Historical Practices Vocab

a description of facts and events at a specific time, usually from one person's perspective.

• opinion

• account

• source

• context

the background or situation for something.

• context

• opinion

• source

• theory

the facts that prove or disprove something.

• Context

• Evidence

• Source

• analyze

something real or true.

• source

• analyze

• context

• fact

the study of the past.

• math

• reading

• history/social studies

• science

a source usually created at the time in question that provides firsthand evidence. Examples include newspaper articles, photographs, diary entries, interviews and financial records.

• primary source

• secondary source

a source that was not created at the time being studied, but instead uses sources that were created at that time as evidence to draw conclusions. Scholarly books and articles are examples.

• primary source

• secondary source

an idea that explains something, but may or may not be right.

• theory

• fact

• context

• evidence