UNIT 1 - Think Like a Historian

First-hand accounts of an event created by eyewitnesses or first recorders at the time of the event.

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source

• Sourcing

• contextualizing

Examining the “who,” “what,” “when,” “where,” and “why” of a document.

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source

• Sourcing

• Contextualizing

Taking into consideration what is happening around an event or how the author was influenced by when and where the document was produced.

• Secondary source

• Primary source

• Sourcing

• Contextualizing

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

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source

• Sourcing

• Contextualizing

Critically examining significant details and language patterns of a text in order to develop a deep understanding of the author’s claims or point of view.

• Frame of reference

• Point of View

• Corroboration

• Close Reading

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.

• Frame of Reference

• Point of View

• Corroboration

• Close Reading

An opinion or perspective presented by the author of a document, influenced by the author’s personal circumstances.

• Frame of Reference

• Corroboration

• Point of View

• Close Reading

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

• Bias

• Historical Context

Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

• Bias

• Historical Context

the study of past events

• history

• historian