Teaching

Analyzing Primary Sources

Sourcing: Think about a document’s author and its creation.
Contextualization: Situate the document and its events in time and place.
Close Reading: Carefully consider what the document says and the language used to say it.
Background Knowledge: Use historical information and knowledge to read and understand the document.
Reading the Silences: Identify what has been left out or is missing from the document by asking questions of its account

Room 1: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Article 1 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Article 2 Read both articles

Room 2: Fort Worth Leadership Conference Read pages 5-7 up to the discussion on the lack of unity, read about the educational system beginning on page 12 to 14, scan the rest of the document to see if any other issues stand out to you.

Room 3: Toward Quality Education for Mexican Americans Read page 5, read Cultural Content in Curriculum beginning on page 18, scan the rest of the Curriculum section, read Findings: I. Curriculum beginning on page 83, scan the rest of the document to look at images.

Room 4: Much From Many Read page 5, 7, scan Part One: Introduction beginning on page 17, scan Part Two: Guidelines, pick a couple of the historical people in the guidebook read about.

Room 5: Americans All Read page 6-8, scan the Table of Contents, scan the Introduction beginning on page 15, scan the General Cultural Awareness beginning on page 21, pick a couple of activities to read about.