Reading Like a Historian

A document or record of past events created by people who were present at that time is called ____________.

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source

• Corroboration

• Sourcing

A ________________ is written after the time period by an expert or historian and can include books, magazines, and short articles.

• primary Source

• secondary Source

• bias

• artifact

_______________ is comparing different sources in order to get a better understanding of the past or to consider multiple perspectives.

• Sourcing

• Contextualizing

• Corroboration

• Close Reading

Anything that might change a person's observations, ranging from a simple friendship to a dislike of a person or group is _______________.

• evidence

• point of view

• bias

• primary source

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

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

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source

• Sourcing

• Contextualizing

A biography about Lebron James is a

• primary source

• secondary source

An autobiography is a

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

At school we use textbooks to learn about the history? When we use textbooks, what are we using?

• Primary Sources

• Secondary Sources

A source that is original, from the time period & a first hand account

• Primary 
• Secondary