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Do History: Using Primary Sources ActivityDo History: Using Primary Sources Activity
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2nd - 8th
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English Language Arts
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Independent Practice
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Activity

Do History: Using Primary Sources

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This site explains the difference between a primary and secondary source. It also provides students with questions to ask when gathering evidence about a primary source document.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
primary sources, secondary sources
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Additional Tags
analyzing a primary source document, analyzing a secondary source document, finding primary sources on the web, gather relevant information from print and digital sources, how to use primary sources, locating a primary source, locating a secondary source, primary document, primary research, secondary document, using life histories as primary sources, using objects as primary sources, using photographs as primary sources, analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic., ccss-ela, ccss.ela-literacy.rh.6-8.9, dohistory: using primary sources, dohistory: using primary sources w.5.8, george mason university, roy rosenzweig center for history and new media, w.5.8, primary resources
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Practice
Common Core
RH.6-8.9 W.5.8 W.2.8 W.4.8 RH.6-8.1 W.3.8 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.6 RH.6-8.8 RI.6.9 W.6.8 CCRA.W.8 RI.5.7 RST.6-8.9 RH.6-8.5

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