Monday, September 8, 2014

Historical Thinking

Why study history?

What questions do we ask of the past?

How do we know what happened in the past?

What sources are reliable?


Historical significance: What and who should be remembered, researched and taught?

Evidence and interpretation: Is the evidence credible and adequate to support the
conclusions reached?

Continuity and change: How are lives and conditions alike over time and how have they changed?

Cause and consequence: Why did historical events happen the way they did and what are the consequences?

Historical perspective: What does past look like when viewed through lenses of the time?

Ethical judgment: Is what happened right and fair?