Unit 0 - HISTORICAL INQUIRY AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT
Lesson 0.6 - Feb 18, 22, 23 - Mini-Unit Assignment - Open Book Evaluation
Lesson 0.5 - Feb 15th-17th - Interpreting and Evaluating Evidence - Primary and Secondary Sources
Lesson 0.4 - Feb 11th- 14th - Historical Thinking - HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Lesson 0.3 - Feb 8th-10th Historical Thinking - CONTINUITY AND CHANGE
CONTINUITY AND CHANGE
The old expression, "the more things change, the more they remain the same,” is only partly true; while things have changed in certain respects, they have also remained constant. When considering continuity and change, we ask, How are lives and conditions alike over time and how have they changed?
Students will understand that:
• continuity and change pervade all aspects of life
• change can occur at different rates
• change can be both positive and negative
• times at which significant and dramatic changes occur are considered turning points
• periodization is a way of marking historical continuity and change
• judging the importance of changes and constants helps us to understand our place in history
Exemplars and Answers...
Lesson 0.2 - Feb 7th-8th - Historical Thinking - CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE
Overview - Cause and Consequence
Historians are like detectives; they try to understand what happened in the past, and why it happened. The
concepts of cause and consequence address who or what influenced events to occur and what the repercussions of
those events were
Students will understand that:
• events have a variety of different and often unappreciated causes
• causes can be immediate or underlying
• consequences can be immediate or long-term
• broad underlying causes are often more important than immediate causes
• people, alone or in groups, can cause events, but so can other forces such as ideas, beliefs (religion, politics),
institutions (governments) and other events
• consequences can be intended and unintended
INSTRUCTIONS:
Lesson 0.1 - Feb 3-7 - Historical Thinking Introduction - HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
Lesson Goals - Students will understand that:
• historical significance depends on three criteria:
- how notable the event was at the time
- how widespread and lasting the consequences of the event were
- how symbolic or representative of historical issues or trends the event were
• what is historically significant to one group of people is not necessarily significant to others
Instructions:
1 - Read Overview - CHC2D and Historical Thinking / Inquiry
2 - Review Historical Significance PDF - Pre-Video Section
3 - View Video
4 - Complete Historical Significance Worksheet - Post-Video
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