Historical Thinking Evaluating Sources

Historical Thinking Evaluating Sources

9th - 12th Grade

13 Qs

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Historical Thinking Evaluating Sources

Historical Thinking Evaluating Sources

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Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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Patricia White

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the best definition of historical thinking?

The study of past events.

The ability to describe, analyze, evaluate, and construct diverse interpretations of the past.

Using thought or reasoning to justify an event or opinion.

The ability to identify patterns within a group of facts or rules to determine outcomes.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is not a reason that we historians use historical thinking?

Investigate historical questions

Evaluate multiple perspectives

Memorize important dates and people

Make historical claims backed by evidence

3.

MATCH QUESTION

2 mins • 4 pts

Match the following historical thinking skills to their definitions.

Analyzing and asking questions of a document

Contextualization

Using the 5 Ws to consider the creation of the source

Close Reading

Understanding a document in relation to time and place of creation

Sourcing

Comparing and contrasting different sources

Corroboration

4.

REORDER QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

Reorder the following based on what you should do during each close read. (Which is Close Read #1? #2? #3?)

Evaluate the author's claim and its credibility. Corroborate with other sources.

Look at titles and headings, as well as images, captions, graphs, and tables.

Determine the main idea, as well as the key details. Take note of unknown vocabulary.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The following definition describes which type of source?

An immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic/event, from people who had a direct connection with it.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The following definition describes which type of source?

A source that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events

Primary Source

Secondary Source

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is NOT an example of a primary source?

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