INTERNMENT CAMP CONDITIONS

Topic: Canadian History, World War I

Historical Thinking Skills: Sourcing, Contextualization, Close Reading

Time Period: 1914-1918

Attending to the metadata of a source is a critical aspect of sourcing a document. This information, in conjunction with contextualization and close reading of a source can give a fuller picture of the strengths and weaknesses of a source in providing evidence for a historical inquiry. In this assessment, students are provided with two sources and must evaluate their overall usefulness by using these three skills.