Read an artifact as a primary source using the 6-question Artifact-Reading Card
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~2 min
hist.g3.s.ex_11
Open Response
Prompt
Why is the 6th question OWN-VOICE CHECK important when reading an artifact?
How it's presented
mode
card
prompt audio ID
audio.g3s.ex 11.stem
Answer criteria
type
open response
rubric
Names that the historian must check whose voice is describing the object; insider perspective matters; the object belongs to a culture with living descendants who have authority on its meaning
Hints
- Look at MG-7 Box 6.
- Who knows the most about how a culture's object was used?
Misconceptions to watch
- Saying 'it doesn't matter' (rejecting OWN-VOICE = rejecting the unit's core stance)
- Confusing OWN-VOICE with the artifact's literal voice (objects don't speak)
Used in lessons