WorksheetsReading Like a Historian Introduction
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
contextualization
close reading
corroboration
sourcing
contextualization
close reading
corroboration
sourcing
contextualization
close reading
corroboration
sourcing
contextualization
close reading
corroboration
sourcing
Who wrote this? Why was it written?
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corroboration
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When was the document written? Where was it written?
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close reading
corroboration
sourcing
What do the other documents say?
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close reading
corroboration
sourcing
Do the documents agree?
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corroboration
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What claims does the author make?
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How might the circumstances in which the document was created affect its content?
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History is an account of the
present
past
future
unknown
Historical accounts differ depending on one's
opinion
gender
race
perspective
We must _______ the reliability of each piece of evidence.
accept
forget
question
ignore
A historian only needs to rely on one piece of evidence.
True
False
These documents all agree/ disagree about . . .
contextualization
close reading
corroboration
sourcing
The evidence used to support the author’s claims is . . .
contextualization
close reading
corroboration
sourcing
What does reliability mean?
an account of the past
Reading a text enough times that you can explain it to someone else and answer questions about it.
Asking questions about a particular source.
dependable, trustworthy, credible
What does perspective mean?
an account of the past
point of view, one way of looking at something
Asking questions about a particular source.
dependable, trustworthy, credible
What does plausible mean?
an account of the past
point of view, one way of looking at something
appearing true, reasonable, or fair
dependable, trustworthy, credible
It is plausible that some students will get all the answers correct in this game.
True
False
