Our Objectives
Use the links above to explore some new and some not so new ways of looking at Primary Sources. Can you answer the questions below? Browse through the links at the top of the page. You can find your assignment for homework on the "Assignment" page. (It may be listed under "More".
1. Question: Why are primary sources important to learn about history?
2. Question: How is the way historians use primary sources similar to the way a police officer or detective uses evidence?
3. Why is it important to look at primary sources from the perspective of those who originally used them?
4. Are there ways of looking at primary sources that you have never thought about before?
1. Question: Why are primary sources important to learn about history?
2. Question: How is the way historians use primary sources similar to the way a police officer or detective uses evidence?
3. Why is it important to look at primary sources from the perspective of those who originally used them?
4. Are there ways of looking at primary sources that you have never thought about before?
Theme:
The concepts of historical thinking introduced in earlier grades continue to build with students locating and analyzing primary and secondary sources from multiple perspectives to draw conclusions.
History Skills and Methods:
The use of primary and secondary sources of information includes an examination of the credibility of each source.
Historians develop theses and use evidence to support or refute positions.
My Words
I will discover new sources for primary sources and find new ways to better understand history
through the eyes of those who lived it.
The concepts of historical thinking introduced in earlier grades continue to build with students locating and analyzing primary and secondary sources from multiple perspectives to draw conclusions.
History Skills and Methods:
The use of primary and secondary sources of information includes an examination of the credibility of each source.
Historians develop theses and use evidence to support or refute positions.
My Words
I will discover new sources for primary sources and find new ways to better understand history
through the eyes of those who lived it.
What are Primary Sources?
A primary source is an artifact, a document, a recording, or other source of information that was created at the time under study. Sometimes we call these original sources or evidence. Examples include photographs, letters, objects like weapons, clothes or tools, dairies, or other documents.