UNIT 1
Date: Aug 19
Guiding Question: Who is in this class, how is it organized, what sorts of challenges do we face as historians?
Word of the Day Question of the Day
Historiography What sort of challenges do we face as historians?
Key Content Thoughts / Reactions /
Possible Questions
FIRST DAY
Date: Aug 22
Guiding Question:
Word of the Day Question of the Day
Truth: something objectively correct or something Why do historians disagree?
that someone believes is correct Historians may disagree because of differences in
their personal beliefs, race, ethnicity, what sort of
social, political, and economical climate they are in
and how they fit into it. Ex. a christian blond blue
eyes male may view the holocaust in a very different
way than a brunette brown eyes jewish female.
(peardeck response)
Key Content Thoughts / Reactions /
Possible Questions
Methodology, ideology, background, time period all affect the perception of Daily question response
reality. reflects on this.
, Ex of danger of a single story: Instead of this prompt I would actually like to
write about my personal experience with arab+muslim groups. I grew up in va
and had a very limited knowledge of Arabs and Muslims. I believed that they
were sexist terrorist groups of people who abused women, I was only exposed
to this kind of media about them. When I moved to the middle east I was
stuck hard with the truth that they were just as any other group of people
were, generally wanting peace and not harmful as I had thought.
Bias: A preset mindset that affects how you perceive things and your opinions
Power: An authority over people, places, or things.
Position: A rank that can affect your power.
ALL OF THESE AFFECT THE PERCEPTION OF HISTORY
O. P. V. L.- origin, purpose, value, limitation.
Date: Aug 26
Guiding Question: Who were the original “Americans”; where and how did they live?
Word of the Day Question of the Day
Iroquois League Were native americans more similar than they were
A government type of group that was formed to different?
help initiate peace between tribes There are differences in the way they function,
religious beliefs, and many other factors but they are
also all groups from the same part of the world so
yes biologically they are similar and the way they
work may be too, but they all have a lot of very stark
differences.
Key Content Thoughts / Reactions /
Possible Questions
Migration: scholars believe the first americans migrated from asia roughly
40,000 years ago
Adaption: first americans settled throughout the continents and adapted to
their climate by establishing agriculture and diverse civilization.
STATIONS ACTIVITY
Date: Aug 19
Guiding Question: Who is in this class, how is it organized, what sorts of challenges do we face as historians?
Word of the Day Question of the Day
Historiography What sort of challenges do we face as historians?
Key Content Thoughts / Reactions /
Possible Questions
FIRST DAY
Date: Aug 22
Guiding Question:
Word of the Day Question of the Day
Truth: something objectively correct or something Why do historians disagree?
that someone believes is correct Historians may disagree because of differences in
their personal beliefs, race, ethnicity, what sort of
social, political, and economical climate they are in
and how they fit into it. Ex. a christian blond blue
eyes male may view the holocaust in a very different
way than a brunette brown eyes jewish female.
(peardeck response)
Key Content Thoughts / Reactions /
Possible Questions
Methodology, ideology, background, time period all affect the perception of Daily question response
reality. reflects on this.
, Ex of danger of a single story: Instead of this prompt I would actually like to
write about my personal experience with arab+muslim groups. I grew up in va
and had a very limited knowledge of Arabs and Muslims. I believed that they
were sexist terrorist groups of people who abused women, I was only exposed
to this kind of media about them. When I moved to the middle east I was
stuck hard with the truth that they were just as any other group of people
were, generally wanting peace and not harmful as I had thought.
Bias: A preset mindset that affects how you perceive things and your opinions
Power: An authority over people, places, or things.
Position: A rank that can affect your power.
ALL OF THESE AFFECT THE PERCEPTION OF HISTORY
O. P. V. L.- origin, purpose, value, limitation.
Date: Aug 26
Guiding Question: Who were the original “Americans”; where and how did they live?
Word of the Day Question of the Day
Iroquois League Were native americans more similar than they were
A government type of group that was formed to different?
help initiate peace between tribes There are differences in the way they function,
religious beliefs, and many other factors but they are
also all groups from the same part of the world so
yes biologically they are similar and the way they
work may be too, but they all have a lot of very stark
differences.
Key Content Thoughts / Reactions /
Possible Questions
Migration: scholars believe the first americans migrated from asia roughly
40,000 years ago
Adaption: first americans settled throughout the continents and adapted to
their climate by establishing agriculture and diverse civilization.
STATIONS ACTIVITY
