Unpacking the Suitcase
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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