Social Studies9-12+
Primary Source Analysis for High School
By Lawrence E.
This packet guides 11th+ grade students through analyzing primary source documents to identify key components like issues, audiences, and proposed solutions. It focuses on understanding a party's coalition beyond its stated platform, building critical thinking and historical analysis skills.
Customize for your classroom
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this packet as a 45-minute lesson to introduce primary source analysis or as a review.
- Discussion question: How might the intended audience shape the message of a primary source?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Provide a glossary of potentially unfamiliar terms found in the primary sources.
- Extension for advanced students: Have students compare and contrast the coalitions of two different primary sources.
- Estimated time: 45 minutes.
Social Studies9-12+
Primary Source Analysis for High School
By Lawrence E.
This packet guides 11th+ grade students through analyzing primary source documents to identify key components like issues, audiences, and proposed solutions. It focuses on understanding a party's coalition beyond its stated platform, building critical thinking and historical analysis skills.
Customize for your classroom
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this packet as a 45-minute lesson to introduce primary source analysis or as a review.
- Discussion question: How might the intended audience shape the message of a primary source?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Provide a glossary of potentially unfamiliar terms found in the primary sources.
- Extension for advanced students: Have students compare and contrast the coalitions of two different primary sources.
- Estimated time: 45 minutes.