THE FRENCH LEGATION MUSEUM

802 SAN MARCOS STREET

AUSTIN, TEXAS

 

 

EDUCATION

 


 

 

 

"Pages from the Past" Lesson Plan

 

1. Tour of the French Legation Museum.

2. Move to Carriage House Meeting Room.

3. Short lesson on different types of research documents.

4. Draw numbers for research groups.

5. Examine types of documents found in packets.

6. Report on what types of information can be found from documents.

7. Clean up with students.

 

Primary vs. Secondary Sources:

A Comparison

 

Examine a historical event by looking at both primary and secondary sources related to the event. Record the information you find in each source below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Which sources do you think provide provides the most accurate depiction of what happened?

Defend your choice with three reasons:

 

1.______________________________________________________________________________

2.______________________________________________________________________________

3.______________________________________________________________________________

 

 

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How to Interpret Historical Documents and Objects

 


 

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