1. Why are historical interpretations different? L/O – To explore how different versions of the past arise Starter – Write a short paragraph describing what your first day at KCCIS was like. Think about feelings, expectations, enjoyment, incidents, friends etc…

4. Doing History: Interpretations Interpretation = one persons version of events Interpretation = one persons version of events one version accurate In History, there is never just one version of events that is 100% accurate. what happened accurate or truthful Different people have different interpretations of what happened. It is up to the historian to decide which interpretation is more accurate or truthful.

5. What is an interpretation then? version of events An interpretation is simply someone’s version of events. Look at this clip, is it a goal or not? History is full of interpretations. Why do you think this is?

6. Fact or Opinion? actually happened factopinion To try and find out what actually happened in History, we need to firstly work out whether an interpretation is fact or opinion. Which of the following are facts? Which are opinions? a)Richard III was crowned King of England in 1483. b)Richard III was an evil man who murdered his nephews. c)Richard III was a successful king. d)Richard III was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.

7. What is Bias? Bias = putting across an unfair or unbalanced opinion Bias = putting across an unfair or unbalanced opinion careful nottruthful accurate Historians have to be careful of bias because biased sources are not always entirely truthful or accurate. who wrote whythey wrote If we are using a source from a long time ago, it is important to know who wrote the source and why they wrote what they did. fair balancedbias Are sources being fair and balanced or showing bias? “I support Portsmouth Football Club. Their the best team in the world!”

8. Is Bias good? opinions believed supported Bias can be useful though – it allows us to learn about people’s opinions, what they believed and what or who they supported. skill develop Recognising bias is a skill that all historians need to develop. Read the hand-out and complete all questions. Read the hand-out and complete all questions. “I love King John, he is the best king ever!” “I really hate King John, he is the worst king ever!”

9. Plenary 1.What is an interpretation? 2.Why do historians need to look at interpretations? 3.Does it matter if an interpretation is fact or opinion? 4.What is bias? 5.Is a biased source useful? How? Did we meet our learning objective? L/O – To explore how different versions of the past arise