Use a historic newspaper article as a primary source via the Wineburg 4-question routine
Exercise Difficulty 2 ~5 min hist.g3.f.his.newspaper_as_source.ex_01

Wineburg 4 Question

Prompt

Apply the 4 Wineburg questions to today's newspaper article. Fill in the Source Detective Card.

How it's presented
mode manipulative
Answer criteria
type card completion
rubric
All 4 boxes completed = mastery; 3 = practicing
Hints
  1. SOURCING = who/when/where/why/for whom.
  2. CONTEXTUALIZATION = what was happening at the time.
  3. CORROBORATION = other sources.
  4. CLOSE READING = what it does say and does not say.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Children may confuse sourcing and close reading - sourcing is about MAKER; close reading is about CONTENT.
Used in lessons