Teaching U.S. History As Mystery

by Gerwin, David; Zevin, Jack

• ISBN13: 9780325003986
• ISBN10: 032500398X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Greenwood-Heineman

Summary

have assembled a collection of cases - both real mysteries and purposely constructed classroom problems - with techniques for solving them.

Author Biography

DAVID GERWIN is Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education at Queens College in New York. A former high school history teacher in Maryland and history professor in Connecticut, he has sought out endeavors that combine historical scholarship and teacher professional development, including collaborations with the American Social History Project, Working Films, and most recently with the New York Historical Society on grants from the U.S. Department of Educations Teaching American History program.JACK ZEVIN is Professor of Social Studies Education at Queens College in New York. A former secondary school teacher in Chicago, he has championed the cause of inquiry and discovery teaching methods and has worked extensively with preservice and in-service teachers on curriculum projects, preparation programs, and research studies. He is the author of a recent methods book, Social Studies for the 21st Century.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
An Introduction to a Mystery Teaching Strategy	1	(11)
Mystery in History: Guidelines and Levels of Investigation	12	(15)
Isn't History Always a Mystery?: Objectivity and Postmodernism, Plus Solving a Minor Mystery About the Vietnam War	27	(24)
Truer Than True: Looking at Women in the Old West	51	(36)
Solved Mysteries?: The Case of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings	87	(28)
Beyond the Bare Facts: Exploring Race and History Through Jefferson and Hemings	115	(32)
Conclusion: Teaching History as Mystery	147	(14)
Index	161