Building Historical Perspectives

An account of the past constructed from evidence:

• source

• history

• argument

• perspective

An explanation for a claim that uses evidence to support it

• Argument

• Claim

• Evidence

An opinion supported by evidence

• History

• Belief

• Claim

Information or details from a source that can be used for a specific purpose

• Explanation

• Evidence

• Source

A statement that makes something understandable

• Sentence

• Explanantion

• Evidence

Something that prevents something; restriction

• Limitation

• Stop

• Extension

Why something was created; reason why something was done:

• Claim

• Bias

• Purpose

Person or group who created a source

• Author

• Creator

• Source

The act of comparing pieces of evidence to see where they agree or disagree:

• Compare

• Counteract

• Corroborate

A strong opinion that is based more on emotion than in evidence

• Fact

• Bias

• Claim