Vocabulary I
Background information about a historical time period, person or people, place, and/or event(s).
Content/Context
Finding the author of a source, the date, place and time of a source, its type and title.
Identify
What are the two main types of sources used by historians.
Primary and Secondary
Step 1
Question
The Name of the Sourcing Format used in Historical Writing
Chicago Format
Locating historical events in time to better understand cause and effect or change and continuity overtime.
Chronology
A suggestion or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence; a starting point
Hypothesis
Sources or Evidence is defined as:
Materials and documents used to support your perspective/argument, the facts.
Step 3
Research: Gather Information, such as primary and secondary sources related to the topic and main question.
The two ways to quote information in an essay
Direct - word for word quote
Indirect - paraphrasing of a quote, still need to cite
The ability to point out an author’s argument(s) and the sources the author uses; understanding why a source was created, finding the general meaning and main idea.
Close Reading
It is the ability to compare information provided by two or more sources that usually share similarities -- or differences and help to strengthen your overall argument.
Corroborate
When historians analyze sources, what type of questions do they ask about them? Think: Identify
The central point or focus of your essay in which you provide an interpretation for how and/or why a historical event unfolded, based on evidence/facts and research to prove a larger point or claim.
Argument; Step 6
The keyboard command to attach a footnote
Ctrl + Alt + F
Define: Historical Perspective
How one’s ideas and thoughts are influenced by one’s personal experiences, location, beliefs, time period lived in, and other factors such as social class, culture, and race.
Evaluate
Assessing accuracy and usefulness of a fact or source; making an informed judgment about evidence.
Primary Source
Immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection with it or a source belonging from the time period you are researching.
Name the Step# and Vocabulary Word associated with the creating an explanation of the past based on facts and sources.
Step 5; Interpretation
What must one do before they directly quote from a source AND what must one do after the quote
Introduce the source and attach a footnote
Analysis
A larger skill which focuses on examining, identifying and inspecting evidence, making observations, and comparing evidence to arrive at an understanding of the past.
Historical Significance
Dependent upon one’s perspective and purpose; events that resulted in great change over long periods of time for large numbers of people and society, to measure the effect and importance of a person or event, etc.
A Secondary Source is . . .
one that was created later by someone that did not experience firsthand or participate in the events in which the author is writing about; Secondary sources often summarize, interpret, analyze or comment on information found in primary sources
Step 4 is Analysis - Explain the multiple parts of analysis
Identify, Closely Read & Contextualize, Corroborate, Evaluate
Sources can be used for many purposes, such as:
presenting facts or statistics
serving as evidence to support an argument or idea
a source could provide relevant statistics or show research findings that back up a claim
providing examples and illustrations,
stating opposing viewpoints of researchers and historians