modern history study guide

A _________________ is an artifact or source created by people present at historical events as a witness or participant.

• Secondary Source

• Historical Inquiry

• Primary Source

• Timeline

A __________states your position on the issue you have chosen to write about

• Claim/Thesis

• Historical Source

• Evidence

• Primary Source

The _______________ or data which you cite to support your claim.

• Bias

• Evidence

• Inquiry

• None of the above

A __________states your position on the issue you have chosen to write about

• Claim/Thesis

• Historical Source

• Inquiry

• Primary Source

A school superintendent believes that physical education (PE) classes improve student academic performance. This claim could be supported or refuted by 

• data from schools on the cost of PE equipment.

• data from a survey of student opinions about PE classes

• data comparing student physical fitness before and after PE

• data comparing student test scores in schools with and without PE

a newspaper prints an article on a controversial political issue this article could be considered biased if its author

• ormed logical conclusions based on fact

• contacted supporters of only one side

• presented statistical information on the issue

• included information that had not been published before