1. Where Have We Been? Where Do We Want to Go?
TAH Causes of Conflict
Fall Work Day
October 26, 2010

2. Summer Institute, Aug 2-6 2010 Understanding the Roots of the Am. Rev.
Historians: Jenny Wahl; Spencer Crew; Paul Finkelman
Lectures
Breakouts
Panels
Historical Thinking and Literacy
Rich Christen & Peter Thacker, U of Portland
Matt Karlsen, ESD 112

3. History = Stories About the Past
Historical Thinking =
The Process of Creating These Stories
The Detective Work Necessary to Recreate the Past

5. Our Historical Question Why Did the Colonists Rebel Against England?

6. Historical Thinking Activities That We Did
• Analysis of Stamp Act Images • Editing of Declaration of Independence Applied Literacy Strategy to Understand and Analyze • Another Literacy Strategy to Ben Franklin Document • Synthesis Activity

9. Where Do We Want to Go?
Goal = To Design a Lesson That Implements Historical Thinking and (if possible) Our Historical Understanding of the Am Rev Process: Lesson Study