Historical Thinking Skills

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List historical thinking skills?

Multiple Select

Which of the following are important questions to ask when analyzing a historical document, according to the 'Close reading' slide?

• Who made it?

• What choices did the creator make?

• How does the source express its ideas?

• What is the weather like today?

Concerning race suicide / Ehrhart. - digital file from original print | Library of Congress

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the historical thinking skills being modeled?

• Sourcing

• Close reading

• Corroboration

• Contextualization

Open Ended

Which of the four historical thinking skills (sourcing, corroborating, close reading, contextualization) seems the most difficult to you and why? Elaborate as much as possible.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the historical thinking skills being modeled?

• Sourcing

• Close reading

• Corroboration

• Contextualization