Reading Like A Historian

Sourcing

• evidence which confirms or supports a statement, theory, or finding; confirmation

• the act of understanding who wrote a document, where they wrote it, and why they wrote it, for the purposes of analysis or interpretation

• the quality of being trustworthy

• the setting of a word or event

Context

• evidence which confirms or supports a statement, theory, or finding; confirmation

• the act of understanding who wrote a document, where they wrote it, and why they wrote it, for the purposes of analysis or interpretation

• the quality of being trustworthy

• the setting of a word or event

Corroboration

• evidence which confirms or supports a statement, theory, or finding; confirmation

• the act of understanding who wrote a document, where they wrote it, and why they wrote it, for the purposes of analysis or interpretation

• the quality of being trustworthy

• the setting of a word or event

Reliability

• evidence which confirms or supports a statement, theory, or finding; confirmation

• the act of understanding who wrote a document, where they wrote it, and why they wrote it, for the purposes of analysis or interpretation

• the quality of being trustworthy

• the setting of a word or event

Primary Sources

• focus on what the author has to say, what the author's purpose is, what the words mean, and what the structure of the text tells us

• an opinion, account, or interpretation of a past event by someone who was NOT there

• complex questions that ask things like how, why, or to what extent? To answer such questions, it would be necessary to do research.

• a document or object created by someone who was involved in or witnessed an event

Secondary Sources

• focus on what the author has to say, what the author's purpose is, what the words mean, and what the structure of the text tells us

• an opinion, account, or interpretation of a past event by someone who was NOT there

• complex questions that ask things like how, why, or to what extent? To answer such questions, it would be necessary to do research.

• a document or object created by someone who was involved in or witnessed an event

Close Reading

• focus on what the author has to say, what the author's purpose is, what the words mean, and what the structure of the text tells us

• an opinion, account, or interpretation of a past event by someone who was NOT there

• complex questions that ask things like how, why, or to what extent? To answer such questions, it would be necessary to do research.

• a document or object created by someone who was involved in or witnessed an event

____________ is the information that can prove your point or support your conclusion.

• Chronology

• Evidence

• Point of view

• Primary sources

______________ is the way of looking at something that may be shaped by things like a person's age, job, religion or political views.

• Primary source

• Secondary source

• Perspective

• Bias

A(n) _______________ is a human made object such as a tool, button, or old vase.

• artifact

• secondary source

• bias

• question