Source Analysis Checklist

Social studies inquiry-based learning requires thoughtfully selected sources that help students investigate ideas, evaluate evidence, and develop well-supported conclusions. 

This checklist offers educators a practical planning tool to help choose and use primary and secondary sources to support meaningful inquiry-based social studies instruction.

Ensure your sources are purposeful, varied, and aligned to student learning goal by

• selecting sources that support compelling inquiry questions
• balancing primary and secondary sources to build background knowledge and deepen understanding
• incorporating multiple source types, perspectives, and levels of complexity
• helping students evaluate evidence, analyze perspectives, and think like investigators
• fostering evidence-based discussions and meaningful classroom reflection.

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