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Foundations of Historical Audience: Private and Public Sources
4th Grade · Social-studies · US-WI-SS
8 lessons
Goal
Learn how to determine whether historical documents were created for private or public audiences using foundational primary source examples.
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- 1What Is an Intended Audience in History?Up nextStart
- 2Identifying Private Versus Public AudiencesPremiumNot started yet
- 3Inferring the Intended Audience and Purpose of a Historical SourceNot started yet
- 4Identifying the Audience of a Colonial Letter HomeNot started yet
- 5Identifying the Audience of a Town Hall NoticeNot started yet
- 6Identifying the Audience of a Military Order or CommandNot started yet
- 7Identifying the Audience of a Presidential Inaugural AddressNot started yet
- 8Identifying the Audience of a School Primer or HornbookNot started yet
Standards Covered
- SS.Hist4.b.mWisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Explain the significance of the intended audience of a primary or secondary source.
- Hist4.cWisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Purpose
- SS.Hist4.c.iWisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Describe the intended purpose of a specific primary or secondary source.
Curriculum Framework
4th Grade · Social-studies · US-WI-SS
1
8 lessons
Creating Personal and Family Primary Sources
Create primary sources such as journals, timelines, oral histories, and artifact records to document personal experiences and family traditions.
2
7 lessons
Documenting Community History and Building an Archive
Record local events, landmarks, and eyewitness perspectives through varied media, and curate them into a primary source archive.
3
6 lessons
Four Core Purposes of Historical Sources: Inform, Persuade, Record, and Entertain
Introduce the four primary reasons historical texts and records are created and learn how to identify creator intent using structural clues.
4
9 lessons
Analyzing Purpose and Perspective Across Primary and Secondary Sources
Examine the specific purposes and perspectives of diverse primary and secondary sources, including complex cases with multiple purposes.
5
6 lessons
Analyzing Historical Purpose in Early America
Explain the significance of author's purpose and analyze how purpose shaped key foundational texts and media from the American Revolutionary era.
6
9 lessons
Analyzing Historical Purpose in Wisconsin History
Analyze the purpose of diverse historical records from Wisconsin's settlement and statehood, evaluating how purpose influences what authors include, omit, and emphasize.
7
8 lessons
Foundations of Historical Audience: Private and Public Sources
Learn how to determine whether historical documents were created for private or public audiences using foundational primary source examples.
8
7 lessons
Investigating Historical Audiences in Diverse Sources
Analyze intended audiences across specialized cultural, reform, and technical sources, and compare how audience shapes an author's tone and message.
9
7 lessons
Audience and Tone in Historical Speeches and Writings
Examine how historical figures tailored their tone, language, and content to reach specific readers and listeners in speeches, letters, and publications.
10
8 lessons
Analyzing Audience in Media, Persuasion, and Historical Evidence
Evaluate how audience shapes diverse media formats, persuasive campaigns, and oral traditions, and practice analyzing author assumptions and adapting messages.
11
9 lessons
Understanding Point of View in History
Learn how an author's perspective shapes historical accounts and compare contrasting viewpoints across key moments in American history.
12
7 lessons
Critical Historical Thinking: Bias, Evidence, and Missing Voices
Critically analyze historical sources by detecting bias, cross-checking evidence across multiple viewpoints, and identifying voices left out of the historical record.