1. Presented by
Betsey
Kennedy
DIGGING INTO HISTORY

2. All Materials
can be found
at:
HTTP://DIGGINGINTOHISTORY.
WIKISPACES.COM

3. PRIMARY VS. SECONDARY
SOURCES

4. 4th Grade
IDEAS TUG-OF-WAR
3rd Grade
5th Grade
LiarHero
Hero
Hero Villain
Madman

5. Model
Share
Practice
Reflect
WORKING WITH HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS

6. EXAMINING IMAGES

7. EXAMINING IMAGES

8. EXAMINING IMAGES

9. EXAMINING IMAGES

10. EXAMINING IMAGES

11. EXAMINING IMAGES

12. Look at the first image on Page A.
Complete the National Archives
Photo Analysis Worksheet on Page
H.
EXAMINING IMAGES:
SMALL GROUP PRACTICE

13.  What information can we
gain about Columbus from
this image?
 Cite the source of the
information.
 How reliable is this
information?
WHAT DOES THE IMAGE TELL US?
4th Grade
Hero Villain
Now try this for yourself!

14. EXAMINING PRIMARY
TEXTUAL DOCUMENTS

15. EXAMINING PRIMARY
TEXTUAL DOCUMENTS

16. Select small portions of the texts found on
Page D and E.
Complete three readings of the texts.
1st Reading: Circle unknown words or ideas.
2nd Reading: Re-read and attempt to determine
the meanings of the unknown words and phrases.
Annotate!
3rd Reading: Re-read and use codes to mark
examples of Hero/Liar; Hero/Villain; or
Hero/Madman.
LEARNING FROM PRIMARY TEXTUAL DOCUMENTS:
SMALL GROUP PRACTICE

17.  What new information can we gain about John Brown
from these primary documents?
Cite the source of the information.
How reliable is this information?
Have you heard the same information again? Add the
new citation.
WHAT DO THE TEXTS TELL US?
5th Grade
Hero Madman
Now try this for yourself!

18. Paul Revere was a hero of the American Revolution. He
is most famous for riding his horse through the countryside
near Boston to warn the colonists that the British were coming.
Revere was also a skilled silversmith (maker of silverware).
Paul Revere was born on January 1, 1735, in Boston,
Massachusetts. His father’s family was French and the family
name was changed from De Revoire to Revere. Paul learned
silversmithing from his father.
As a young man Revere joined the Sons of Liberty, a
club for colonists who disliked British rule. Such people were
known as patriots. In 1773 he helped lead the Boston Tea Party
protest where patriots threw British tea into Boston Harbor.
LEARNING FROM GENERAL TEXTS

19. Select small portions of the texts found on
Page B and C.
Complete three readings of the texts.
1st Reading: Circle unknown words or ideas.
2nd Reading: Re-read and attempt to determine
the meanings of the unknown words and phrases.
Annotate!
3rd Reading: Re-read and use codes to mark
examples of Hero/Liar; Hero/Villain; or
Hero/Madman.
LEARNING FROM GENERAL TEXTS:
SMALL GROUP PRACTICE

20.  What new information can we gain about Paul Revere
from these general texts?
Cite the source of the information.
How reliable is this information?
Have you heard the same information again? Add the
new citation.
WHAT DOES THE TEXT TELL US?
3rd Grade
Hero Liar
Now try this for yourself!

21. How does the information you gained
from the general texts compare to the
information you gained from the primary
documents and images?
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT…

22. USING TRADEBOOKS: HISTORICAL
FICTION AND NONFICTION

23. Arrange the Post-It Notes based on the
strength of the evidence.
Students can use the Post-It Notes to write an
argumentative paragraph/essay.
FINAL THOUGHTS
3rd Grade
Hero Liar

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QUESTIONS?