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HISTORY BASICS

HISTORY BASICS. Social studies 9 Social studies 10 Social studies 11 History 12. CONTENTS. TYPES OF HISTORY SOURCES YOUR RESPONSIBILITY CLASSROOM MECHANICS IMPORTANT INFO. A. TYPES OF HISTORY. Political Economic Social/Cultural personal/family.

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HISTORY BASICS

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  1. HISTORY BASICS Social studies 9 Social studies 10 Social studies 11 History 12

  2. CONTENTS TYPES OF HISTORY SOURCES YOUR RESPONSIBILITY CLASSROOM MECHANICS IMPORTANT INFO

  3. A. TYPES OF HISTORY Political Economic Social/Cultural personal/family

  4. POLITICAL HISTORYThe narrative and analysis of political events, ideas, movements, and leaders. Most of the history one studies is political history: the people (leaders/rulers) decision-making (laws, Governance) events (Wars, economic boom/bust) consequences of those decisions and events on the state (a country) and the world

  5. ECONOMIC HISTORYThe way in which a country provides goods and services to its people and trading partners History students are also taught economic history: The sectors of industry (extraction, refinement, value-added production, marketing, and sales) The public versus the private sector government oversight of the economy and trade surplus or deficit

  6. SOCIAL/CULTURAL HISTORYThe history of ordinary people and their strategies of coping with life Not the least important aspect of history is social and cultural history This includes: religion and ritual music, food, entertainment immigration and zones of assimilation institutions of social acquaintance

  7. PERSONAL HISTORY Some of the best autobiographies I’ve ever read have been those that retold a well-known historical event or era from the perspective of an individual

  8. HISTORICAL EMPATHY While the facts are important in history: What happened When it happened Where it happened How the event transpired Who it happened to or who made it happen More important is why something happened or why someone did what they did

  9. B. SOURCES Evidence Primary/secondary sources Reliability and validity Determining reliability and validity

  10. EVIDENCE Historians gather information from sources. The most common form is, of course, the printed word, but other sources such as pictures, films, maps, cartoons, graphs, charts etc. can be just as useful. From these sources the historian gathers evidence. The purpose of this evidence is twofold: first, to chronicle an event; second, to make judgments about the event’s causes and consequences.

  11. PRIMARY/SECONDARY SOURCES If the document (text, a picture, a cartoon etc.) was produced by a participant of the event or by an eyewitness, it is a firsthand account; therefore, it is a primary source. If a document is an interpretation of an event done by someone who got the information secondhand, it is a secondary source.

  12. RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY Reliability is about who produced your document, or where it came from. The writer/publisher/photographer etc. is the issue here. Largely, reliability is determined by reputation. Now you do get to examine how truthful the information is. If what a document suggests about an event is contrary to what you have already learned, then you should take this into careful consideration when determining its validity.

  13. DETERMINING RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY Bias happens when a person/group has a particular opinion or agenda, and portrays an event in a way that supports that position. Bias can be obvious; it can also be very subtle. Don’t let this big word fool you. It simply is the question, “Is there other evidence that agrees with the statement?” Searching for corroborating evidence is like using a balance scale: some information is placed on either side.

  14. C. YOUR JOB IN THIS CLASS Come to class: On time With all your materials* Ready to learn/participate List, cluster, organize information Take careful notes Communicate your understanding Organize your paperwork Do your best redo assignments when necessary

  15. Materials: A three-ring binder to hold papers a ruler some coloured pencils a glue stick your laptop (only open it when INSTRUCTED)

  16. D. CLASSROOM MECHANICS Agenda on the board in/out trays Due date notice board No name papers Email MyGRADEBOOK A.O.B.

  17. ASSIGNMENT NUMBER ONE Agreement on rules

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