📚 Part 1: Source Evaluation
1. Which of the following is an example of a PRIMARY source for researching the Civil Rights Movement?
A 2020 textbook chapter about Martin Luther King Jr.
A 1963 newspaper article reporting on the March on Washington
A documentary film made in 1995
A biography of Rosa Parks written in 2010
2. When evaluating a source's reliability, which factors should you consider? (Check all that apply)
Authority (who wrote it?)
Date of publication
Potential bias
Length of the document
Accuracy of information
3. A secondary source is:
Written by someone who witnessed the events firsthand
Created at the same time as the historical event
Written by someone analyzing or interpreting primary sources
Always more reliable than primary sources
🔍 Part 2: Research Matrix Practice
Instructions: Use the research matrix below to organize information about your assigned social movement. Fill in at least 3 sources and identify key historical context elements.
4. Social Movement Being Researched: _________________________________
Source #1:
Title/Type: ________________________________________________
Key Event Discovered: ___________________________________
Important Figure: _______________________________________
Societal Condition: ____________________________________
Significance: __________________________________________
Source #2:
Title/Type: ________________________________________________
Key Event Discovered: ___________________________________
Important Figure: _______________________________________
Societal Condition: ____________________________________
Significance: __________________________________________
Source #3:
Title/Type: ________________________________________________
Key Event Discovered: ___________________________________
Important Figure: _______________________________________
Societal Condition: ____________________________________
Significance: __________________________________________
✏️ Part 3: Analysis and Reflection
5. Based on your research, identify common themes or patterns in how historical context influenced your social movement:
6. Write a 5-sentence paragraph responding to: "How does understanding the historical context help us better understand a social movement's goals and challenges?"
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7. Rate your confidence in researching historical contexts (circle one):
1 (Not confident) - 2 (Somewhat confident) - 3 (Confident) - 4 (Very confident) - 5 (Extremely confident)
8. What is one question you still have about your social movement's historical context?
