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Comparing Different Accounts of the Same Historical Event
Compare two or more differing historical accounts of the same event to understand how perspective shapes historical records.
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Historical Inquiry, Sources, and Multiple Perspectives
9 lessons
Goal
Apply historical inquiry skills to evaluate primary and secondary sources, examine differing viewpoints, and investigate community history.
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Learning standards covered
3.14Oregon Social Studies Standards · All agesExplain why individuals and groups (e.g. socioeconomic, ethnic, and religious groups, and other traditionally marginalized groups) in the same historical period differed in the way they viewed and interpreted historical events
3.18Oregon Social Studies Standards · All agesIdentify and compare different ways of looking at an event, issue, or problem with an emphasis on multiple perspectives.