Vocabulary Chapter 1

Primary Source

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

  
  

• first-hand accounts of an event created by eyewitnesses or first recorders at the time of the event

• Pre-k through 4th grade

• where the apes are kept at the zoo

secondary source

• first-hand accounts of an event created by eyewitnesses or first recorders at the time of the event

• the defensive football players that cover the pass routes

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

  
  

• 9th grade through 12th

sourcing

• what witches practice

• extracting valuable ore from the ground

• examining the “who,” “what,” “when,” “where,” and “why” of a document

• examining the “can't,” “won't,” “don't,” “waffle,” and “werewolf” of a document

contextualizing

•  not taking into consideration how the author was influenced by when and where the document was produced

• an author who at one time was arrested and had to spend time in the prison system before writing their document

• what you have to do to the walls of a house before they can be painted

•  taking into consideration how the author was influenced by when and where the document was produced

corroboration

• comparing different sources in order to 1) gain a more accurate account of the past, 2) evaluate the validity of a source, and/or 3) consider multiple perspectives

• what is added to cardboard in order to provide more strength

• comparing the same sources in order to 1) lose an accurate account of the past, 2) evaluate the invalidity of a source, and/or 3) not consider multiple perspectives

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

close reading

• reading telepathically without even opening the book

• Critically examining significant details and language patterns of a text in order to develop a deep understanding of the author’s claims or point of view

• when you hold the book real close in order to try and find the picture inside of a picture

• casually examining insignificant details and language patterns of a text in order to develop a shallow understanding of the reader’s claims or point of view

point of view

• a fact or perspective presented by the reader of a document, influenced by the reader’s personal circumstances

• the end of the spear that kills and is the last thing you see before passing on

• an opinion or perspective presented by the author of a document, influenced by the author’s personal circumstances

• what you see when you look through a camera

frame of reference

• the public attributes and life experiences of an author that may have influenced his/her point of view

• what you place your favorite family photo into

• the personal attributes and life experiences of an author that may have influenced his/her point of view

• something that you use to help you understand a situation or communicate with someone

historical context

• is the means by which the historical record, the history of a society, as understood in its collective memory, continually accounts for new facts and interpretations of the events that are commonly understood as history

• hints that the author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word

• the circumstances of the time in which an event occurred or in which an author lived that may have influenced his/her point of view

• posits that history is made as a result of struggle between different social classes rooted in the underlying economic base.

the coolest, smartest, most handsome 8th grade history teacher at New Boston Middle School. Hint (there is only one 8th grade history teacher)

• Mr. Coleman

• George Washington

• Thomas Edison

• SpongeBob Square Pants