How Creator Perspectives Shape What Survives in Historical Sources

Historical Evidence, Sourcing, and Arguments

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Analyze how an author's social position, purpose, and biases influence what information was recorded, emphasized, or omitted in primary sources.

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Historical Evidence, Sourcing, and Arguments

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Analyze how perspective shapes historical records, evaluate source limitations, and construct evidence-based historical arguments across media formats.

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SS.H.2.6-8.MCIllinois Social Studies Standards · All ages

Analyze how people’s perspectives influenced what information is available in the historical sources they created.