year 8 history medieval v3
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Today we will focus on: Writing and using focus questions Identifying keywords Recognising and using primary and
secondary sources Choosing relevant sources Note-taking tips Bibliographies
Responding to the task – Use focus questions to guide your research
What are my two main focus questions?1. What do the primary sources reveal
about change and continuity? 2. What do historians (secondary sources) reveal about change and continuity?
Write some follow up questions to further explore this idea? For example:
What were communities like in the early middle ages?
What development later occurred in towns and cities?
Ask: What are the keywords in the main focus question below?
What do the primary sources reveal about change and continuity?
primary sources – check that source is first hand
change and continuity – look for things that stay the same or change
Ask: What are the keywords in the follow up questions below?
What were communities like in the early middle ages?
• Define communities – manor, landholding
What development occurred?• Define development – new ideas, new
activities, new methods, new inventions, new designs, new behaviours, new values, new beliefs
Choosing sources:Is the source primary or secondary?
Primary and secondary sources provide different perspectives and interpretations on information.
It is important to use both primary and secondary sources as evidence in your arguments.
What is a primary source? Provides first hand ‘you are there’
information. For example: letters, newspapers,
artifacts
Darlington, R. (2012). [image]. History alive for the Australian Curriculum. Brisbane: John Wiley & Sons.
What is a secondary source? Provides second hand information. They
are written after an event and provide an overview or interpretation.
For example: documentaries, encyclopedias, textbooks, commentaries
Gies, J. & F. (2010). Life in a medieval castle. Australia: Harper Collins
Choosing sources:Is the source relevant? Does the source contain information
RELEVANT to the focus questions?
Can I find the keywords in the text? • Title• Contents page• Index• Skim over headings in key chapters• Scan sections for key words
Note-taking Tips High-light or underline significant words Use bullet points - key points in a nutshell or a
brief summary Use keywords as headings Use abbreviations Omit irrelevant information For images – describe briefly what you see
Do not copy and paste Do not write full sentences
Primary Source Example A medieval artist’s impression of life on
a feudal manor in early medieval period
Saldais, M. et al. (2012). Oxford Big Ideas History 8 Australian Curriculum Student Book. Melbourne: Oxford University Press
Your turn In bullet point notes, briefly describe what
you see in the previous primary source using the follow up question:
What were communities like in the early middle ages?• Lord oversees the peasants• Peasants depend on lord • Low density population• Agricultural commerce• Central manor house in rural area
Secondary Source Example An historian’s interpretation of the
development of towns and cities
Saldais, M. et al. (2012). Oxford Big Ideas History 8 Australian Curriculum Student Book. Melbourne: Oxford University Press
Your turn In bullet point notes, respond to the previous
secondary source using the follow up question:
What development later occurred in towns and cities?• Towns began to emerge• Threat of barbarian raids decreased• Towns grew to cities• Peasants became artisans• Artisans organised guilds• Townspeople increased independence• Growth of trade and commerce