Unit 1 Thinking Like a Historian

Primary Source

• comparing different sources in order to 1) gain a more accurate account of the past, 2) evaluate the validity of a source, and/or 3) consider multiple perspectives

• Taking into consideration how the author was influenced by when and where the document was produced

• First-hand accounts of an event created by an eyewitness

• Examining important details in text or language in order to understand the author's claims or point of view

Secondary Source

• Accounts of events created at a later date and by someone who was not present at the event

• A record of the past

• the writer's position on an issue or problem

• An opinion or perspective belonging to the author of a historical account, is influenced by the author's personal circumstances

Point of view (POV)

• Examining important details in text or language in order to understand the author's claims or point of view

• The gathering and investigation of evidence in order to reach new conclusions

• believable or reliable; trustworthy

• An opinion or perspective belonging to the author of a historical account, is influenced by the author's personal circumstances

Historical context

• examining the "who" "what" "when" "where" "why" of a document

• Comparing different sources to (1) gain a more accurate account of the past (2) evaluate the validity of a source and/or (3) consider multiple perspectives

• the circumstances of the time in which an event occurred or in which an author lived that may influenced his/her point of view

• Accounts of events created at a later date and by someone who was not present at the event

Sourcing

• examining the "who" "what" "when" "where" "why" of a document

• Examining important details in text or language in order to understand the author's claims or point of view

• the writer's position on an issue or problem

• An opinion or perspective belonging to the author of a historical account, is influenced by the author's personal circumstances

Contextualizing

• First-hand accounts of an event created by an eyewitness

• Examining important details in text or language in order to understand the author's claims or point of view

• Taking into consideration how the author was influenced by when and where the document was produced

• A record of the past

Corroboration

• Accounts of events created at a later date and by someone who was not present at the event

• Comparing different sources to (1) gain a more accurate account of the past (2) evaluate the validity of a source and/or (3) consider multiple perspectives

• The gathering and investigation of evidence in order to reach new conclusions

• believable or reliable; trustworthy

Close Reading

• An opinion or perspective belonging to the author of a historical account, is influenced by the author's personal circumstances

• Taking into consideration how the author was influenced by when and where the document was produced

• First-hand accounts of an event created by an eyewitness

• Examining important details in text or language in order to understand the author's claims or point of view

Research

• the circumstances of the time in which an event occurred or in which an author lived that may influenced his/her point of view

• The gathering and investigation of evidence in order to reach new conclusions

• A record of the past

• Taking into consideration how the author was influenced by when and where the document was produced

Historical account

• A record of the past

• examining the "who" "what" "when" "where" "why" of a document

• Accounts of events created at a later date and by someone who was not present at the event

• Comparing different sources to (1) gain a more accurate account of the past (2) evaluate the validity of a source and/or (3) consider multiple perspectives