A middle school teacher notices that students can recall historical facts but struggle to analyze cause-and-effect relationships between events. What instructional adjustment best addresses this gap?
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A
Increase the amount of factual content covered per unit
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B
Incorporate explicit instruction in historical thinking skills including graphic organizers for cause-and-effect analysis
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C
Have students re-read textbook chapters more carefully
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D
Focus exclusively on primary sources and eliminate textbook use