Historical Thinking Vocabulary Key Words

Key Words/Phrases:

NOT THERE

CREATED USING OTHER SOURCES

EXAMPLES: ENCYCLOPEDIA, TEXTBOOK, BIOGRAPHY

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Claim

• Account

• Evidence

Key Words/Phrases:

WHO?

WHAT?

WHEN?

WHERE?

WHY?

RELIABLE?

• Sourcing

• Contextualization

• Close Reading

• Corroboration

Key Words/Phrases:

SIDE OF THE STORY

STATEMENT OF BELIEFS

WHAT YOU SAW

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Claim

• Account

• Evidence

Key Words/Phrases:

PICKING SIDES

ONE-SIDED

FAVORING ONE OVER ANOTHER

• bias

• inference

• generalization

Key Words/Phrases:

PROOF

CONFIRMS THE TRUTH

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Claim

• Account

• Evidence

Key Words/Phrases:

LOOK CLOSELY

FIND MAIN IDEA FIND EVIDENCE

• Sourcing

• Contextualization

• Close Reading

• Corroboration

Key Words/Phrases:

OPINION

MAIN IDEA

THEORY

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Claim

• Account

• Evidence

Key Words/Phrases:

CONVINCE

GIVE REASONS

ARGUE FOR SOMETHING

• persuade

• perspective

• reliable

Key Words/Phrases:

CLAIM BASED ON FACTS

CONCLUSION

COMBINE EVIDENCE WITH BACKGROUND

• bias

• inference

• generalization

Key Words/Phrases:

USE BACKGROUND TO UNDERSTAND

WHERE? WHEN?

• Sourcing

• Contextualization

• Close Reading

• Corroboration