Professor MacQueen

4-1 Activity: Bias in Primary Sources

Use the provided Module Four Activity Template: Bias in Primary Sources Word Document that is attached below to complete this activity. First, you will locate an additional primary source related to your historical event. Next, you will answer questions about your event and the primary source you identified in a previous module. You will then consider whether there is evidence of bias in these sources.at is attached below to complete this activity. First, you will locate an additional primary source related to your historical event. Next, you will answer questions about your event and the primary source you identified in a previous module. You will then consider whether there is evidence of bias in these sources.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

• Conduct source analysis on two primary sources relevant to your historical event.
  • You will respond to specific questions about each source in the activity template.
• Analyze the primary sources relevant to your historical event for the presence of bias.
  • What clues are present in your two sources that may indicate bias? Provide evidence of these clues from your sources. If you do not think there is bias, provide evidence to support your claim. 
• Compare how your historical event is represented in your primary sources.
  • Do the two sources tell the same story, or are contrasting perspectives represented? Provide evidence from your sources.

Guidelines for Submission

Submit the Module Four Activity Template: Bias in Primary Sources. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

4-2 Activity: Analyzing Historical Narratives

Use the provided that is attach below  to complete this activity. First, you will locate an additional secondary source related to your historical event. You will then compare the narratives about your historical event in each of your sources (two primary and two secondary). Finally, you will choose a narrative you believe has been the most influential in terms of what is known about your historical event.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

• Compare the narratives presented in your primary and secondary sources relevant to your historical event.
  • Apply the source analysis skills from the previous activity to help you compare the narratives about your historical event. Describe the stories told in each source about your historical event. Provide evidence from your sources to support your descriptions of the narratives. Consider the following questions:
    • How are the narratives in each source similar and/or different?
    • How has the story of your historical event and key figure or group (identified in the previous module) been told in the past and the present?
    • From which perspectives are the narratives told?
    • What was occurring in society at the time of the event, such as politics, the economy, and entertainment?
• Describe one narrative that has significantly influenced the contemporary understanding of your historical event.
  • Select one narrative from the four you analyzed. Choose the narrative that you think has been the most influential in terms of what is known and unknown about your historical event. Explain why you chose this narrative and how it has impacted our current understanding of the event.
• Explain how the chosen narrative helps you better understand your historical research question.
  • How does the narrative you chose expand, support, or challenge your research question?

Guidelines for Submission

Submit the Module Four Activity Template: Historical Narratives. Sources should be cited according to APA style.