Unit 1: Historical Thinking Vocabulary

the act of using symbols and notes to show what you are thinking while you read

• annex

• anthology

• annotate

• Anthony

a strong opinion that is based more on emotion than in evidence

• confusion

• evidence

• bias

sources based on primary sources and the work of other authors

• secondary source

• primary source

an opinion; a claim

• figurative language

• point of view

• idiom

• simile

materials from the time period being studied

• secondary source

• primary source

an explanation for a claim that uses evidence to support it

• argument

• opinion

• annotate

• bias

the events that led to an event; includes the time period and larger historical trends as well as causes

• evidence

• historical context

• context clues

a lack of fairness or justice

• dissent

• fraternity

• inequity

• issue

the person or group of people that a message is for

• arena

• station

• social class

• audience

information or details from a source that can be used for a specific purpose

• evidence

• circumstance

• phrase

• anthology