Analyzing Sources Learning Scale © 2018 UCF

Language Arts Day 1 Level Skill 4 I can analyze a historical document and synthesize from it a brief historical fiction. 3 I can identify and analyze, on my own or by collaborating with others, a historical document and describe the type of source it will provide for research. 2 I can properly identify key features and ideas of a particular historical document and summarize the document in a collaboration with others. 1 I can define primary and secondary source, and describe what constitute first- and second-hand accounts. I can explain why written records are important to the study of history.

I can identify a map as a primary or secondary source. Social Studies Day 1 Level Skill 4 I can create a local map, including key features and annotations necessary for a viewer to understand/visualize the area being mapped. 3 I can use a map to help me understand written information about history and properly annotate a map to show locations and paths of key events. 2 I can explain how a map helps to understand written information about history and give examples. 1 I can identify a map as a primary or secondary source.

I can compare and contrast multiple accounts of the same topic. Language Arts Days 2 & 3 Level Skill 4 After studying an event from history I describe how to use the things I learned to handle future events, citing specific examples that taught me something important. 3 I can integrate information from multiple sources and write a properly-formatted essay where I explain the topic knowledgably with supporting evidence from the sources. 2 I can use multiple accounts of the same topic to gather information and explain the topic, including why different persons may have different views about it. 1 I can compare and contrast multiple accounts of the same topic.

I can identify key events in a biography of a historical figure. Social Studies Day 2 Level Skill 4 I can use illustrations in my creation of a biographic timeline to help the viewer understand the events being described. 3 I can create an accurate, visually appealing timeline of a historical figure using a biography. 2 I can collaborate with others to understand how a biography helps to understand historic events that involved more than just the subject of the biography. 1 I can identify key events in a biography of a historical figure.

I can identify key details in an oral account of history. Social Studies Day 3 Level Skill 4 I can actively seek opportunities to learn about humanity from the study of history and apply the lessons I learn to my own life now and in the future. 3 I can use diverse sources about a topic to understand how humans have reacted to events in our history and explain how those historical events apply to my life today. 2 I can compare and contrast the experiences of hearing an oral account of history and reading that same account in writing. 1 I can identify key details in an oral account of history.