Unit 1 : Thinking Like An Historian

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

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Sourcing

• Historical Context

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

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Close Reading

• Frame of Reference

Examining the “who,” “what,” “when,” “where,” and “why” of a document.

• Sourcing

• Contextualizing

• Frame of Reference

• Historical Context

Taking into consideration how the author was influenced by when and where the document was produced.

• Contextualizing

• Sourcing

• Historical Context

• Corroboration

Comparing different sources in order to gain more accurate account of the past, evaluate the validity of a source, and/or consider multiple perspectives.

• Corroboration

• Contextualizing

• Sourcing

• Historical Context

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.

• Close Reading

• Point of View

• Historical Context

• Secondary Source

An opinion or perspective presented by the author of a document, influenced by the author's personal circumstances.

• Point of View

• Historical Context

• Sourcing

• Close Reading

The personal attributes and life experiences of an author that may have influenced their point of view.

• Frame of Reference

• Historical Context

• Sourcing

• Corroboration

The circumstances of the time in which an event occurred or in which an author lived that may have influenced their point of view.

• Historical Context

• Point of View

• Close Reading

• Sourcing