Week 32 Texas Studies Weekly

Article 1: Thinking Like a Historian

Historians use different forms of _ to find answers to their questions.

• questions

• answers

• evidence

• problems

Article 1: Thinking Like a Historian

What question would a historian ask if they wanted to learn the date of an event?

• Who was at the event?

• How was the event organized?

• Where did the event take place?

• When did the event take place?

Article 1: Thinking Like a Historian

Why do historians identify, select, analyze, and evaluate sources?

• to understand the past

• to complete school assignments

• to fill their free time

• to create evidence

Article 2: Primary and Secondary Sources

What do we call sources that are made by people who do not see or experience events themselves.

• primary sources

• secondary sources

• historian sources

• experience sources

Article 2: Primary and Secondary Sources

What do we call sources that are created by people who saw or experienced an event?

• primary sources

• secondary sources

• historian sources

• experience sources

Article 2: Primary and Secondary Sources

You asked someone about their vacation and then wrote about it.

Which type of sources is your writing?

• primary source

• secondary source

• historian source

• experience source

Article 4: How Do We Examine Sources?

By asking the question: "Why was the source made?" historians can learn more about _ .

• the author or creator of the source

• the purpose of the source

• the format of the source

• the event that took place

Article 4: How Do We Examine Sources?

Why do historians analyze sources?

• to be confident in them

• because they are told they have to

• to complete a school assignment

• because they think it's fun

Article 4: How Do We Examine Sources?

Which of the following questions would help a historian learn more about the format of the soure?

• Who is the author or creator of the source?

• When was the source created?

• Why was the source made?

• How was the source created?

Article 5: Multiple Perspectives

What is one way the article says we can have a deeper understanding of what happened in the past?

• by going to a museum

• by writing primary sources

• by looking at multiple perspectices

• by asking historians questions