Historical Thinking Vocab

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Historian: a person who researches, studies, and writes about the past, considered an expert.

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a person who researches, studies, and writes about the past, and is considered an expert on it

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What is evidence?

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The available body of facts or information that help determine if a belief is true.

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Bias: prejudice for or against a thing, person, or group, usually unfair.

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

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Source recorded by a first-hand witness

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Primary Source

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Source written after an event by someone not involved

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Secondary Source

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One person's unique views on things

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perspective

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Typewritten "Letter From Birmingham Jail" by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King is an example of a:

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primary source

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Annotating a text, skimming for facts, and questioning an author's claims are part of the historical thinking skill of _____________________.

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close reading

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Biography of Harriet Tubman by Christine Platt (2020) for research.

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secondary source

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Pre-reading a document to identify the author, date, location, perspective, and purpose is:

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sourcing