PPT-Teaching History with Primary Sources

Karen Kaemmerling Colorado Mountain College Assistant Dean for Online Learning CCCNS I Four general goals integrate history with workplace skills A Acquire information from many sources . Why use Primary Sources 1 Primary sources provide firsthand evidence of historical events which makes them seem more real This in turn will peak student interest 2 Primary sources force students to use critical thinking skills to interpret material By Danice Toyias, MCHCE. Biographies of the Nation Summer Institute June 17-20, 2013. Great Falls, MT. Teaching With Artifacts. We want our students to THINK LIKE HISTORIANS—not just in our history classes, but in day to day life.. Courtney J. Campbell. Department of History. c. ourtney.j.campbell.1@vanderbilt.edu. Definitions. What is a primary source?. What is a secondary source?. Definitions. “Primary sources are original materials. They are from the time period involved and have not been filtered through interpretation or evaluation. Primary sources are original materials on which other research is based. They are usually the first formal appearance of results in physical, print or electronic format. They present original thinking, report a discovery, or share new information.”. Mr. Behm. Daniels Middle School. Raleigh, NC. November 2011. A primary source is an account created by someone who participated in or witnessed an event.. A secondary source is an account created by someone who researched and analyzed primary sources. It is one or more steps removed from a primary source.. It’s More Than a Display Board!. Chicago Metro History Education Center. 2005. Think of the . History Fair exhibit . as a mini-museum.. In a museum visitors are greeted with a panel that announces the main idea of the exhibit and sets the stage for what will follow. . vs.. secondary sources. Which is which?. Primary source. Primary sources are original materials. . They . are from the time period involved and have not been filtered through interpretation or evaluation. . Chapter 1, Lesson 2. What is Evidence?. Evidence. – Something that shows proof or indication that something is true.. May be material objects, such as documents or soldier’s uniform.. Primary and Secondary Sources. Pine View Elementary . 3. rd. Grade. What is a Primary Source?. Original artifacts that come from the past.. Examples. Photographs, drawings, letters, diaries, documents, books, films, posters, play scripts, speeches, songs, sheet music, and first-person accounts that are recorded at the time of an event.. Warwick History Dissertation. Questions. Do you need to use ‘primary sources’ and ‘archives’ in writing a dissertation?. What do these two terms mean?. How do you find this material?. How do you make effective use of this material in completing a dissertation?. L/O – To explore how historians find out about the past and decide why evidence is so important. Starter. – In your books, brainstorm ways in which we can find out about the past. Doing History: Using Evidence. UNIV 200 Spring 2015. Instructor: Meredith Spencer. Primary vs. Secondary. Primary Sources. O. riginal materials on which other research is based. Have . not been filtered through interpretation or evaluation. . dakota. . National History Day. http://www.pitchblackbaseball.com/northdakotabaseball.html. All historical resources are either Primary or Secondary . . . . . What . does that mean?. . Creating a Historical Process. (c) 2011. Where We Finished. Looked at Historical Thinking as a process that was arranged in levels that built upon each other. The levels, or tiers, built from the general to the specific. Detail of a miniature of a hermit at work on a manuscript, from the Estoire del Saint Graal, France . (Saint-Omer or Tournai?), c. 1315 – 1325, Royal MS 14 E III, f. 6v. USING SOURCES. While it can be useful to know the difference between types of sources, just like it can be useful to know the difference between different building materials, they mainly useful because of what you can do with them. .