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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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    As with others, I used propaganda posters as a more digestible foray into comparing WWI and WWII. I think it has worked well to this point, especially as students have built content context for comparing these two wars. Given the lack of wordiness, students can focus on symbols and for freshman this has tended to work into being able to elaborate a bit more about the posters and comparing the two wars. I think quotes could be a good next step as well for comparing certain aspects of the war, as the bite-sized nature can allow students to key in on certain words and work to build their analytical skills. 

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    As with others, I used propaganda posters as a more digestible foray into comparing WWI and WWII. I think it has worked well to this point, especially as students have built content context for comparing these two wars. Given the lack of wordiness, students can focus on symbols and for freshman this has tended to work into being able to elaborate a bit more about the posters and comparing the two wars. I think quotes could be a good next step as well for comparing certain aspects of the war, as the bite-sized nature can allow students to key in on certain words and work to build their analytical skills. 

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