On integrating history and literacy

Teaching disciplinary literacy through a cognitive apprenticeship

Who fired the first shot at Lexington Green?

Were Shays and his followers rebels or freedom fighters?

Did the Alien and Sedition Acts violate the U.S. Constitution?

What path offered the best chance of survival for the Cherokee in the early 1800s : staying in their original territory or removal to the west?

What was the most effective way to free slaves in the United States before the Civil War : nonviolence ("moral 'suasion") or more aggressive action?

Was the United States justified in going to war with Mexico in 1846?

Assessing historical thinking and writing outcomes.

On integrating history and literacy

Teaching disciplinary literacy through a cognitive apprenticeship

Who fired the first shot at Lexington Green?

Were Shays and his followers rebels or freedom fighters?

Did the Alien and Sedition Acts violate the U.S. Constitution?

What path offered the best chance of survival for the Cherokee in the early 1800s : staying in their original territory or removal to the west?

What was the most effective way to free slaves in the United States before the Civil War : nonviolence ("moral 'suasion") or more aggressive action?

Was the United States justified in going to war with Mexico in 1846?

Assessing historical thinking and writing outcomes.