Thinking like a Historian

What is historical perspective?

• multiple causes and events of the past

• understanding various settings that shaped peoples live and actions

• chronological sequences of related events to compare developments

• connections among historical contexts and people's perspectives

Why we study history

• explain impacts of physical and human geography

• understand how the past has shaped us

• explain how cultural elements shaped the different peoples of the world

Sourcing is....

• locating a document in a time and place

• considering multiple sources

• evaluating sources and analyzing rhetoric

• considering who wrote a document and under what circumstances

close reading is....

• locating a document in a time and place

• considering multiple sources

• evaluating sources and analyzing rhetoric

• considering who wrote a document and under what circumstances

corroboration is....

• locating a document in a time and place

• considering multiple sources

• evaluating sources and analyzing rhetoric

• considering who wrote a document and under what circumstances

contextualization is....

• locating a document in a time and place

• considering multiple sources

• evaluating sources and analyzing rhetoric

• considering who wrote a document and under what circumstances

Primary sources are ones that.....

• compile data on a particular topic: encyclopedias

• analyze or interpret original data: biographies

• information that is original and not analyzed: speech

Secondary sources are ones that.....

• compile data on a particular topic: encyclopedias

• analyze or interpret original data: biographies

• information that is original and not analyzed: speech

Tertiary sources are ones that.....

• compile data on a particular topic: encyclopedias

• analyze or interpret original data: biographies

• information that is original and not analyzed: speech

Studying history is like.....

• solving a mystery

• making a pie

• jumping rope

• fixing a car