To Blink or Not to Blink: The Cuban Missile Crisis. Schneider, J.

Resource Description
Uses the Cuban Missile Crisis as a case study for discussing the importance of multiple sources in discussing historical “fact.”

Uses
A good illustration about how the process of triangulation can be played out through class discussion.

Limitations
The scope of the discussion is limited to secondary and maybe middle school students. Nonetheless, the spirit can surely be adapted to an elementary social studies lesson, with a proper understanding of students' skill level.

Full Citation

 * Schneider, J. “To Blink or Not to Blink: The Cuban Missile Crisis” Reading Like A Historian: Teaching Literacy in Middle and High School History Classrooms. Ed. Wineburg, S. et al. Teachers College Press. 2012.

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