Historical Thinking Skills

What is a primary source?

• a source that is the first one you look at

• a source that is a first hand account

• a source that is a second hand account

What is the author's purpose?

• the reason why the author wrote something

• the author's opinion

• the author's point of view

Which of these are examples of secondary sources?

• artifacts & newspaper articles

• autobiographies & photographs

• textbooks & biographies

What does it mean if two documents corroborate each other?

• they show author's purpose

• they agree with each other on a time in history

• they show point of view

What is point of view?

• the author's perspective

• the author's reason for writing

• the author's source information

Which of these is a synonym for 'credible'?

• unbelievable

• understandable

• believable

When you consider context, what are you considering?

• background information

• the author's purpose

• secondary sources

Which is an example of a primary source?

• artifact

• graph

• textbook