Lesson 2/Activity 1: Nonfiction Shapes Our Truths

STEP 1:

Create a Google doc and build a table that is 2 cells wide and 2 cells in height. Like this:

STEP 2:

Study the two documents linked below and find examples of how these early documents are similar and how they differ. Find at least 3 Examples of both similar and different.

• The Magna Carta (1215 AD)
• The Constitution of the Iroquois Nations (1451 AD)

STEP 3:

Use your findings to complete the table.

STEP 4:  

Below the table on your doc, write at least two paragraphs addressing the prompt below:

• How is reading nonfiction documents different from reading fiction when studying a period in history? Elaborate with examples.

STEP 5:

Submit Assignment.