seventh grade social studies

Primary source

A document or a physical object which was written or created during the time of the event

Secondary source

Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness of an event

Analyze

To break down into separate parts in order to study

Sourcing

Asking where evidence came from and and the perspective and any bias attached to it

Corroborate

To support with evidence when two sources agree with each other

CONTEXTULALIZATION

Asking what else was going on at the time the evidence was processed in order to understand the “big picture”

Claim

A statement that supports the author’s main idea

Elaborate

To explain in. Greater detail

thesis

The main idea of what the author is writing about

Infer

A conclusion one can draw from the presented evidence

Evidence

Facts or quotes taken from a text to help prove your claim

Justify

To give a valid reason or evidence to support an answer or conclusion