Module 19: Historical Sources- Social Studies 2 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to apply technology to answer historical questions, identify the significance of historical documents for understanding American history, and Identify the significance of historical documents for understanding world history.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Accessing Information *Social Studies 2B Workbook, ISBN 978-1-63916-162-1 (optional);
2 American Historical Artifacts None
3 World Historical Artifacts None

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Accessing Information
  1. Apply technology to answer historical questions.
2 American Historical Artifacts
  1. Identify the significance of historical documents for understanding American history.
3 World Historical Artifacts
  1. Identify the significance of historical documents for understanding world history.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
historical information
technology
research
source
artifact
American history
historical
culture
historical documents
primary sources
secondary sources
artifacts

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Accessing Information 5 Historical Questions Assignment
2 American Historical Artifacts 5 My Artifact Assignment
3 World Historical Artifacts 5 World Artifacts Map Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Accessing Information
2 American Historical Artifacts After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what an artifact is and how it helps them learn about history.
3 World Historical Artifacts After completing this lesson, ask your student to name three things they learned about historical artifacts and what they can tell us about world history.

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Accessing Information
  1. How can technology help me answer historical questions?
American Historical Artifacts
  1. How do historical documents and artifacts help me learn about American history?
World Historical Artifacts
  1. How do historical documents and artifacts help me learn about world history?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing