CONTENT STATEMENT
- Different perspectives on a topic can be obtained from a variety of historic and contemporary sources and used to effectively communicate and defend a claim based on evidence. Sources should be examined for accuracy and credibility.
CONTENT ELABORATION
Students at this level continue developing civic participation skills by using evidence from a variety of historic and contemporary sources to communicate and defend a claim. Each source reflects a specific bias or perspective on a topic.
Students should understand the importance of examining the accuracy of a source by considering the following:
Can the information be verified in other sources?
What are the author’s sources of information?
Is the information original or reprinted/excerpted from another source?
How does the source compare with others on the same topic?
In grade seven, students will learn about historical perspective. Historical perspective is the idea that historians and archaeologists describe historical events and issues from the perspectives of people living at that time to avoid evaluating the past in terms of today’s norms and values.
EXPECTATIONS FOR LEARNING
Use a variety of historic and contemporary sources to communicate and defend a claim on a topic.
Examine a variety of sources for accuracy.