Historical Thinking Skills

We are all _________________ because we study and learn history.

• Teachers
• Doctors
• Historians
• Librarians

The same accident looked different to the three witnesses because they each had a different ____________ of the accident.

• Perspective
• Angle
• Motive
• Opinion

This term means:
one-sided; unfair favoritism

• evaluate
• accuracy
• perspective
• bias

These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event.

• primary source
• secondary source
• comic book
• coloring book

A biography about Abraham Lincoln

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

What is the best definition of historical thinking?

• The study of past events.

• The ability to describe, analyze, evaluate, and construct diverse interpretations of the past.

• Using thought or reasoning to justify an event or opinion.

• The ability to identify patterns within a group of facts or rules to determine outcomes.

Which historical thinking skill has this definition: Analyzing and asking questions of a document

• Sourcing

• Close Reading

• Corroboration

• Contextualization

Which historical thinking skill has this definition: Using the 5 Ws to consider the creation of the source

• Sourcing

• Close Reading

• Corroboration

• Contextualization

Which historical thinking skill has this definition: Comparing and contrasting different sources

• Sourcing

• Close Reading

• Corroboration

• Contextualization

Which is NOT an example of a secondary source?

• Newspaper article

• Article critiquing a piece of art

• Book about the French Revolution

• Biography of George Washington