1. Successful Tips for Reading like a Historian Rebecca Morgan World History (6)

2. Goals Develop an awareness of reading strategies for best practices of literacy in history and Social Studies. Increase understanding about the literacy connections between Language Arts and Social Studies

3. Social Studies is primarily the application of language arts and critical thinking skills to specific concepts and content

4. Historical Thinking Skills Sourcing (Who?, When?, Bias?) Contextualizing (Imaging, Historical or Cultural Context) Corroborating (Cross-Checking, Evidence Triangulation) Close Reading (Critical Reading, Tone, Language Usage) Sourcing (Who?, When?, Bias?) Contextualizing (Imaging, Historical or Cultural Context) Corroborating (Cross-Checking, Evidence Triangulation) Close Reading (Critical Reading, Tone, Language Usage) Reading Like a Historian Stanford History Education Group

5. What is History? Accounts/narratives different depending on perspective We rely on evidence to construct account of the past We must question the reliability of evidence Any single piece of evidence is insufficient We must use multiple sources to build a plausible account Accounts/narratives different depending on perspective We rely on evidence to construct account of the past We must question the reliability of evidence Any single piece of evidence is insufficient We must use multiple sources to build a plausible account Reading Like a Historian Stanford History Education Group

6. Sourcing Who wrote this? What is the author’s point of view? Why was it written? When was it written? Is the source believable? Who wrote this? What is the author’s point of view? Why was it written? When was it written? Is the source believable? Reading Like a Historian Stanford History Education Group

7. Contextualizing What else was going on? What was it like to live in this time? What things were different?...the same? What would it look like to see this event through the eyes of someone who lived back then? What else was going on? What was it like to live in this time? What things were different?...the same? What would it look like to see this event through the eyes of someone who lived back then? Reading Like a Historian Stanford History Education Group

8. Corroboration What do other pieces of evidence say? Am I finding the same information everywhere? Am I finding different versions? Why? Where else could I look to find out about this? What evidence is most believable? What do other pieces of evidence say? Am I finding the same information everywhere? Am I finding different versions? Why? Where else could I look to find out about this? What evidence is most believable?

9. Close Reading What claims does the author make? What evidence does the author use to support those claims? How is this document supposed to make me feel? What words of phrases does the author use to convince me? What information does the author leave out? What claims does the author make? What evidence does the author use to support those claims? How is this document supposed to make me feel? What words of phrases does the author use to convince me? What information does the author leave out? Reading Like a Historian Stanford History Education Group

10. Comparing Sources Conduct a close reading of the two textbook excerpts about the Boston Massacre In what ways do the authors attempt to influence the reader? Which source would you consider more reliable? Why? Are textbooks reliable sources? Conduct a close reading of the two textbook excerpts about the Boston Massacre In what ways do the authors attempt to influence the reader? Which source would you consider more reliable? Why? Are textbooks reliable sources?

11. Be an Active Reader Predict what will happen next based on what has already happened. Question what is happening while you are reading. Summarize what you are reading frequently in chunks. Connect what is happening in the part you’re reading to what you have already read. Clarify your understanding. Stop occasionally to ask yourself whether you are confused by anything. Visualize what is happening in the text. Predict what will happen next based on what has already happened. Question what is happening while you are reading. Summarize what you are reading frequently in chunks. Connect what is happening in the part you’re reading to what you have already read. Clarify your understanding. Stop occasionally to ask yourself whether you are confused by anything. Visualize what is happening in the text.