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So you want to be a historian? - A Lesson in How To Think Like A Historian
In this one time class, students will discover what skills are needed to be a historian and bundles student expectations that relate to the critical thinking skills associated with historical inquiry.
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This class will be conducted via one online meeting in conjunction with a class discussion. The students will interact with me via the virtual meeting where I will present the information and they will be able to ask questions to better understand the skills required to be a historian. This is a one hour class. The first 15 minutes will be a discussion over what the students think a historian is, the following 30 minutes will be a presentation over the different vocabulary associated with...
This class bundles student expectations that relate to the critical thinking skills associated with historical inquiry. A rigorous study of history requires that students employ strategies for the close reading of historical sources, both primary and secondary. Mastery of the skills used by historians is necessary for students to become resourceful consumers of information readily and abundantly available in twenty-first century society. In 2016 the Stanford History Education Group analyzed over 7,804 student responses to a series of exercises related to examining information on the internet. The researchers found that students in middle school, high school, and college lacked the ability to reason about information. Students were unable to distinguish ads from new stories, corroborate information, evaluate claims, or judge the reliability of a source. These findings substantiate the importance of the critical thinking skills students practice in this course and continue to develop throughout future history courses. During this class students receive direct instruction and practice in the social studies critical thinking skills.
Hello and welcome to our historical journey! I am Krystal and I am excited for the opportunity to open the fascinating world of history for your child. I earned my masters in history from American Public University in 2018 and have been teaching US History at the high school level for six years. With a passion for the past and a love of learning, I greatly enjoy sharing the history of our nation with my kids to help them to develop a better understanding of what came before as a means of developing a better future. As a historian myself, I employ much of the content that this course covers in my own journey for historical knowledge and in getting my students to think like historians.
Students will complete the Evaluating Sources handout to demonstrate understanding of the concepts.
2 files available upon enrollmentI will provide students with a copy of an evaluating sources worksheet that we will use to answer the following overarching questions: What type of information does an historian gather when sourcing a document? Why is it important for an historian to consider the historical context of when a document was produced? What factors influence the point-of-view of an author of a document/source?.
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Students will be assessed based on discussion as well as their answers to the handout.
1 hour per week in class, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.
Krystal TealeUS History Teacher
4 total reviews
7 completed classes
I’m a teacher of US History & Government and I have a passion for helping young people develop a love of history. I have a masters degree in history and have taught the content for 6 years. I believe that learning history can help develop better...