Mastering Document Analysis

Mastering Document Analysis will give your students the tools they need to think through any type of source, glean what matters, develop a contextual understanding, and assess the source as historical evidence. Plus, MDA is designed to work in any high school history course. Order your class set today and give your students the skills to stand out from the crowd.

A 3-Step Approach to Finding the Past
Author: Tony Maccarella

Analyzing primary sources vastly expands students’ understanding of important historical events, while also promoting the development of high-level critical thinking skills. MDA presents students with a simple and effective 3-step approach to extract information.

About the Book

Finding The Past in 3 Simple Steps

Did you know that students in all 3 AP history courses struggled with short-answer questions involving a secondary source, and less than 15% were able to earn all 3 evidence points on the DBQ?

Effective

Guided examples in each lesson give students a hands-on demonstration for every type of historical document.

Engaging

Tony’s relaxed tone and engaging anecdotes make a daunting task less intimidating and never boring.

Essential

Individual lessons directly address 20 different document types so students develop a complete foundation of this valuable skill.

About the Author

Tony Maccarella

Tony Maccarella, or as students past and present call him, “Mr. Mac,” taught social studies for over 40 years. In his most recent role, he taught AP European History, AP World History, and AP Macroeconomics at Saddle River Day School, in Saddle River, NJ, where he also served as the interim Head of the Upper School.

Product Information

SKU: MDAHDBK
ISBN(s): 978-0-9905471-7-4
Price: $18.00
Sale Price: $12/ea when you order 10 or more!