Evaluating Primary Sources Through a See, Think, Wonder
46By taking the time to observe, make inferences, and ask great questions about historical artifacts and images, students learn to avoid jumping to conclusions.
When 7th-grade students arrive at Meredith Howard’s class at Albert Hill Middle School in Richmond, VA, there’s one thing they always know to expect: they’ll pick up a See, Think, Wonder worksheet and take it to their desk. What they don’t know? Which document, photo, political cartoon, or other primary source they’ll see on the worksheet. That’s when they have to draw on their skills to observe, infer, and question the source. This daily activity gets students’ brains working—before the bell even rings.
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