U.S. History Detective

By The Critical Thinking Company
Price $39.99
Age Grades 8-12

U.S. History Detective Book I covers American history from the Colonial Era through the Reconstruction Era following the Civil War. It works quite well as either a stand-alone textbook, supplemental resource, or as a review. One of several ways this book successfully enhances students' understanding is through a strong emphasis on integrating critical thinking into the learning process. Lessons are concise - a brief passage to read followed by a series of multiple choice, short answer, or short essay questions that ask students to provide evidence to support their answers. Students are engaged by this approach and develop a predisposition towards thinking through how they arrive at their answers, a practice that will do them in good stead for years to come. Fun Fact Features are sprinkled throughout the book in a game-like fashion that piques students' interest and provides an added element of fun to the learning.