Unit 1 Voabulary

A ​ (a)   first-hand accounts of an event created by eyewitnesses or first recorders at the time of the event

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• secondary source
• Sourcing
• Contextualizing
• primary source

an account of an event created at a later date and by someone who was not present at the event

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source

• Bias

• Historical Context

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

• Sourcing

• Contextualizing

• Corroboration

• Point of View

​ (a)   is taking into consideration how the author was influenced by when and where the document was produced​

• Contextualizing
• Corroboration
• Close Reading
• Bias

comparing different sources in order to 1) gain a more accurate account of the past, 2) evaluate the validity of a source, and/or 3) consider multiple perspectives

• Corroboration

• Contextualizing

• Sourcing

• Close Reading

an opinion or perspective presented by the author of a document, influenced by the author’s personal circumstances

• Point of View

• Bias

• Frame of Reference

• 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

• Bias

• Sourcing

the personal attributes and life experiences of an author that may have influenced his/her point of view

• Frame of Reference

• Historical Context

• Bias

• Point of View

​ (a)   is our perception of the way things are or should be, even if it's not accurate

• Bias
• Point of view
• Historical context

the circumstances of the time in which an event occurred or in which an author lived that may have influenced his/her point of view

• Historical Context

• Frame of Reference

• Bias

• Close Reading