Using Internet Primary Sources to Teach Critical Thinking Skills in Government, Economics, and Contemporary World Issues (Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides in School Librarianship) (Hardcover)

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Here is a great resource for teachers, students, and library media specialists, providing detailed techniques for using primary sources from the Internet in social studies, economics, political science, and world issues. Part 1 offers an explanation of what critical thinking is and how it relates to social studies. Part 2 discusses what a primary source is and how one can differentiate it from a secondary and other sources. Part 3 describes 118 Web sites which contain primary source documents, giving for each site the URL, a brief abstract of the content, and questions and activities utilizing critical thinking skills. Additional content-related Web sites are listed when applicable. A brief listing of selected primary source databases and an alphabetical index complete the book. This is an excellent professional resource for any public or school library that caters to the middle- or high-school student. Carol Sue Harless
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“This book provides secondary school teachers of the social sciences, politics and economics with topic-specific lesson plans aimed at using critical thinking techniques to analyse online primary source materials....The authors have created a practical manual for use by high school teachers. Recommended...for academic education libraries and professional teaching collections.”–Canandian Library Association

“Here is a great resource for teachers, students, and library media specialists, providing detailed techniques for using primary sources from the Internet in social studies, economics, political science, and world issues. This is an excellent professional resource for any public or school library that caters to the middle- or high-school student.”–Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

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Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited (September 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313312834
• ISBN-13: 978-0313312830
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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