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Access multiple primary sources to compare and contrast
differing sets of ideas, values, personalities, behaviors, priorities, and
institutions.
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Consider multiple perspectives of various peoples in the
past by demonstrating their differing motives, beliefs, interests, hopes,
and fears.
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Evaluate major debates among historians concerning alternative
interpretations of the past.
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Formulate historical questions from encounters with historical
documents.
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Synthesize ideas into a well-organized, coherent, and balanced
essay.
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- Printouts of the tools for students
- Dictionary
Standards:
National History Standards:
Standards in Historical Thinking
2: Historical Comprehension
3: Historical Analysis and Interpretation
4: Historical Research Capabilities
Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction
Virginia Standards
of Learning
11.6
11.17
National Council for the
Social Studies
II. Time, Continuity, and Change
V. Individuals, Groups, and Institutions
Center for Technology and Teacher Education,
University of Virginia. This module created by
Brooke Graham of the University of Virginia.