This week, our students have been looking at the process of Reading Like a Historian. Within this process, students have learned sourcing, close reading, contextualization, and corroboration. Once students had become familiar with this process, we then challenged them to use this new skill to examine various primary and secondary sources to answer the question, "Was the curse of King Tut's tomb myth or reality?". During this investigation, students worked with various sources of information: written documents, sound recordings, motion pictures, artifacts, maps, and photos. The final product of this mini-unit is an essay in which the students use corroboration to back up their answer to the question of King Tut's Curse, Myth or Reality. The final essay is due on Wednesday, Oct. 2.
Mr. Cain6th Grade Social Studies Teacher - Team Adventurers Archives
October 2013
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