Common Core State Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.
Objective
Students will analyze a statue to determine if it is a primary or secondary source.
360° Learning Experience
Teachers choose a 360° image or video that includes a historical marker or geographic location along with a text that describes the significance behind the marker or location. Next, students exam the image or video and read the text. Based on the information from the text, students explain if the marker or location in the 360° media is a primary or secondary source.
Recommended Teaching Strategy
Example Response
This example is based on this text about the Rotunda at the University of Virginia, and the prompt is: Explain if you think the Rotunda is a primary or second source.
The Rotunda at the University of Virginia is a primary source of the rebuilt Rotunda from 1896, not of the original Rotunda. While the original Rotunda was designed by Thomas Jefferson in 1822 and erected in 1826, there was a fire in 1895 that destroyed the Rotunda’s roof as well as additional damage, which means that the true original Rotunda no longer exists. However, because the rebuilt Rotunda shown in this video still exists, it is still a historical artifact, not the retelling or recording of one. Therefore, it should count as a primary source.