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Here are the teacher pack items for Interpreting Primary and Secondary Sources:
Overview In this experience, students learn to distinguish between primary and secondary sources. Then they learn how to evaluate and interpret primary sources. Finally, students conduct brief case studies by locating and evaluating primary and secondary sources for assigned historical topics. Students will work together in small groups in scene 4. Objectives
Imagine that you’re doing a personal project recording your family history from 200 years ago. How would you go about finding that information? What information would be best for your purposes and why? In this experience, you will learn about the types of sources that individuals and historians use to track down history.
Objectives
Ancient Roman Wall Painting, City of Pompeii
What do you notice about individuals from the painting? Describe your observations in a word or short phrase. To list more than one, separate your ideas with a comma, like this: Naples, Rome
Name two facts you learned based on what you read.
Why is the painting a good source of information about the era and culture of these individuals?
Discuss student responses. Students will likely suggest that because the painting was made during the time of Ancient Rome, it reveals aspects of life at the time, such as dress, jewelry, hairstyle, professions, and so on.
