Not to be confused with the "sweetces" Sour, sweet,...and you can not believe I publish and emote comedy. This was probably the worst on-line joke in the history of on-line jokes. And this is what makes it a gem.
Here we go!
Using the Sources. Again, critical in this course. Historical construction means that we use the sources to make a case for what happened in the past. The last chapter profiled what historians use to accomplish this. This chapter looks at how historians "use" the sources. Sounds simple, but let's grapple with these questions as we read.
Key Words:
1. External Criticism
2. Internal Criticism
3. Cooroborate
1. Explain the 2 main methods by which new research is composed. Are these methods completed in isolation from one another, explain.
2. What are historical forgeries? What value can they be to the historian? Use the Donation of Constantine for your example. If you don't know too much about this, look this event up.
3. What kinds of questions are historians asking ( come up with 3) when they employ internal criticism to a document? (Great connection to the DBQ or Document Based Question--a type of essay for AP Euro).
4. Given the nature of using primary sources to construct the past, what does it mean to say the historian looks to corroborate them in a meaningful and deliberate manner?
Monday, July 20, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Chapter 3--The Raw Materials
Not to be confused with the "Well Done" materials...raw, well done...LOL on this end...and I am using it at the comedy club on Friday night. Senior night again. They will love it.
Sorry for the delay. I just got back from Vermont on Sunday. It was cold and raining for 2 days but we managed to have a nice time. By Thursday the sun broke and we were able to ride bikes around Stowe on an amazing bike path. I brought my Tosh book with the hopes of being able to post up there but my kids had other plans.
I have received some follow-up questions from some of you and here is what I would like to do with these; can we post them? So that the class may see your questions and my responses. All you need is an e-mail (you can make a gmail account if you want a separate account for this purpose) and password. The instructions are straightforward and right on the blog site.
Now for the Chapter 3 prompts: (when we write in AP Euro---your ability to think about the raw materials is critical)
1. This is a basic but critical, what is the difference between a primary and secondary source?
2. Why are historians interested in what contemporaries "thought" was happening as opposed to what was actually happening? Make sure you "for example" your response.
3. Why do many historians value press publications such as newspapers in constructing the past?
4. What does private correspondence offer the historian?
5. Finally, no matter what type of raw material the historian is examining, what questions almost always come up? In other words, what basic questions do we need to answer about any primary resource? Try to think of at least 5.
Sorry for the delay. I just got back from Vermont on Sunday. It was cold and raining for 2 days but we managed to have a nice time. By Thursday the sun broke and we were able to ride bikes around Stowe on an amazing bike path. I brought my Tosh book with the hopes of being able to post up there but my kids had other plans.
I have received some follow-up questions from some of you and here is what I would like to do with these; can we post them? So that the class may see your questions and my responses. All you need is an e-mail (you can make a gmail account if you want a separate account for this purpose) and password. The instructions are straightforward and right on the blog site.
Now for the Chapter 3 prompts: (when we write in AP Euro---your ability to think about the raw materials is critical)
1. This is a basic but critical, what is the difference between a primary and secondary source?
2. Why are historians interested in what contemporaries "thought" was happening as opposed to what was actually happening? Make sure you "for example" your response.
3. Why do many historians value press publications such as newspapers in constructing the past?
4. What does private correspondence offer the historian?
5. Finally, no matter what type of raw material the historian is examining, what questions almost always come up? In other words, what basic questions do we need to answer about any primary resource? Try to think of at least 5.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
The Uses of History
How is everyone doing? Great on my end. Hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend. I wanted to throw out a new post for your next chapter (The Uses of History, chapter 2). This chapter is a clear extension of chapter 1.
The overarching question is: What are the uses of history?
Subtopic questions: What are the extreme ends of the uses of history? Why do professional historians tend to stay away from the extremes?
How does historical "difference, context, and process" play itself out in the uses of history?
How might this chapter inform us on they types of choices we make when we write about history in AP Euro? For example, what might be the overall purpose of "any" given essay give the context of this chapter?
The overarching question is: What are the uses of history?
Subtopic questions: What are the extreme ends of the uses of history? Why do professional historians tend to stay away from the extremes?
How does historical "difference, context, and process" play itself out in the uses of history?
How might this chapter inform us on they types of choices we make when we write about history in AP Euro? For example, what might be the overall purpose of "any" given essay give the context of this chapter?
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