Unit 1 Historical Thinking Knowledge Check

An artifact, document, diary, manuscript, or other source of information created at the time of study is a .... 

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source  

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which document is a secondary source?

• Experimental research conducted by a scientist

• Population statistics from the U.S Census Bureau

• An almanac

• Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

What should you do when you contextualize sources? 

• Determine when and where the document was created within the history of the topic.
• Determine which document is more reliable. 
• Determine the language(words, phrases, images, symbols) that is used in the document. 
• Determine the author of the document 

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a secondary source? 

• Interprets and analyzes primary sources
• One or more steps removed from the event 
• May have pictures, quotes, or graphics of primary sources in them
• Created during an experience or time period with inside view of a particular event

A map produced in 2016 showing what land European countries controlled in America in the 18th century would be considered a...

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

The questions "Who wrote this?" and "When was it written?" are examples of...

• Contextualization
• Corroboration
• Close Reading 
• Sourcing 

When analyzing sources, what should you read first? 

• Source information
• Context information 
• Content information 
• Corroborate information

Someone's Twitter page is an example of a...

• Primary Source 
• Secondary Source

When you compare sources to get a better understanding of a topic, you are...

• Sourcing

• Contextualizing

• Corroborating

• Close Reading

Comparing and contrasting documents would be an example of which historical thinking skill?

• Sourcing
• Contextualizing
• Corroborating
• Close Reading