historian-timeline On the next blank left-facing

page, write the title: Timelines What is a timeline?

Thinking,

Reading,

Writing,

& Speaking

As a Historian

7th Grade History with Ms. Landry

__________________________ ______ name period

Think ing/Reading/Writ ing/Speaking as a Histor ian

Think ing Reading Histor ians . . .

• Understand and appreciate universal and cultural historical themes and di lemmas.

• Distinguish the important from the irre levant. • Recognize vital connect ions between the

past and present. • Speculate by making predict ions about their

world and the future. • Effectively analyze and interpret ev idence,

both pr imary and secondary. • Identify re lat ionsh ips between cause and

effect. • Distinguish main events from secondary

events . • Research h istory (documents, artifacts, etc.)

to gather evidence. • Interpret evidence to construct an account or

portrayal of the past . • Consider a l l the ev idence and interpretations

and formulate hypotheses about what is happening and why.

• Verify hypotheses through research.

Histor ians . . . • Seek to d iscover context. • Ask what the purpose of the text is. • Assume bias in text. • Consider word choice and tone. • Read slowly, simulating a soc ia l exchange

between two readers, one who enters into the text wholeheartedly and reads it like a believer, and the other who then stands back and critically questions the text.

• Compare texts to gather different, perhaps divergent, accounts of the same event or topic.

• Get interested in contradict ions and ambiguity .

• Check sources of documents. • Read l ike w itnesses to l iv ing, evolv ing

events . • Read l ike lawyers , who make cases.

Writ ing Speaking Histor ians . . .

• Use h istor ical narrat ive to summarize and expla in the past.

• Write w ith purpose, target ing specif ic audiences.

• Construct h istor ical arguments present ing their vers ion of events based on evidence and record.

• Use a var iety of formats , including: o Scholar ly art ic les . o Textbooks o Biographies . o Scr ipts for documentar ies . o Descr ipt ions for museum exhib its .

• Write in vary ing sty les .

Histor ians . . . • Present their f ind ings in a var iety of formats , including: o Lectures. o Scholar ly debates. o F i lm documentary narrat ion or commentary. o Presentat ions of scholar ly art ic les . o Giv ing commentary on museum exhib its . Histor ians also . . .

• Hold interv iews. • Advise pol i t ic ians . • Comment on current events .

!

A timeline is a way of displaying a list of events in chronological order. It is usually a long bar labeled with events in order on points (dates) when those events happened.

historian-timeline

Thinking,

Reading,

Writing,

& Speaking

As a Historian

7th Grade History with Ms. Landry

__________________________ ______ name period

Think ing/Reading/Writ ing/Speaking as a Histor ian

Think ing Reading Histor ians . . .

• Understand and appreciate universal and cultural historical themes and di lemmas.

• Distinguish the important from the irre levant. • Recognize vital connect ions between the

past and present. • Speculate by making predict ions about their

world and the future. • Effectively analyze and interpret ev idence,

both pr imary and secondary. • Identify re lat ionsh ips between cause and

effect. • Distinguish main events from secondary

events . • Research h istory (documents, artifacts, etc.)

to gather evidence. • Interpret evidence to construct an account or

portrayal of the past . • Consider a l l the ev idence and interpretations

and formulate hypotheses about what is happening and why.

• Verify hypotheses through research.

Histor ians . . . • Seek to d iscover context. • Ask what the purpose of the text is. • Assume bias in text. • Consider word choice and tone. • Read slowly, simulating a soc ia l exchange

between two readers, one who enters into the text wholeheartedly and reads it like a believer, and the other who then stands back and critically questions the text.

• Compare texts to gather different, perhaps divergent, accounts of the same event or topic.

• Get interested in contradict ions and ambiguity .

• Check sources of documents. • Read l ike w itnesses to l iv ing, evolv ing

events . • Read l ike lawyers , who make cases.

Writ ing Speaking Histor ians . . .

• Use h istor ical narrat ive to summarize and expla in the past.

• Write w ith purpose, target ing specif ic audiences.

• Construct h istor ical arguments present ing their vers ion of events based on evidence and record.

• Use a var iety of formats , including: o Scholar ly art ic les . o Textbooks o Biographies . o Scr ipts for documentar ies . o Descr ipt ions for museum exhib its .

• Write in vary ing sty les .

Histor ians . . . • Present their f ind ings in a var iety of formats , including: o Lectures. o Scholar ly debates. o F i lm documentary narrat ion or commentary. o Presentat ions of scholar ly art ic les . o Giv ing commentary on museum exhib its . Histor ians also . . .

• Hold interv iews. • Advise pol i t ic ians . • Comment on current events .

!

What are the parts of a timeline?

Title Line with equidistant dates Events placed along the dates

they happened

China-timelines Six Dynasties 220-581 CE Five Dynasties N 907-960 CETen Kingdoms S 907-970 CE

400 200 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 BCE CE

Qin

221-

206

BCE

Sui

589-

618

CE

Han

206

BCE-

220

CE

Tan

g 61

8-90

7 C

E

Son

g 96

0-12

79 C

E

Yua

n 12

79-1

368

CE

Min

g 13

68-1

644

CE

China-timelines

400 200 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 BCE CE

fold your paper ‘hotdog’ style so there is about 1” left on the bottom draw a timeline on the bottom...use pencil first but go over with black

pen

China-timelines

400 200 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 BCE CE

now add the Dynasty Timeline color the color bars along the bottom edge of the paper write in the dynasties above make sure to include a title

Chinese Dynasty Timeline

Qin

221

-206

BC

E

Han

206

BC

E-22

0 C

E

Sui 5

89-6

18 C

E

Tan

g 61

8-90

7 C

E

Song

960

-127

9 C

E

Yua

n 12

79-1

368

CE

Min

g 13

68-1

644

CE