​What is Historical Literacy?

​A person with historical literacy can...

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  1. ​Read a timeline

  2. ​Identify a primary and secondary source

  3. ​Use and identify civilizations using S.P.I.D.E.R.

  4. ​History detective

​Can You Read a Timeline?

Do you know...?

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1. ​What B.C. and A.D. means?

2. ​Can you use math?

3. ​Can you locate the date?

4. ​Can you locate the event?

​Can You Find the Main Idea?

1. Read the titles and headings

2. Read the FIRST sentence

3. ​Read the LAST Sentence

4. ​Read the middle

​Can You Identify Primary Sources?

1. newspapers

2. diaries

3. pictures

4. ​​letters

5. ​movies and audio

​Can You Identify Secondary Sources?

1. textbook

2. books

3. ​biographies

​Can You Identify S.P.I.D.E.R.?

1. Society

2. Politics

3. ​Ideas/Inventions

4. Diplomacy

5. Economic$

6. Religion​