How do you incorporate primary sources and historical evidence into comparison activities? What sources have worked well for encouraging deeper analysis?
How do you incorporate primary sources and historical evidence into comparison activities? What sources have worked well for encouraging deeper analysis?
I feel that before using primary sources to compare it is important to have students practice with less difficult sources and have a good understanding of what we want in their comparisons. The first time…
First, I start by selecting primary sources with reading level near my students' abilities. Then, I preteach any unique vocabulary. Afterwards, students read the documents with guiding questions and a graphic organizer.
First, I start by selecting primary sources with reading level near my students' abilities. Then, I preteach any unique vocabulary. Afterwards, students read the documents with guiding questions and a graphic organizer.