A Bluestocking Guide: The Thousand Year War in the Mideast
by Ann M. Williams
© 2008
Paperback. 70 pages, quality paper, 8.5 x 11 inches.
Reading Level
This study guide is designed for multi-age level use for ages 14 through 18.
Course Uses
Can be used for courses in World History, European/Mideast History, International Affairs, Government, and Economics (when used along with guide’s corresponding primer).
ABOUT BLUESTOCKING GUIDES
Bluestocking Guides are designed to reinforce and enhance a student’s understanding and retention of the subject matter presented in the guide’s corresponding primer.
Each Bluestocking Guide contains the following types of questions and assignments:
Comprehension Questions relate to specific chapters within the primer and are designed to help ensure the student has understood key points presented in the corresponding chapter. Comprehension Questions include:
- Definition
- True/False
- Short Answer/Fill-in questions
Application Exercises are given for certain chapters. Generally, these ask the student to apply the knowledge learned from the corresponding chapter of the primer to “real world” situations. This way, the student may personalize the information to better retain and apply the knowledge gained from the primer. Application Exercises include:
- Essay assignments
- Research projects
- Thought questions to facilitate student-instructor discussion
Suggestions for further study (books, movies, etc) are also given for certain topics to encourage students to continue to expand on the knowledge gained in the primer.
A comprehensive final exam is included.
Answers are located in the back of the study guide. Note: answers to some questions/exercises do not always have definitive answers, in which case the notation “answers will vary” will appear.
In addition to assisting the student in the retention of the subject matter, the study guide will serve as documentation of course completion.
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All Bluestocking Guides are student study guides and are consumable and not reproducible.
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