Aim: Who decides what is history? L1 (Sources) Do Now: What would you title this painting?Why?

 Perspective determines how history is viewed.  Each person/countries experience of an event is different based on their own background.  How does this affect how they write history?  This means that their “history” of any event may be different(biased, favored, tainted) in some way to others. It can even be so different that it changes the entire view of the event itself.  Perspective determines how history is viewed.  Each person/countries experience of an event is different based on their own background.  How does this affect how they write history?  This means that their “history” of any event may be different(biased, favored, tainted) in some way to others. It can even be so different that it changes the entire view of the event itself.

How can we find out the true history then? Take sources with a “grain of salt” Do our research Learn to read/ analyze/ and critique sources that are given to us Take sources with a “grain of salt” Do our research Learn to read/ analyze/ and critique sources that are given to us

What are the types of sources?  Primary  A firsthand or eyewitness account of an event (at the moment)  Secondary  Any document that describes a person, place, thing or event that is not written at the moment  Primary  A firsthand or eyewitness account of an event (at the moment)  Secondary  Any document that describes a person, place, thing or event that is not written at the moment

Group Activity: Using the picture of the sources at your table. Work with your group to identify the category each source belongs to. Be sure to explain your reasoning!! SourcePrimary or Secondary Why?

What type of source? Why?