Oklahoma Academic Standard 3. The student will examine important events and historical figures in the nation’s past.
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Objective 3.4 Identify primary sources and how they help us to learn about the past.
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In a Nutshell
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Students should be able to describe why we examine primary sources as a means to understand the events of the past from the people who witnessed or experienced such events firsthand. Students should also begin to identify and weigh the advantages of using different types of primary sources, such as diaries, letters, photographs, and artifacts.
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Teacher Action
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Student Action
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Provide opportunities for students to explain and discuss the author’s purpose and reasoning used to support the author’s purpose.
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Compare two or more primary or secondary sources about a particular event in history in order to explain how the source helps us better understand the past.
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Explain the difference between a primary and secondary source of information and gather basic information from such sources.
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Identify the author and date of a primary source using information found within the source itself.
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Key Concepts
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Misconceptions
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primary sources such as firsthand accounts of an event expressed through letters, diaries, photographs
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secondary sources such as textbooks, newspapers that report about an event without firsthand experience
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Instructional Resources
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Access suggested instructional resources correlated to learning standard and objective.
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