Grade 3 Fall History - Local History and Landmarks: The Stories of THIS Place
History · HIS G3 (D2.His.9.3-5; D2.His.11.3-5; D2.His.13.3-5; TEKS 3.17.A; KS2 History Aim 5) hist.g3.f.his.newspaper_as_source

Use a historic newspaper article as a primary source via the Wineburg 4-question routine

Apply the Wineburg 4-question routine (SOURCING / CONTEXTUALIZATION / CORROBORATION / CLOSE READING) to one historic local newspaper article. Use the local historical society's archive OR Library of Congress Chronicling America. Complete the Source Detective Card (MG-3).

Mastery threshold
80%
Min instances
6
Typical minutes
50
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
Common misconceptions
  • Treating the newspaper article as neutral fact (every newspaper has a perspective and an audience)
  • Skipping SOURCING (who wrote this, for whom, when, why)
  • Skipping CLOSE READING (what does the article NOT say)

Exercise pool (2)

Diff Stem Type
2 Apply the 4 Wineburg questions to today's newspaper article. Fill in the Source Detective Card. wineburg 4 question
4 Compare the HEADLINE and the BODY of one newspaper article. Does the headline accurately summarize the body? What is emphasized? What is... headline vs body analysis