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Unpacking the Suitcase

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.

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Unpacking the Suitcase

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  1. Unpacking the Suitcase The Skills to Survive in Weber-Nation

  2. DO NOW • Please grab a two column note worksheet • Please label the top “Weber Tool Kit”

  3. Exampleof how to take Weber Notes

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Relying on Prior Knowledge

  8. Making Educated Guesses

  9. Primary vs. Secondary Sources • Two different types of artifacts used to study • Can you think of some types of artifacts we use to study?

  10. 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

  11. Secondary Sources • Sources that were created AFTER the event in question • Examples: Can you think of some examples?

  12. Textbooks

  13. Encyclopedias

  14. 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?

  15. 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

  16. Bias • To favor one person, place, thing, or idea over another • What are some examples of bias?

  17. Prof. Snape is biased (and mean)

  18. 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

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