Historians

Which is an example of a historian skill?

• Close Reading

• Fast Running

• Slow Walking

• Quick Jogging

Which is a tool historians use?

• Hammer

• Nail

• Primary Sources

• Glue

What is the difference in a primary and secondary source?

• Primary means you are really good at writing

• Secondary means you were there in person

• Primary means you were there in person

• Only secondary sources are reliable

What does "sourcing" mean?

• How historians find their resources

• How historians cast spells

• How historians read

• How historians dig for fossils

Which is a skill that historians have?

• Sourcing

• Drawing

• Poetry

• Rubik's Cube Solving

If you wrote a book about World War 2, it would be an example of a...

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

We will study history this year. Does that mean we are historians?

• Yes!

• No way!

What is something that historians do?

• Watch a lot of Netflix

• Drive around town with the music turned up

• Ask questions about history

• Lots of push-ups

Historians examine evidence. What does that mean?

• They own a lot of books

• They watch a lot of TV

• They find historical documents and read them closely

• They only use secondary sources

Congratulations! If you are in my class then you are a historian! Which of these places are you most excited to learn about?

• Europe

• South America

• Canda

• Australia