Primary and Secondary Sources
Description
Primary & Secondary Sources – Instructions:
The main goal of this lesson is for students to learn the difference between primary and secondary sources, along with their uses in studying history
This lesson includes a 12 slide PowerPoint with:
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Do Now
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Informational Charts
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3 Video Links
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Assessment Task
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Activity Instructions
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Conclusion Question
Activity Options:
Activity Option 1: P&S sources – Assessment Worksheets
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There are two different worksheets, each with 12 Primary/Secondary sources. On both worksheets, students must identify which is a primary and secondary source.
Activity Option 2: P&S sources – What Can We Learn From Them?
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6 Sources are provided in total. Students determine if the source is primary or secondary, assess what information the source might have and what they could learn from it
Activity Option 3: Which Source is Best?
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Students are given six different situations. They first select a source that they think would be best, determine if it is primary or secondary, and then explain why they picked it over the other source
Examples/Keys are provided for each activity option!
View a video tutorial on how to integrate these digital PDFs into Google Classroom here!
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