Critical Thinking using Primary Sources in World History
Critical Thinking using Primary Sources in World History (grade level 10-12) takes evaluation of primary source documents to a new level by providing…
- Historical background information about the person and the time period being studied
- Critical-reading questions to guide the reading of the documents
- Multiple documents about a singular event or person for students to compare.
Use primary and secondary source material to explore the lives and times of such notables as…
- Roman Emperor Octavian Augustus and the Formation of the Roman Empire
- Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Angevin Empire
- Martin Luther and the Suppression of the Peasant Revolt
- Oliver Cromwell and the English Civil War
- Peter the Great and the Westernization of Russia
- John Newton and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
- Maximilien Robespierre and “The Republic of Virtue”
- Robert Peel and the Corn Laws
- Sylvia Pankhurst: Advocate or Subversive?
- Boxer Rebellion and the Westernization of China
- Francisco (Pancho) Villa: Outlaw or Revolutionary?
After reading and analyzing the provided documents (and using what they know about the person and event from other history readings), students must then take a stand about a “charge” leveled against the person in history and defend that stance using excerpts from the primary source documents to support their stance. This process develops critical thinking and opinion-based writing skills, and prepares students for document-based assessment.
This item is consumable. Either reproduce or purchase one per student.
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