Analyzing primary sources can feel like a monumental challenge for many students! Build student confidence with this primary source analysis that includes differentiated reading passages (an actual historical version and a modern translation) active reading strategies and text-based tasks for students.
✔️Reading Passage – Historical Primary Source
✔️Reading Passage – Modern Version of Source
✔️Annotation Guides for both Historical and Modern versions.
✔️Side-by-Side Comparison of Historical and Modern Versions of Source
Text-Based Tasks & Activities
✔️Summarizing and Finding the Central Idea
✔️Multiple-Choice Text-Based Questions
✔️Writing About the Text
What do students need?
✏️ Crayons, markers or colored pencils
Skills Used:
Reading Comprehension
✔️ Critical Thinking
✔️ Citing Evidence
✔️ Text Marking
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