CRQ: Words To Know

Refers to the historical circumstances that led to this event/idea/historical development.

• Difference

• historical context

• Purpose

• Geographical Context

Refers to where this historical development/event is taking place and why it is taking place there.

• Geographical Context

• Difference

• Purpose

• Audience

A major event, idea or moment in history that marks a decisive change.
This can be local, regional, national or global.

• historical context

• Audience

• Difference

• Turning Point

When things/people have something in common

• Similarity

• Point of View

• Geographical Context

• historical context

Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

• Bias

• Prejudice

• Opinion

• Similarity

Whom is this historical source written for? For what intended audience did this author write or create this source?

• Difference

• Purpose

• Bias

• Audience

The reason for which this historical source was created or for which something exists.

• Difference

• Purpose

• Cause

• Audience

Refers to something that contributes to the occurrence of an event, the rise of an idea or the bringing about of a development.

• Purpose

• Effect

• Change

• Cause

A change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.

• Audience

• Effect

• Factor

• Cause

Is an opinion; Historians use point of view differently than English teachers. One's point of view affects how one writes about, speaks about, or interprets a particular moment in history.

• historical context

• Geographical Context

• Point of View

• Audience