Unit 1 Vocabulary

What is a primary source?

• Accounts of events created at a later date by someone who was not present at the event

• First-hand accounts of an event created by eyewitnesses or first recorders at the time of the event

• Comparing sources and examining multiple perspectives of an event

• Considering how when and where a document was produced influenced the author

What does sourcing involve?

• Examining a document to inquire about who, when, where, and why the document was created

• Considering how when and where a document was produced influenced the author

• Examining the text of a source to gain an understanding of the author’s claims

• The personal attributes and life experiences of an author

What is the purpose of corroboration?

• Examining the text of a source to gain an understanding of the author’s claims

• Comparing sources and examining multiple perspectives of an event to evaluate the credibility of a source

• Considering how when and where a document was produced influenced the author

• The personal attributes and life experiences of an author

What does contextualizing involve?

• Examining the text of a source to gain an understanding of the author’s claims

• Considering how when and where a document was produced influenced the author

• Comparing sources and examining multiple perspectives of an event

• The personal attributes and life experiences of an author

What is the definition of point of view?

• The circumstances of the time in which an event occurred

• The personal attributes and life experiences of an author

• An opinion or perspective presented by the author of a document

• Examining the text of a source to gain an understanding of the author’s claims

What does historical context refer to?

• The personal attributes and life experiences of an author

• The circumstances of the time in which an event occurred or in which an author lived

• An opinion or perspective presented by the author of a document

• Examining the text of a source to gain an understanding of the author’s claims

What is meant by frame of reference?

• The personal attributes and life experiences of an author that may have influenced his/her point of view

• The circumstances of the time in which an event occurred

• An opinion or perspective presented by the author of a document

• Examining the text of a source to gain an understanding of the author’s claims

A document created about an event, but not experienced by the person themselves is a...

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source