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AIM: How is the job of the historian like detective work?

AIM: How is the job of the historian like detective work?. DO NOW: What is history? Why is like detective work? Is the study of history important?. HW: Complete the primary/secondary sources handout. . DIRECTIONS FOR GROUP WORK:. Step 1: Analyze the contents in your container.

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AIM: How is the job of the historian like detective work?

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  1. AIM: How is the job of the historian like detective work? DO NOW: What is history? Why is like detective work? Is the study of history important? HW: Complete the primary/secondary sources handout.

  2. DIRECTIONS FOR GROUP WORK: Step 1: Analyze the contents in your container. Step 2: Identify each item by creating a list and explain the purpose of each item. Step 3: Write an analysis of the person or group of people who would have used the items in the container. Step 4: Identify which items were more valuable in uncovering the person or people. Which items were less valuable? BE PREPARED TO SHARE IN 15 MINUTES!

  3. RESOURCES USED BY THE HISTORIAN: PRIMARY SOURCES: Information a person gathered at the actual time of the event. A primary source can be a letter, a journal, or some other document written at the time. (artifacts) SECONDARY SOURCES: Information gathered by a person after the event has occurred. A textbook is an example of a secondary source.

  4. Write one paragraph answering the following question. SUMMARY: Which sources are more valuable to the history? Explain why? Can you ever create a perfect picture of the past?

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