Make History

Online Content xiii

Print- Ready Materials xiii

Videos xiv

Acknowledgments xix

About the Authors xxiii

Introduction: Make History 1

Art’s Story 5

Paul’s Story 6

Our Story 7

A “Practical Guide”: What You’ll Find in This Book 8

Turning on the Light: Making Good Teaching Visible 8

See It: Videos and Work Samples 9

Name It: Core Ideas and One- Pagers 10

Do It: Materials to Make It Happen 11

Who Should Use This Book and How? 13

Making History— Starting the Journey 15

1 Define the Destination 17

Learn More— Enrich Your History Map 21

Craft Initial Questions 21

Seek Sources with Multiple Perspectives 23

Finalize the Destination 28

Craft a Class Prompt 28

Create Exemplar Responses 32

Chart the Path 33

Choose Your Sources 33

Identify the Historical Thinking Skills 38

“Source” Your Sources 39

Put It All Together—Know-Show 47

Conclusion 51

Key Takeaways 51

Planning Template— Intellectual Preparation for Instruction 52

Self- Assessment 53

Planning for Action 53

2 Build Knowledge 55

Activate Knowledge 58

Do Nows 60

Class Oral Review 65

Supply (or Create) a Resource 68

Frontload Knowledge— Tell a Story 72

Hook Them 75

Tell the Story— Make It Memorable 82

Hold onto the Story— Solidify the Understanding 84

Conclusion 88

Key Takeaways 89

Build Knowledge Lesson— One- Pager 90

Self- Assessment 92

Planning for Action 92

3 Grapple with Evidence 93

Plan for Productive Struggle 96

Set the Stage— Activate What They Need 100

Build Skill with Guided Practice 100

Activate Skill— Break Down the Prompt 102

Activate Knowledge 104

Let Them Grapple— Guide Sensemaking 106

Monitor Reading and Address the Trend 106

Conclusion 114

Key Takeaways 115

Grapple with Evidence— One- Pager 115

Self- Assessment 118

Planning for Action 119

4 Make Sense of It Through Discourse 121

Give Students Habits 124

Name the Desired Habits 124

Build and Maintain Habits 128

Set the Stage for Discourse 132

Launch the Discourse Cycle 135

Facilitate Large- Group Discourse 137

Deepen Discourse 143

Conclusion 149

Key Takeaways 149

Inquiry Lesson One- Pager 150

Self- Assessment 151

Planning for Action 152

5 Stamp and Measure the Learning 153

Stamp in Student Voice 155

Stamp in Writing 157

Stamp the Thinking (Go Meta) 159

Apply It— Assess 160

Conclusion 162

Key Takeaways 163

Self- Assessment 163

Planning for Action 163

6 Put It All Together 165

Implementation Rubric— Make History 166

Sample Lesson Plans— Reconstruction (AP US History) 168

Build Knowledge Lesson Plan 170

Grapple with Evidence and Inquiry Lesson Plans 176

Sample Lesson Plans— Westernization or Southernization? (AP World History) 187

Build Knowledge Lesson 188

Grapple with Evidence and Inquiry Lessons 196

Conclusion 205

Notes 209

Index 215