Documents

Using Documents

Although using written sources requires greater levels of literacy than object-based and image-based learning, historical documents still have the power to engage your students. Other reasons for using historical documents in your teaching include:

• Documents can really enhance your students’ knowledge and understanding of a topic.
• Documents such as diaries and personal letters can help develop your students’ empathy skills.

Below are three simple ideas for ways you can use historical documents in your teaching:

• Layers of inference diagrams
• Compare and Contrast: Y- notes graphic organisers
• Paleogeography