WHAT IS IT Preparing and modifying primary source documents so that all students can read and analyze them in their history classrooms Adapting Documents RATIONALE Often primary sources use complex or antiquated language ID: 304313
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Adapting Documents
WHAT IS IT?
Preparing and modifying primary source documents so that all students can read and analyze them in their history classrooms.Slide2
Adapting Documents
RATIONALE
Often primary sources use complex or antiquated language
A challenge
even for able
readers!
Adapting
a variety of historical documents for use in the classroom will allow students greater access to important reading and thinking opportunities.Slide3
Adapting Documents
METHOD
Adapting
documents for the classroom
may include:
Making
them
shorter, clearer, and more
focused
Use
of
excerpts or ellipses
Including helpful
head
notes
Giving clear
source
information
Providing a word bank
Directing attention with guiding questions
Simplifying syntax
and
vocabularySlide4
Structured Academic
Controversy:
Was the West a land of freedom and opportunity?Slide5
Select a Document
Y
ou are faced with a pile of documents on your table….
…pick one that you will adapt for a 5
th
grader.Slide6
Create a Head Note
On your document or separate sheet of paper…
M
ake
sure that the source of the document is clear.
State
whether you found it online or in a book, clearly identify when, where, by whom, and for whom the source was
originally
created
.
Create a head note that includes background information and even a brief reading guide.
YOU MAY HAVE TO RESEARCH THIS A BIT!Slide7
Focus the Document
Judicious
excerpting with a liberal use of ellipses makes any document more approachable and accessible.
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Simplify the Document
Cut
any confusing or nonessential phrases to make it shorter and easier to follow
Replace difficult words with easier synonyms
Modify irregular punctuation, capitalization, or
spelling
Provide
a vocabulary
legend
Create focus questionsSlide9
Other Considerations…
Use
a
large type (up to 16 point font)
Provide ample
white space on the page
Use italics
to signal key
words
Bold
challenging wordsSlide10
E
xplain
that students are working with documents that have been specially prepared for the classroom.
Ex. "
Some of the language and phrasing in this document have been modified from the original" posted at the bottom of the page may be useful.
Adapting documents
is simply a tool to help novice historians develop their skills and access
content.
Avoid PitfallsSlide11
Share Adapted Documents…Slide12
For Further Information
http://historicalthinkingmatters.org
/
http
://teachinghistory.org/teaching-materials/teaching-guides/
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