SOURCING: BATTLE AT TICONDEROGA

Topic: Canadian History,

Historical Thinking Skills: Sourcing

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Attending to the metadata of a source is a critical aspect of sourcing a document in order to assess the strengths and weaknesses of a source in serving as evidence for a particular historical inquiry.

“Battle at Ticonderoga”asks students to evaluate a single source, noting both its strengths and weaknesses as evidence for a particular historical inquiry question.