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A firsthand account of the event or period under study.
What is a primary source?
A secondhand account from the event or period under study.
What is a secondary source?
What happens--The Action.
What is the Event?
Mystery Prompt
Give an example of a secondary source.
A prejudice or strong opinion about something.
What is a Bias?
What is happening that may have impacted the event under study.
What is contextualization?
Why something happened.
What is the cause?
Mystery Prompt
Give an example of a primary source.
Checking to see who is behind the information you are investigating, why it was made, and if it is reliable.
What is Sourcing?
The act of comparing different sources of information to see where they agree and disagree
What is Corroboration?
The impact of the event.
What is the effect?
Mystery Prompt
Give an example of corroboration from the Graffiti Mystery.
When you only seek out information that supports what you already know or believe.
What is Confirmation Bias?
Opening new tabs and verifying that your source is credible before you read it.
What is Lateral Reading?
Mystery Question
Give an example of bias.
Mystery Prompt
Give an example of contextualization from the Graffiti.
Thoughtful, critical analysis of a source focusing on significant details or patterns to develop a deep understanding of the text, artifact, picture, event etc.
What is close reading?
A conclusion reached based on evidence, prior knowledge, and contextualization.
What is an inference?
Mystery Question
Give an example of Confirmation Bias.
A conversation in the present with the past, to make the future.
What is History?