Document analysis is more than just reading; it’s about helping students actively make sense of information. Teachers can use documents that relate to the content in the progression of learning for the specific cycle they are teaching.

After explicitly teaching vocabulary, students can analyze documents using these tools and apply the documents to practice intellectual operations (see these infographics for more details), such as situating events in time and space or identifying changes.

Geography, History and Citizenship is more than just teaching facts. It is through the incorporation of document analysis and the intellectual operations that students have opportunities to develop critical thinking and a deeper understanding of the subject.

Below are some graphic organizers to support your students with document analysis.