Primary sources that show positive changes in Latin America

Primary sources that show positive changes in Latin America. By doing this, you are showing that you know how to “corroborate” sources. Corroboration in this sense means to make a similar argument with similar primary sources. If the three sources you post don’t focus on the same example of positive change, they will not corroborate what you are trying to demonstrate.

Make sure you don’t just show happy things in each country. The primary sources must corroborate one another. For example, photos showing women voting in three separate countries would corroborate that women’s suffrage is respected in Latin America (or at least in those three countries).

A poor example would be showing kids smiling in various countries. Children smiling does not equate to a positive change. Googling images of any of the countries in Latin America should provide you with ample primary sources to fulfill this assignment.

Then you will write a paragraph explaining how the three or more primary sources you gather and post for this assignment “corroborate” each other.

An important part of understanding primary sources is to be able to source, corroborate, and contextualize. In this course, each time you were asked to analyze a primary source you were actually sourcing (analyzing the who, what, and why related to the source) and contextualizing (analyzing the “when” of the source, and identifying what was taking place in the world when that specific source was created).

Now you have another chance to practice “corroborating” (explaining the relationship between sources and how those relationships support a point). You will do so with the sources you found.