Learning Target:

SWBAT contextualize two newspaper accounts. (Focus on what was going on when the newspapers were created and how the historical context might have influenced the content of the newspapers)

To demonstrate their ability to use evidence in the study of history, students should:

● compare various types of sources to be used in a historical study.

● engage in historical thinking skills to collect evidence from various sources that identifies bias, context, tone, purpose, and periodization.

● evaluate secondary sources for accuracy and validity.

●  examine multiple points of view to construct a historical argument.

● corroborate multiple sources.