CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.6 Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided. I'm not going to lie. Thi
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Since February is about a week away, I thought I'd focus on the subject of firsthand and secondhand accounts. I find that it works perfectly to tie this concept in with Black History month. There are
As we begin to move into our exploration unit, we are first looking at primary and secondary sources to make sure we have a good handle on what falls into what category. Most of the students were "kind of" familiar with these source types, so that helped to have a little background knowledge when we delved into exploring them further. Since these are such important concepts in social studies--and other content areas too!--it is really important that students know what each is and can…