PPT-Historical Thinking, Primary Sources, and Rigor in History

Mills Kelly George Mason University tkelly7gmuedu What Are We Going to Do Today Think about thinking like a historian Watch some people think like a historian Try to arrive at some partial agreement about what we think historical thinking is and how we can recognize it when we see it. 1. “Writing a History Paper”. . by Kristin Poling, . 2008/2009. . (Dept. History, Harvard University). . 2. “How to Write a History Paper”. . by Dan . Wewers. 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.”. The study of studying History. Thoughts on History. “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” . ― . George . Orwell. “That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.” . This semester we will examine Canadian history through the lens of these Historical . T. hinking . C. oncepts and apply them to our ten Big Ideas.. Establish . historical significance. Use . primary source evidence. 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 . Historian. CCGPS for Social Studies. Douglas County School System . 2011-2012 Rollout. Quick Reminders. The CCGPS Literacy standards will be . fully . implemented next year (2012-1013).. The CCGPS Literacy Standards will replace the current Reading Across the Curriculum Standard.. History?. WHAT?. WHY?. HOW?. How do we decide what and whose stories to tell?. Historical Significance. Events of History Timeline. Activity #1. Results in a . Change. Reveals. something about the past or the future. In many states and districts, teachers and their students are preparing to meet guidelines and take examinations that require close attention to single documents. The educational benefits from such an approach can be numerous: students learn to read closely, to interpret documents in historical context, to ground argument in concrete evidence, and to explicate large historical meanings from primary sources. But perhaps above all, such documents can be a stimulus to the imagination. They can “humanize” history. And once the imagination is engaged, there is no limit to learning. . 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. dakota. . National History Day. http://www.pitchblackbaseball.com/northdakotabaseball.html. All historical resources are either Primary or Secondary . . . . . What . does that mean?. . An Introduction. © 2009 R. Brown & 2010 AIHE. This presentation is for educational purposes only and contains copyrighted material. Please do NOT post, redistribute, or copy without the permission of the author or Dr. Kevin Brady at AIHE.. Running head EXAMINING CHILDRENS HISTORICAL THINKING Acknowledgements The most rewarding part of writing this thesis was meeting and working with some truly inspiring EXAMINING CHILDRENS HISTORICAL T Elementary History-Social Science. Winter Symposium. January, 2015. Objectives. Participants will understand the process of Historical Inquiry. Participants will understand how to use multiple pieces of informational text and close reading to help students to think critically about past events.