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Pedagocial Content Knowledge:
Judging the "Goodness" of an historical document

 


*  Is the language accessible to adolescents?

*  Is the subject vivid and memorable?

*  Is there "human interest" in the document?

*  Can the document be excerpted without distorting its meaning?

*  Can it be related to documents already covered in the curriculum?

                                                                                   Wineburg, 1991

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