Voices of Medieval England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales

Voices of Medieval England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 313
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ISBN-10 : 9781610697880
ISBN-13 : 161069788X
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Book Synopsis Voices of Medieval England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales by : Linda E. Mitchell

Download or read book Voices of Medieval England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales written by Linda E. Mitchell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a selection of primary documents from medieval England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, thereby enabling readers to directly access information about life long ago in the region. Voices of Medieval England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life provides a broad selection of primary documents that are appropriate in level and content for a variety of readers. It includes dozens of primary document excerpts that illustrate important elements of daily life during the medieval period. Each document is accompanied by an introduction that supplies relevant historical background, context points to help readers evaluate the document, a description of the results and consequences of the document, and a "Further Information" section listing important print and electronic resources as well as any relevant films or television programs. Covering an important curricular topic, this book provides extensive contextual material along with guidance to help students read documents. Additionally, it serves to support Common Core State Standards by helping students develop critical thinking skills through document analysis.


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