Thinking Like a Historian

• History
• 7th Grade

How are you feeling today?

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Would you rather fight 10 duck-sized horses or 1 horse-sized duck?

10 duck sized horses

1 horse sized duck

Do you think pineapple belongs on pizza?

YES!

Absolutely not!

Would you rather speak all languages or speak to animals?

Languages

Animals

If you could have any animal (real or imaginary) as a pet, what would it be?

Which food makes you gag?

Examples of
Prime Sources

Examples of
Secondary Sources

Thinking Like a Historian

There is a process to thinking like a historian...

In what year was this document published?

1. 1856
2. 1854
3. 1853
4. 1855

Who is the author of this document?

1. Commodore Perry
2. Francis L. Hawks
3. the Prince of Japan
4. a sumo wrestler

Which of the following is NOT the goal of "sourcing"?

1. Making predictions about what will be read
2. Figuring out reliability of the document
3. Determining the possibility of bias
4. Determining the claims the author is making

If you could pick any superpower, which would you choose?

invisibility

ability to fly

incredible strength

ability to walk through walls

ability to see the future

What do you find scariest?

needles

heights

flying

small spaces

falling

spiders

What is the best holiday?

Christmas

Easter

Thanksgiving

Halloween

Which would be the hardest to live without?

Your favorite drink/beverage

chocolate

music

Phone

Favorite TV/streaming service

Which part of Thinking Like a Historian is Matt doing?

1. Sourcing
2. Contextualizing
3. Corroborating
4. Close Reading

Which part of Thinking Like a Historian is Sally doing?

1. Sourcing
2. Contextualizing
3. Corroborating
4. Close Reading

Which part of Thinking Like a Historian is John doing?

1. Sourcing
2. Contextualizing
3. Corroborating
4. Close Reading