Definitions!
sourcing is...
considering who wrote a document as well as the circumstances of its creation
the first thing you do when evaluating a historical document
sourcing!
who wrote the document?
sourcing!
what actor plays Ken in the movie "Barbie"
what is ... Ryan Gosling
"the author is British"
sourcing!
Contextualization is...
locating a document in time and place and understanding how these factors shape its content
the 2nd thing you so when analyzing historical documents
contextualization
what was different then? what was the same?
contextualization!
which singers real name is Robyn Fenty
what is... Rihanna!
the author claims that Cornwallis was not at fault for the surrnder as Yorktown
close reading!
corroboration is...
considering details across multiple sources to determine points of agreement and disagreement
what you do after you've read the document
corroboration
what do other documents say? do the documents agree? if not. why?
corroboration!
Psalm, Saint, and Chicago are the names of what?
what is...Kim Kardashians Children
when the American revolution was happening, it was not typical for women to be in the military. Today, it is common for women to be in the military.
Contextualization
close reading is...
act of evaluating sources and analyzing rhetoric
what you do as you read the document
close reading
What language (words, phrases, images, symbols) does the author use to persuade the document’s audience?
close reading!
What is the only sport to be played on the moon?
what is... a round of golf
in all 3 accounts, it was reported that there was ~800,000 persians at the battle of Thermopylae
corroboration!
what is the purpose of all 4 components!
sourcing: finding out who the author is and their circumstances
contextualization: finding out why was the document made - what are the circumstances of its creation?
corroboration: verifying the source
Close reading: what is the author saying and/or claiming? what is their evidence and reasoning?
list the 4 components in order from what you do first, to what you do last
1. sourcing
2. contextualizing
3. close reading
4. corroboration
organize these questions with their proper historical component:
a) how might the circumstances in which the document was created affect its content?
b) why was the document written?
c) what are other possible documents?
d) what evidence does the author use?
a) contextualization
b) sourcing
c) corroboration
d) close reading
What product made for surfers in Australia eventually blew up as a global celebrity fashion staple in the early 2000s?
what is...uggs
1) Jean-Jacque Rousseau is a french philosopher from the 18th c. 2) He was alive during the Enlightenment, when it was popular to question traditional forms of rule. 3) He claims that a social contract should be the foundation of government in which government power is in the hands of the people. 4) John Locke, a British political philosopher from the 17th c. crucial to enlightenment political thought, also believed in popular sovereignty.
1) sourcing
2) contextualization
3) close reading
4) corroboration