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=**Wikipedia** **in USHistory8** =

**Does Wikipedia have a place in our historical research?**
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=**Overview **=

Every year when students present their Unit 1 Projects, a debate among students erupts as to whether or not Wikipedia is appropriate to use in historical research. Therefore, I decided to provoke this debate at the onset of each school year with the question: **"Does Wikipedia have a place in our historical research?"**
 * Background**

In this lesson, students will:
 * Goals**
 * work collaboratively //within// their class period
 * work collaboratively //across// class periods
 * be introduced to a classroom backchannel
 * examine the prevalance of Wikipedia in online searches
 * examine primary, secondary, and tertiary sources
 * critically read social studies sources by learning how a Wikipedia entry is created and organized
 * build a wiki page to share personal views and compile ideas discussed across varying class periods
 * write persuasively for a particular public audience about the role of Wikipedia in everyday internet usage

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