Investigating the past Mr Daly Investigating the past Saturday, 12 January 2019 Learning Objectives Usefulness of Sources Learning Outcomes Identify and interpret sources for their accuracy and bias Activities Notes from slides Laptop Task Source activity Video

The definitions Mr Daly His·to·ri·an Saturday, 12 January 2019 His·to·ri·an A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. How does a Historian investigate the past? Ar·chae·ol·o·gist The scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artefacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc. How does an Archaeologist investigate the past? Chro·nolo·ger The persona and science that deals with the determination of dates and the sequence of events. How does a Chronologer investigate the past?

What are the questions we ask a source? Source Analysis… What are the questions we ask a source? WHAT? What is the Source? What is it trying to tell us? WHO? Who made the Source? Who is it about? WHEN? When was the Source made/found? WHERE? Where was the Source made/found? WHY? Why was the source made? HOW? How was the source made?

How can we use a source as Evidence? Is it Reliable? Is it Useful? What is its Perspective? Can it be trusted? Can it be used? Who made it? Why does it exist at all?

WHAT? WHO? WHEN? WHERE? WHY? HOW? RELIABLE? USEFUL?

WHAT? WHO? WHEN? WHERE? WHY? HOW? RELIABLE? USEFUL?

WHAT? WHO? WHEN? WHERE? WHY? HOW? RELIABLE? USEFUL?

WHAT? WHO? WHEN? WHERE? WHY? HOW? RELIABLE? USEFUL?

WHAT? WHO? WHEN? WHERE? WHY? HOW? RELIABLE? USEFUL?

Find 2 primary sources and answer; ICT Task Find 2 primary sources and answer; WHAT? Is it Reliable? Is it Useful? WHO? WHEN? WHERE? WHY? HOW?

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The “Cause and effect” relationship Historical Events The “Cause and effect” relationship Historians often study the cause and effect of an event to gain a better understanding Cause Effect What happened? Who was involved? What was the result? Has it influenced the future?

ICT Task: What was the cause and effect of your person on history? Identify a significant person from the past Examine the motives for that persons actions in the past Explain the consequences of that persons actions Provide evidence (sources) in your response… Historian “X” states that the consequences created by the person are… The Causes How did they get to where they are? What did they do? Who was involved? The Effects What was the outcome or result? What is their importance or significance? Has it influenced the future?

Volunteers! You are competing against one another to create for me; Group 1 creates: A Primary Source: Name it and define it to the class Group 2 creates: A Secondary Source: Name it and define it to the class Group 3 creates: A Source an Archaeologist would use: Name it and define it to the class Group 4 creates: A Source a Historian would use: Name it and define it to the class Group 5 creates: A Source a Chronologer would use: Name it and define it to the class Group 6 creates: A Reliable source a Historian would use: Name it and define it to the class Group 7 creates: A Useful source a Historian would use: Name it and define it to the class