historical thinking skills

written documents

records, diaries,
newspapers, treaties, etc

question

wright who, what, when,
where, and why questions
from the main idea

chronological thinking

close reading

sources

primary

from someone who saw saw whatever from
a first person view. they witnessed it with
their own eyes, and these accounts are less
likely to be biased, but still can be.

secondary

this is someones writing based off of
something they read or heard. they are
writing their version of a primary source
or a few primary sources. they did not
see this happen first hand, so they can slip
in biases or fables.

contextualization

non written artifacts

remains, buildings, coins,
statuses, clothes, ect

read

wright answers to the
questions you have
created.

sq3r

diction

syntax

figurative language

tone

sourcing

survey

record important titles
and subtitles from the work

apa style and formatting

historiography

recite

record key facts and ideas
for each of your questions

corroboration