08701 Critical Thinking and Analytical Writing on U.S History Course 1 (Colonial Era to Reconstruction Era)
Instructor: Sarah Bobson
Testbook: U.S. History Detective® Book 1 Colonial Era to Reconstruction Era
https://www.criticalthinking.com/us-history-detective-book-1.html
The course and the book are the integration of critical thinking into the content lessons. It require deeper analysis and frequently ask for supporting evidence from the lesson. This in-depth analysis produces greater understanding, which results in better grades and higher test scores. Over time, students who practice critical thinking learn to apply it throughout their education and lives. It also develops reading comprehension and writing skills, and challenges students to learn new vocabulary.
The course and the book focuses on American history from the time of the first European explorers interacting with Native Americans through the Reconstruction Era following the Civil War. The lessons and activities in this book are organized around these time periods:
• The Colonial Era
• The Revolutionary Era
• The Federal Era
• The Nationalism Era
• The Reform Era
• The Expansion Era
• The Sectional Conflict Era
• The Civil War Era
• Reconstruction Era
