This week we will begin a new unit that covers using primary and secondary sources for research.

Here are our vocabulary words we will be using this week:
constitution – document that outlines the fundamental principles and structures of a government.

unalienable rights – basic rights people are born with, also called natural rights.

preamble – an introductory part of a document.

amendments – additions made to a document.

pledge – a promise.

allegiance – loyalty.

primary source – first-hand accounts of an event created by eyewitnesses or first recorders at the time of the event.

secondary source – accounts of events created at a later date and by someone who was not present at the event.

point of view – an opinion or perspective presented by the author of a document, influenced by the author’s personal circumstances.

historical context – the circumstances of the time in which an event occurred or in which an author lived that may have influenced his/her point of view.