What is it and why?. What is it? a window into the events that shaped our current world.

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What is it and why?

What is it? a window into the events that shaped our current world

Why? “The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you will see.” - Winston Churchill

Let’s look at the word “history”. What does it mean to you? HIS STORY

What impact “HIS”? Make a difference? Why or why not?

What is a “story”? Fiction? Non-fiction? Primary Source? Secondary Source?

What else influences historical writing? Location? Culture?

Big Question! Are History textbooks accurate or true?

What can we do to get an accurate “picture” of historical events? INVESTIGATE!

How do we “investigate” to find the “Truth”?  identify the current source and look for opposing views  use of different primary sources.

Evaluating Sources Activity

Historical Question: Who was present at the signing of the Declaration of Independence? Source 1: Hollywood movie about the American Revolution made Source 2: Book written by a famous historian who is an expert on the American Revolution, published in Which do you trust more? Why?

Historical Question: What was slavery like in South Carolina? Source 1: Interview with former slave in The interviewer is a black man collecting oral histories for the Federal Writers’ Project. Source 2: Interview with former slave in The interviewer is a white woman collecting oral histories for the Federal Writers’ Project. Which do you trust more? Why?

Historical Question: What was the layout of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz? Source 1: Interview with 80 year-old Holocaust survivor in Source 2: Map of concentration camp found in Nazi files. Which do you trust more? Why?

Historical Question: Why were Japanese Americans put in internment camps during WWII? Source 1: Government film explaining internment from Source 2: Government report on Japanese Internment from 1983 based on declassified government documents. Which do you trust more? Why?

Historical Question: Did American soldiers commit atrocities during the Vietnam War in 1969? Source 1: Sworn testimony by American Sergeant in Congressional hearings in Source 2: Speech by American General touring the United States in Which do you trust more? Why?

Historical Question: What happened at the Battle of Little Bighorn? Source 1: High school history textbook from Source 2: Newspaper account from the day after the battle in June Which do you trust more? Why?