unpacking the suitcase

Unpacking the Suitcase

The Skills to Survive in Weber-Nation

DO NOW

• Please grab a two column note worksheet• Please label the top “Weber Tool Kit”

Example of how to take Weber Notes

Warm Up

• Create a one paragraph history the following pictures on a separate piece of paper.– Answer the flowing questions:• What happened to this person today?• What can we learn about this person’s life?

• Note: Any conclusions that you draw MUST be supported by evidence from the pictures

Today’s Main Ideas

• By the end of class, you will be able to:– Define a primary source– Define a secondary source– Define bias– Define frame of reference

Critical Thinking

• How was this activity like what historians do on everyday on their job?– Break into groups with the people you are seated

next to. – Come up with 3-5 ways this could be like what a

historian does

Relying on Prior Knowledge

Making Educated Guesses

Primary vs. Secondary Sources

• Two different types of artifacts used to study– Can you think of some types of artifacts we use to

study?

Primary Sources

• Sources from the time period in which they were created

• We divide them into 3 categories– Original Documents- diaries, speeches, newspaper– Creative Works- plays, movies, poetry– Artifacts- pottery, furniture, clothing

Secondary Sources

• Sources that were created AFTER the event in question– Examples: Can you think of some examples?

Textbooks

Encyclopedias

Problems with Sources

• Each type of source has it’s own problems• Brainstorm with a partner- – What are some problems with primary sources?– What are some problems with secondary sources?

Frame of Reference

• Everybody has a past• Everything that you are, everything that you

do, defines who you are– What are some things that define your

personality?• This is a frame of reference

Bias

• To favor one person, place, thing, or idea over another– What are some examples of bias?

Prof. Snape is biased (and mean)

Check Out Questions

• In the summary section of your notes, please answer the following questions– How is a primary source different than a

secondary source?– How can someone be biased?– What is a frame of reference?

• WHEN YOU ARE DONE- HAND IN YOUR NOTES