History Terms

the process of thinking about a document's author, their purpose, & their credibility BEFORE reading

• sourcing

• contextualizing

• close reading

• corroborating

the process of thinking about how the setting or CONTEXT of the document affects our understanding & how things in the past were similar to/different from now

• contextualizing

• sourcing

• corroborating

• close reading

the process of examining the author's claims, supporting evidence, and gaps; or considering the feelings the document brings out

• close reading

• sourcing

• contextualizing

• corroborating

a document or record of the past created by someone present at the time

• primary source

• secondary source

• bias

• point of view

information written after the time period by an expert or historian not present during the event

• secondary source

• primary source

• bias

• point of view

a statement of belief; something that has yet to be proven

• claim

• bias

• fact

• evidence

a way of looking at or thinking about something; perspective

• point of view

• bias

• sourcing

• opinion

a human made object

• artifact

• evidence

• claim

• chronology

anything that may change or influence a person's observations; can make a source less trustworthy

• bias

• point of view

• fact

information used to prove a statement or support a claim

• evidence

• opinion

• point of view

• bias