Social Studies Social Studies

Teacher: Ms. RebeccaTeacher: Ms. Rebecca

Room: IS 413Room: IS 413

2008/20092008/2009

Why study history?Why study history?

Why do YOU think it Why do YOU think it is important to study is important to study history?history?

Take 2-3 minutes to Take 2-3 minutes to write in your notebookwrite in your notebook

How do we study history?How do we study history?

Think about what you have done in history Think about what you have done in history classes in the past…..classes in the past…..

How do HISTORIANS study history?How do HISTORIANS study history?

Historians……Historians……

Use different Use different SOURCESSOURCES or clues to make or clues to make predictions about what they THINK predictions about what they THINK happened in the past.happened in the past.

Types of SourcesTypes of Sources Primary SourcePrimary Source: : Original document/ writingOriginal document/ writing/object/object creat creat

ed at or near the time an event occured. These can inclued at or near the time an event occured. These can include letters, speeches, diaries, etc. and tells us about the tide letters, speeches, diaries, etc. and tells us about the time period in question, but not necessarily about the speme period in question, but not necessarily about the specific event cific event

Secondary Source: Secondary Source: Interprets and analyzes Interprets and analyzes primary sourcesprimary sources. Secondary sources are one step removed from the eve. Secondary sources are one step removed from the event. Examples: textbooks, criticism, commentaries, and ennt. Examples: textbooks, criticism, commentaries, and encyclopedias. cyclopedias.

Taken from: Taken from: httphttp://://allisonlibraryallisonlibrary..regentregent--collegecollege..eduedu//resourcesresources//researcresearch_helph_help//glossaryglossary..htmlhtml

An Example:An Example:

Artifact: Artifact: Usually a siUsually a simple object (as a tool mple object (as a tool or ornament) showing or ornament) showing human work and reprhuman work and representing a culture or esenting a culture or a stage in the developa stage in the development of a culture. ment of a culture.

Definition taken from: httpDefinition taken from: http://://schoolschool..discoveryeducationdiscoveryeducation..comcom//lessonpllessonplansans//programsprograms//ancientartifactsancientartifacts//#voc#voc

Let’s try to use an artifact to make Let’s try to use an artifact to make predictions!predictions!

About ME! About ME!

MY artifact kitMY artifact kit

Take a few moments to look at my artifact kit Take a few moments to look at my artifact kit closelyclosely

Use a sheet of notebook paper and draw a line Use a sheet of notebook paper and draw a line down the middledown the middle

Number your paper 1-5 like so…….Number your paper 1-5 like so……. On the left column, write what you think each On the left column, write what you think each

object is.object is. On the right column write what you think the On the right column write what you think the

object represents about me. object represents about me. Take 10-15 minutes to finish your paper.Take 10-15 minutes to finish your paper.

Congratulations!Congratulations!

You just did exactly what historians do. You just did exactly what historians do. You used artifacts as a resource to make You used artifacts as a resource to make some predictions about me.some predictions about me.

Let’s see if you were right about me! Let’s see if you were right about me!

ReflectionReflection

How did you do? How did you do? Were your guesses about me based on Were your guesses about me based on

my artifact kit accurate?my artifact kit accurate?

Journal entry:Journal entry:Are artifacts good resources?Are artifacts good resources?

Turn your sheet over and answer the following questions Turn your sheet over and answer the following questions to be handed in on your way out:to be handed in on your way out:

1. Based on the accuracy of your predictions about me, 1. Based on the accuracy of your predictions about me, do you think that it is difficult to make predictions about a do you think that it is difficult to make predictions about a person, place, or thing from the past based only on person, place, or thing from the past based only on examining artifacts?examining artifacts?

2. Besides examining artifacts, how do historians paint a 2. Besides examining artifacts, how do historians paint a picture of the past?picture of the past?

HOMEWORK: -Bring in your own artifact kit with 3 HOMEWORK: -Bring in your own artifact kit with 3 things that you think represent who YOU are. things that you think represent who YOU are.

- Get class contract filled out and signed.- Get class contract filled out and signed.