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Primary Sources and Comparison

Ebony McKiver

How do you incorporate primary sources and historical evidence into comparison activities? What sources have worked well for encouraging deeper analysis?

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    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…

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    I have found that charts work better than venn diagrams for this situation, when incorporating primary sources into lessons focused on comparison.  The nice thing about charts/graphic organizers is that you can pose the same question but then provide documents that have conflicting views on an issue/topic.  It also allows you to be more specific and helps guide student inquiry on topics.  We recently used an activity like this for WWI with two different documents/perspectives on support for the war with Germany.  It definitely helped students realize that there's not a homogenous sentiment even on such large historical topics/events such as American involvement during WWI.

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    I have found that charts work better than venn diagrams for this situation, when incorporating primary sources into lessons focused on comparison.  The nice thing about charts/graphic organizers is that you can pose the same question but then provide documents that have conflicting views on an issue/topic.  It also allows you to be more specific and helps guide student inquiry on topics.  We recently used an activity like this for WWI with two different documents/perspectives on support for the war with Germany.  It definitely helped students realize that there's not a homogenous sentiment even on such large historical topics/events such as American involvement during WWI.

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