Original PromptThinking like a historian: TEKS# SE# TEKS
US.28 - Social studies skills. The student understands how historians use historiography to interpret the past and applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including technology. The student is expected to:
US.28A - Analyze primary and secondary sources such as maps, graphs, speeches, political cartoons, and artifacts to acquire information to answer historical questions.
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This learning resource focuses on the historiographical analysis of the civil rights movement. It aims to help students assess primary and secondary sources for their validity and biases, utilizing academic terminology to construct evidence-based historical arguments. Students are tasked with analyzing various documents, including a political cartoon and an excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'Letter from Birmingham Jail', to understand different perspectives and the implications of bias. The resource also encourages critical thinking through a structured routine, prompting students to observe, interpret, and question the intent behind these historical materials. Finally, students synthesize their understanding by writing a coherent argument about the importance of evaluating the credibility and bias of primary sources in historical inquiry.