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Primary, Secondary, and Sourcing Skills in History

all · Social Studies · US-IL-SS

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Goal

Differentiate primary and secondary sources and analyze a source's author, date, place, audience, and purpose.

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  1. Primary vs. Secondary Sources: How Historians Learn About the PastUp next
  2. Identifying Primary Sources: Diaries, Letters, and Eyewitness ReportsNot started yet
  3. Identifying Secondary Sources: Textbooks, Biographies, and EncyclopediasNot started yet
  4. Comparing Primary and Secondary Sources About the Same EventNot started yet
  5. Sourcing Skills: Identifying the Author and Their BackgroundNot started yet
  6. Sourcing Skills: Analyzing Date and Place of OriginNot started yet
  7. Sourcing Skills: Identifying the Intended AudienceNot started yet
  8. Sourcing Skills: Determining the Purpose and MotivationYou are here
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Learning standards covered

us-ilSS.H.2.5Illinois Social Studies Standards · All ages

Use information about a historical source-including the maker, date, place of origin, intended audience, and purpose-to judge the extent to which the source is useful for studying a particular topic.