1. 6 Historical Thinking Points

2. 6 Historical Thinking Points
Historical Significance
Primary Sources
Continuity and Change
Cause and Consequence
Historical Perspectives
Ethical Dimensions

3. Historical Significance

4. Historical significance
Two descriptions of HS:
An event or person of the past that results in an important change for many people over a long period of time.
The event or person teaches us about issues in history and our lives today

5. Historical significance in my life
Task: Make a timeline / list of events that have happened in your life. Then, highlight the most important events.
How do you decide what’s important?
Something that resulted in big changes for you over a long period of time
Something that helps us to understand you as a person
And / or
Something that affected people around you

6. Historical significance: Mrs. T’s Timeline example
• March 2, 1984: Born • 1980s s: Elementary School at A.E. Wright • 1990s: Middle School at Leila North • : - High school at Maples collegiate – Got a dog • : University of Winnipeg -Worked part time jobs • 2008-present: History and English teacher • August 2015: Got married -Trip to London, England and Ireland What is “historically significant” in Mrs. T’s life?

7. Historical significance
Task: After finding HS in your life, go through the examples and determine how significant the events were:
Indigenous soldiers in WWI
Confederation
Canadian Olympics
Expo 67
Shipwreck Investigations
The Early Chinese Canadians
WWII photos
Use the HS sheet as a guideline; write answers on loose-leaf