Tanya met with two graduate students to discuss their research projects.

“What sparked your interest in slavery?” she asked Leslie.

“I’ve just always wondered,” Leslie said, shrugging. “Like, why in America at that time?”

“And what is the story you want to tell?” Tanya inquired.

“My problem,” Sean interrupted, “is that I’m buried in all the sources I’ve dug up.”

“Have you determined the focus of your research?”

“I guess not well enough,” said Sean.

“Welcome to the challenges of being a historian,” said Tanya, smiling.

Match the historian’s task with the question that represents it.

asking questions about the past

creating narratives see attachement no writing just answer questions