Week 1: Skills Review

Wednesday

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Today's Focus

Primary & Secondary Sources

Estimated Time

1h 12m

Tasks for Today

4 tasks

Video

12 min

Watch: Primary vs. Secondary Sources

Learn the difference between primary and secondary sources and why historians use both types of evidence.

Watch on YouTube

Reading

20 min

Read: Types of Historical Evidence

Read Chapter 1, Section 1 (pages 1-8) in your textbook about different types of historical sources and evidence.

Activity

30 min

Activity: Source Analysis Practice

Using the Library of Congress analysis tool, analyze 3 different sources (one document, one photograph, one artifact). Complete the analysis worksheet for each.

LOC Analysis Tool

Quiz

10 min

Quiz: Source Identification

Complete this short quiz to check your understanding of primary and secondary sources.