Historical Thinking

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A first-hand account of someone who experienced the event at the time it happened is a...

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A document created about an event, but not experienced by the person themselves is a...

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Secondary Source

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A History textbook is an example of a

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An audio of Martin Luther King Jr's speech, "I Have a Dream," is an example of a

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Which of these sources is more reliable? A movie made about the Declaration of Independence in 2001, A book written by a famous historian who is an expert on the American Revolution, published in 1999.

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A book written by a famous historian who is an expert on the American Revolution, published in 1999.

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Comparing two or more sources in order to see if evidence agrees or disagrees with each other is an example of...

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Corroboration

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Understanding who the author of a document is, and examining his or her reliability is an example of..

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Sourcing

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Recognizing an author's claim and finding evidence to support that claim is...

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Close Reading

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Placing the event in time and place of when it happened in order to understand what circumstances may have influenced the document is...

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Contextualization

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This artifact from the women's rights movement in 1912 is an example of a...

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