WorksheetsWeek 2 - Fast and Curious - Historical Thinking!
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is a CLAIM?
Something that can not be proved
The opposite of evidence
A true statement
An opinionated statement
What is an artifact?
an object made by a human being
something that is usual, typical, or standard
the available body of facts or information that help determine if a belief is true
the beliefs, customs, and art of a particular society, group, place, or time
What is evidence?
an object made by a human being
something that is usual, typical, or standard
the available body of facts or information that help determine if a belief is true
the beliefs, customs, and art of a particular society, group, place, or time
What is a secondary source?
an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or other source that was created at the time of study
created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events researched
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair
an educated guess based on evidence & prior knowledge
What is a bias?
an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or other source that was created at the time of study
created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events researched
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair
an educated guess based on evidence & prior knowledge
What is a century?
a period of history with a particular feature or characteristic
a period of ten years
a period of a thousand years
a period of a hundred years
What is a decade?
a period of history with a particular feature or characteristic
a period of ten years
a period of a thousand years
a period of a hundred years
What is Evidence?
The arts, beliefs, customs, institutions, and other products of human work and thought considered as a unit.
A thing or set of things helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment.
An account of an event or artifact created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event.
Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witnessed an event.
A source that is original to the time period or created by someone who witnessed the event is called a
primary source
secondary source
OG source
best source
A prejudice for or against something is called
(Hint: prejudice means a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience)
opinion
fact
bias
fake news
A source that was created after an event has taken place by people who did not participate is called a
primary source
secondary source
literature
fake news
There can be many perspectives on the same event in history.
true
false
Stories from the past constructed from evidence.
History
Historian
Bias
Perspective
Something that gives proof of, or reason to believe something
history
evident
evidence
history
corroborate
lively; full of energy
unspoken, silent; not said aloud but implied and still understood
to confirm; to make certain
cutting; clear-cut; straight to the point
What is Close Reading?
Close reading is thoughtful, critical analysis of a text.
Close reading helps the reader focus on retelling a story.
Close reading focuses on main ideas and supporting details.
Close reading helps one to see small print.
Comparing information from multiple sources is...
collaboration
corroboration
sourcing
contextualization
True or False: Understanding what is else is happening at the time does not matter when contextualizing
True
False
What are we looking at when we contextualize?
a) who made it the source
b) the Big Picture
c) What is going on at the time
all of the above
both b and c
