Crosscurrents is an in-depth guide to the art of historical interpretation and argument for Advanced Placement and college-level history courses. Using Aristotle’s Common Topics as a foundation, Crosscurrents demonstrates a way of approaching any argument in a systemized and structured manner. Each of the five Common Topics entails distinct moves that writers or speakers make in developing their arguments. Crosscurrents examines those moves in detail and provides myriad examples and exercises to master those moves. By bridging the gap between historical and rhetorical thinking and writing skills, Crosscurrents serves as an interdisciplinary guide to engaging in meaningful inquiry with primary and secondary sources and writing strong academic essays. 58 primary and 19 secondary sources from all 3 Advanced Placement history courses Integration of the official 6 Historical Thinking Skills and 3 Reasoning Processes Historical and rhetorical analysis of both textual and visual sources 10 writing prompts and 49 application exercises Sample student responses with scores and annotations Guidance and application for the AP history writing rubrics, and tips for AP® exam preparedness
