HISTORY UNITHISTORY UNIT

USING EVIDENCE IN HISTORYUSING EVIDENCE IN HISTORY

WHAT IS HISTORY?WHAT IS HISTORY?

WHAT IS HISTORY?WHAT IS HISTORY?

The study of people and events that The study of people and events that happened in the past.happened in the past.

Questions: How, What, When, Where, Questions: How, What, When, Where, and Whyand Why

Past events that are recordedPast events that are recorded Notable events that are recordedNotable events that are recorded

WHAT IS THE FOCUS WHAT IS THE FOCUS OF HISTORY?OF HISTORY?

WHAT IS THE FOCUS OF WHAT IS THE FOCUS OF HISTORY?HISTORY?

WarWar TechnologyTechnology ReligionReligion Important People, Events, and ThingsImportant People, Events, and Things Nationalism: Pride for one’s countryNationalism: Pride for one’s country Imperialism: Aggressive move into someone else’s Imperialism: Aggressive move into someone else’s

territoryterritory DatesDates LeadersLeaders InventionsInventions AchievementAchievement Causes/EffectsCauses/Effects

WHO WRITES WHO WRITES HISTORY?HISTORY?

WHO WRITES HISTORY?WHO WRITES HISTORY?

Everyone writes history!Everyone writes history! EyewitnessesEyewitnesses JournalistsJournalists PhotographersPhotographers ReportersReporters HistoriansHistorians People perceive things differently – MUST BE People perceive things differently – MUST BE

CAREFUL WHEN YOU READ ABOUT THE CAREFUL WHEN YOU READ ABOUT THE PAST! PAST!

WHAT EVIDENCE DO WHAT EVIDENCE DO HISTORY WRITERS HISTORY WRITERS USE? USE?

WHAT EVIDENCE DO WHAT EVIDENCE DO HISTORY WRITERS USE?HISTORY WRITERS USE?

PRIMARY SOURCESPRIMARY SOURCES SECONDARY SOURCESSECONDARY SOURCES

WHAT IS A PRIMARY WHAT IS A PRIMARY SOURCE?SOURCE?

11stst hand account, written hand account, written or recorded at the time or recorded at the time the event happened.the event happened.

WRITER WAS THERE!WRITER WAS THERE! Examples = Diary, Examples = Diary,

Journal, Video, Journal, Video, Autobiography, Cave Autobiography, Cave Drawing, Fossil, Letter, Drawing, Fossil, Letter, Artifact, Phone Artifact, Phone Conversation, Conversation, Photograph, Reading, Photograph, Reading, Film, Money, Speech, Film, Money, Speech, Etc.Etc.

WHAT IS A SECONDARY WHAT IS A SECONDARY SOURCE?SOURCE?

22ndnd hand account, written or recorded hand account, written or recorded after the event. after the event.

Written ABOUT something, but NOT Written ABOUT something, but NOT DURING THE TIME. DURING THE TIME.

Examples = Textbook, Magazine, Examples = Textbook, Magazine, Dictionary, Newspaper, Historian, Movie, Dictionary, Newspaper, Historian, Movie, Internet, News, Books. Internet, News, Books.

WHAT IS BIAS?WHAT IS BIAS?

Judgment, either in favor of or against an Judgment, either in favor of or against an idea.idea.

Attempt at INFLUENCING OTHERS. Attempt at INFLUENCING OTHERS. MUST WATCH OUT FOR BIAS IN MUST WATCH OUT FOR BIAS IN

SOURCES! SOURCES!

PRACTICE:PRACTICE:

We will now visit several stations around We will now visit several stations around the room. It is your task to describe the the room. It is your task to describe the historical evidence you see at each historical evidence you see at each station, and categorize it as either a station, and categorize it as either a primary or secondary source of evidence. primary or secondary source of evidence.