the SOURCES Framework 47
- Scrutinizing the Fundamental Source(s) and Organizing Thoughts 50
- Organizing Thoughts and Understanding the Context 51
- Reading Between the Lines 52
- Corroborating and Refuting 53
- Establishing a Plausible Narrative 59
- Summarizing Final Thoughts 60
- Conclusion 60
- 4. Building Capacity for Student Agency: Using Baseball-Related Primary Sources and the SOURCES Framework 63
- Scrutinizing the Fundamental Source(s) 64
- Organizing Thoughts 65
- Understanding the Context 65
- Reading Between the Lines 66
- Corroborating and Refuting 67
- Establishing a Plausible Narrative 71
- Summarizing Final Thoughts 72
- Conclusion 72
- 5. What Motivated the Wright Brothers?An Application of the SOURCES Framework 73
- Scrutinizing the Fundamental Source(s) 73
- Organizing Thoughts 77
- Understanding the Context 77
- Reading Between the Lines 78
- Corroborating and Refuting 78
- Establishing a Plausible Narrative 79
- Summarizing Final Thoughts 80
- Conclusion 80
- 6. Using Poetry to Build the Capacity to EmpathizeAn Application of the SOURCES Framework 83
- Scrutinizing the Fundamental Source(s) 83
- Organizing Thoughts 86
- Understanding the Context 86
- Reading Between the Lines 90
- Corroborating and Refuting 91
- Establishing a Plausible Narrative 93
- Summarizing Final Thoughts 94
- Conclusion 94
- 7. Teaching Controversial LiteratureAn Application of the SOURCES Framework 97
- Scrutinizing the Fundamental Source(s) 100
- Organizing Thoughts 101
- Understanding the Context 102
- Reading Between the Lines 103
- Corroborating and Refuting 103
- Establishing a Plausible Narrative 109
- Summarizing Final Thoughts 109
- Conclusion 110
- 8. An Examination of CiphersAn Application of the SOURCES Framework 111
- Scrutinizing the Fundamental Source(s) 112
- Organizing Thoughts 114
- Understanding the Context 114
- Reading Between the Lines 115
- Corroborating and Refuting 116
- Establishing a Plausible Narrative 118
- Summarizing Final Thoughts 118
- Conclusion 118
- 9. Are We Alone in the Universe?An Application of the SOURCES Framework 121
- Scrutinizing the Fundamental Source(s) 122
- Organizing Thoughts 123
- Understanding the Context 123
- Reading Between the Lines 125
- Corroborating and Refuting 125
- Establishing a Plausible Narrative 127
- Summarizing Final Thoughts 127
- Conclusion 128
- 10. Engaging Students With Emerging Technologies:Web 2.0 Tools for Each of the Stages of the SOURCES Framework 129
- Using Multimedia-Based Discussion and Polling Tools to Facilitate Scrutinizing the Fundamental Source(s) 130
- Using Collection, Categorization, Storage, and Annotation Tools to Facilitate Organizing Thoughts 133
- Using Collaborative and Discussion Tools to Facilitate Understanding the Context 137
- Using Scaffolding Tools to Facilitate Reading Between the Lines and Corroborating and Refuting 140
- Developing and Publishing Tools to Facilitate Establishing a Plausible Narrative 145
- Creating a Digital Portfolio to Facilitate Summarizing Final Thoughts 149
- Conclusion 151
- 11. Additional Resources and Considerations 153
- Implementing the SOURCES Framework 153
- Primary Sources and Copyright 155
- Primary Source Repositories and Resources 157
- SOURCES Framework for Teaching With Primary and Secondary Sources 161
- The Future, Possibilities, Potential Roadblocks, and Making the Most of the Inquiry Process 163
- References 167
- Index 173
- About the Author 182
