08703 Critical Thinking and Analytical Writing on U.S History Course 2 (Late 1800s to the 21st Century)
Instructor: Sarah Bobson
Testbook: U.S. History Detective® Book 2 Late 1800s to the 21st Century
https://www.criticalthinking.com/us-history-detective-book-2.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 lessons and activities in this book are organized around these time periods:
• The Gilded Age: 1870-1900
• Imperialism and Progressives: 1890s-1910s
• The Great War: 1914-1919
• The Roaring Twenties: 1920-1929
• The Great Depression: 1929-1939
• World War II: 1939-1945
• The 1950s
• The 1960s
• The 1970s
• The 1980s
• The 1990s
• Bridge to the 21st Century
