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Good Afternoon!!!. NVC History: What the heck IS it? Intro to Historical Inquiry Melee at Los Altos High School 4. Pre-Assessment (if time) Essential Question : Who started the infamous Los Altos cafeteria fight of 2009? Homework : CIS signed by Friday. Office Hours. Every Morning
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Good Afternoon!!! • NVC • History: What the heck IS it? • Intro to Historical Inquiry • Melee at Los Altos High School 4. Pre-Assessment (if time) Essential Question: Who started the infamous Los Altos cafeteria fight of 2009? Homework: CIS signed by Friday
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What is History? • An Account of the Past • Story • Storey • Istor
Story • What is Story? • a narrative, either true or fiction, in writing or spoken, that is designed to interest, entertain, or instruct the listener or reader • Examples?
Storey • What is Storey? • A floor or level of a building • Uh what? • So a man jumps from a building…
Storey • Your PERSPECTIVE • The manner in which your personal experiences affect how you view the world • Examples?
Istor • What is istor? • Ancient Greek • Meaning “Inquiry” • “Istoria” = History • Inquiry • To explore or investigate by asking questions and searching for evidence. • Historians are DETECTIVES!
Key Terms for the Day • Source/Sourcing • Primary Source • Secondary Source • Corroborate/ Corroborating
Source • Source: where you get your information from! • Primary Source • A document created during the time being studied • eye witnesses, diaries, interviews, official records • Secondary Source • A document created later by someone that did not experience the event • Books, articles, your textbook, your teacher
Questions to ask when sourcing… • Who wrote this? • What is the author’s point of view? • When was it written (a long time or short time after the event)? • Why was it written? • Is this source believable?
Corroboration • Corroborate: cross-checking an event to confirm it happened • Questions to ask… • What do the other pieces of evidence say? • Am I finding the same information everywhere? • Am I finding different versions of the story? Why might that be? • Where else could I look to find out more about this?
November 5, 2009… Who started the infamous Los Altos Cafeteria fight of 2009?
Discussion Questions • What facts do all the stories have in common? • What facts differ between the stories? • Whose version is most believable? Why? • What other sources would you like to hear from to determine what really happened? • Who do you think started the fight? What EVIDENCE do you have to support this?
Takeaways from the Day • History is an account of the past • Accounts differ depending on one’s perspective • We must rely on the evidence we have to construct our accounts • We must consult multiple pieces of evidence in order to build our account • We must question the reliability of each piece of evidence