Historical Thinking Skills

Mr. Bennion asks Mr. Crighton if anything out of the ordinary happened in his class before the fight.

• Sourcing

• Close Reading

• Contextualization

• Corroboration

Mr. Goliday talks to three students who all said they saw the fight happen and asks them all the same questions.

• Sourcing

• Close Reading

• Contextualization

• Corroboration

Mr. Bennion asks a student who says they saw the fight if they are friends with either of the students who were fighting.

• Sourcing

• Close Reading

• Contextualization

• Corroboration

After one of the students says "Then that one kid just went insane!" Mr. Goliday asks him to explain exactly what that means.

• Sourcing

• Close Reading

• Contextualization

• Corroboration

What skill asks: "What evidence does the author use?"

• Sourcing

• Close Reading

• Contextualization

• Corroboration

What skill asks: "Who wrote this?"

• Sourcing

• Close Reading

• Contextualization

• Corroboration

What skill asks: "What do other documents/sources say? Do they agree?"

• Sourcing

• Close Reading

• Contextualization

• Corroboration

What skill asks: "What circumstances were happening when the document was written?"

• Sourcing

• Close Reading

• Contextualization

• Corroboration

What skill asks: "What evidence does the author use to make their point?"

• Sourcing

• Close Reading

• Contextualization

• Corroboration

What skill asks: "Why was this document written?"

• Sourcing

• Close Reading

• Contextualization

• Corroboration