CHAPTER 1 INFO NOT

MENTIONED IN THE TCI

PRESENTATION

THE PROCESS OF HISTORY WRITING Was World War II preventable? Gathering evidence that helps in

making statements or drawing conclusions. Document, book, journal Artifact (something made by humans that

reveals something about their lives) [My Tie] Drawing Music Interviews with people

PRIMARY VS SECONDARY SOURCES

Primary Source: A document or record of past events produced by people who experienced those events or lived during the time.

Secondary Source: Documents created later, typically by scholars or experts.

PRIMARY OR SECONDARY?1. An original Indian Tepee 2. A picture of you and your friends at Disneyland

3. A historian article about Pearl Harbor from interviews of those actually there.4. The Arc de Triomphe 5. Your Text Book

POINT OF VIEW & BIAS “History is written by the Victors.” All history is subject to point of view,

which means it is seen through the perspective or opinion of the creator.

Because all history is seen from a point of view it is subject to bias, or personal preference/prejudice about a specific topic.American Revolution

AMERICAN REVOLUTION A fight for independence

from the British over issues of taxation and lack of rights. The Colonists won, and were liberated from the British King! TAUGHT TO EVERY AMERICAN STUDENT.

The American Colonies rebelled against the Crown. An effort was made to reunify the Colony, but was abandoned do to its unpopularity. Britain gained a great trading partner. NOT EVEN MENTIONED IN ENGLAND.

TIME & INTERPRETATION Historians normally attempt to put things in

the order that they happen making a Chronology.

Historical Interpretation is the process of finding the meaning or significance of historical events.

We are going to do our own historical interpretation on the next slide.

Look at these two documents and determine what is going on?

HISTORICAL INTERPRETATIONS What is going on?

Who is the person being hung?

Does knowing the person’s name change your opinion of what is going on from just seeing the picture?

Who is John Brown, and what did he do to be sentenced to death by hanging for the crime of treason?

HISTORY IS NEVER FINISH… History isn’t Science or Math. More often

then not there is more than one right answer. This makes history extremely easy, but it

also makes it more difficult. “Being right” will depend on how well you

pick the argument that you are actually trying to make, develop that argument, and use primary and secondary sources to support your argument.

You can right one things, your friend can write another, you both can be equally right, and you both can receive really good grades.

WHY STUDY HISTORY Help us develop empathy for others

Empathy is the ability to imagine oneself in another’s place and to understand that person’s feelings, desires, ideas, and actions. (Dwight Eisenhower & the Atomic Bomb)

Makes us better thinkers History develops critical thinking skills that

will benefit you in all your classes Teaches use to avoid errors of the past

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

It’s Interesting. Really it is…. I’m also your history teacher.