examining part c: evidence from the...
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Examining Part C: Evidence from the Past
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§ Comes from the time of the event firsthand account.
§ Examples:
§ Diary, letter, photograph, on-the-spot account, newspaper interview, sheet music, artefact.
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§ Produced after the events, but based on primary evidence; a second-hand account.
§ Examples:
§ Books, peer-reviewed journals, magazine articles, movies.
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§ Credible, accuracy, trustworthy, consistency.
§ A reliable source can be checked and provides full details about the person responsible and the source of the information.
§ Example:
§ A World War I website created by the Canadian government.
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Examining Part D: Telling the Story
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§ A timeline of events from the oldest to the most recent.
§ Example:
§ World War I occurred before World War II.
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World War 1
Roaring 20s
Dirty 30s
World War II
Cold War
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§ For every event, or effect an event has on us, there are background causes which help us understand why the event occurred and why it is important.
§ Example:
§ World War I: One of the causes of World War I was competition between countries for more land, which led to numerous conflicts between countries.
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§ Change is a process, with varying paces and patterns. Turning points are moments when the process of change shifts in direction or pace.
§ Progress and decline are broad evaluations of change over time.
§ Depending on the impacts of change, progress for one people may be decline for another.
§ Example(s)? You tell me.
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§ Implicit judgments: not expressed openly but evident in behaviour, thought or action.
§ Explicit judgments: openly stated.
§ Examples? You tell me.
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An event is significant when it:
§ Results in change such that the event, person or development had deep consequences for many people, over a long period of time.
§ Example?
§ The development of the nuclear bomb influenced the Cold War and gave us electricity generated by nuclear power.
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An event is significant when it:
§ Is revealing such that the event, person or development sheds light on enduring or emerging issues (problems) in history (the problem might still exist).
§ Example:
§ The Holocaust and Residential Schools revealed consequences of racist government policies.
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An event is significant when it:
§ Is resonant or relevant, so that it was important at some stage in history within the collective memory of a group or groups.
§ Example:
§ The 200-year anniversary of the War of 1812 gave Prime Minister Harper a reason to celebrate Canadian History.
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