Analyzing Primary Sources Techniques

Miss V guides students through analyzing primary sources to understand history. The lesson covers learning targets, support levels, and compares historical analysis to detective work in 'Law and Order.' Students learn three methods to analyze sources: thinking like a detective, attorney, and juror. The 'Museum of Me' activity is revisited to highlight its relevance. Two tools, Tacos and AP Party, are introduced for analyzing different types of sources. A step-by-step analysis of artwork using Tacos is demonstrated, concluding with encouragement to practice these skills.

What is the main goal of the lesson on analyzing primary sources?

• To create historical timelines

• To write essays on historical events

• To interpret primary and secondary sources

• To memorize historical dates

How is analyzing primary sources similar to the work done in 'Law and Order: SVU'?

• Both involve solving fictional mysteries

• Both focus on historical events

• Both are about creating new laws

• Both require the use of primary sources to solve cases

What is the first step in the three-step process for analyzing primary sources?

• Think like a juror

• Think like a teacher

• Think like a detective

• Think like a historian

Which tool is used for analyzing text-based primary sources?

• HISTORIC

• SVU

• AP PARTY

• TACOS

What does the 'T' in TACOS stand for?

• Time

• Text

• Theme

• Theory

What does the 'A' in AP PARTY stand for?

• Artifact

• Action

• Author

• Analysis

In the practical example, what type of primary source is being analyzed?

• A diary

• A political cartoon

• An early Christian mural

• A historical document

What is the significance of the mural analyzed in the example?

• It depicts a famous battle

• It shows the spread of Christianity in Rome

• It illustrates a historical treaty

• It represents a royal family

Which part of TACOS involves looking for actions in the source?

• Time

• Action

• Objects

• Caption

What is the purpose of thinking like a juror in the analysis process?

• To memorize facts

• To make a conclusion and judgment

• To gather more sources

• To write a report