Suffrage Research Review

This thoughtful social studies worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 strengthen historical inquiry, source evaluation, and evidence-based reasoning skills through a focused research scenario on the women’s suffrage movement. As students read about a learner examining different types of sources, they classify each as primary or secondary and reflect on how source type shapes perspective and understanding.

Learning Goals

• Primary vs. Secondary Source Understanding (Grades 4-6): Identify and classify sources based on firsthand evidence or later interpretation.
• Comparing Perspectives: Explain how different source types provide unique viewpoints on historical events.
• Historical Research Skills: Understand why historians rely on both primary and secondary sources.
• Analyzing Informational Text: Use details from the passage to support classifications and explanations.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed by educators to align with upper elementary social studies and ELA standards.
• Encourages Deeper Inquiry: Moves beyond labeling to explaining why sources matter.
• Supports Evidence-Based Reasoning: Requires justification using text details and definitions.
• Flexible Classroom Use: Ideal for history units, guided reading, homework, or assessment.

This printable worksheet helps students develop a richer understanding of historical research by comparing primary and secondary sources within the context of women’s suffrage. By evaluating perspectives and explaining the value of different evidence types, learners strengthen critical thinking, comprehension, and research readiness. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this resource provides meaningful practice with source analysis, historical inquiry, and thoughtful evaluation of informational text.

This worksheet is part of our primary vs. secondary sources worksheets collection.