
Why History Matters!
Authored by CHRISTINE A NEWMAN
History
8th Grade
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
15 mins • 10 pts
Match the following
Interpretation
any evidence from the past.
Primary source
firsthand information about an event. Created during the time in question.
historical record
Something real or true
Secondary Source
The way someone understands something.
facts
Secondhand information about an event.
2.
MATCH QUESTION
15 mins • 10 pts
Match the following
Sourcing
A historical thinking skill which situates historical events, developments, or processes within the broader context in which they occurred to draw conclusions for their signigicance.
History
Reading, analysis and writing that is necessary to tell the stories of our past. Historical Thinking helps us retrieve a more complete picture.
Historical Thinking Skills
The study of how history is done, such as how different people perceive past events and how a source's point of view impacts its portrayal of the past.
Historiography
The study of past events.
Contextualization
Asking questions about a particular source, including: Who created it? when? why?
3.
MATCH QUESTION
15 mins • 6 pts
Match the followingA
credible
Prejudice, a tendency to favor one side or person.
Opinion
Someone or something that is believable or reliable.
Bias
A belief, judgment, or thought about something or someone.
4.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
15 mins • 4 pts
List at least two primary sources:
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OPEN ENDED QUESTION
15 mins • 4 pts
List at least 2 secondary sources.
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OPEN ENDED QUESTION
15 mins • 2 pts
Give one reason we should study history?
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