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What is history?
How do we study the past?
HISTORICAL SOURCES
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Historical sources can be classified as:
Primary sources Secondary sources
◈ document or physical ◈ interprets and analyzes
object which was written or primary sources.
created during the time ◈ may have pictures, quotes
under study. or graphics of primary
◈ present during an sources in them.
experience or time period
and offer an inside view of
an event
Source: Princeton Reference Desk 8
Historical sources can be classified as:
Primary sources examples Secondary sources examples
ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS: Diaries,
speeches, manuscripts, letters, PUBLICATIONS: Textbooks,
interviews, news film footage, magazine articles, histories, criticisms,
autobiographies, official records commentaries, encyclopedias
CREATIVE WORKS: Poetry,
drama, novels, music, art
RELICS OR ARTIFACTS: Pottery,
furniture, clothing, buildings
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What is the importance of knowing whether your
source is primary or secondary?
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Group work
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Group work
Go to https://padlet.com/kmendoza4/sources
Discuss the following:
◈ What is the Padlet about?
◈ What question/s can the sources answer?
◈ Are the sources useful to learn about the topic?
◈ What other sources can we add?
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Individual work: Pick a period/event in Philippine
history. What do you want to know about this
period/event? What kind of sources will be useful for
your research? Look for at least 2 primary and 2
secondary sources that you can use to study this period.
Include:
- URL of source
- Information you can get from the source
- Why do you think this source is helpful?
Email your work to T. KM at kmendoza@keys.edu.ph by
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4:00pm tomorrow.
Sources you may use
- Books, journals
- Articles
- Interviews
- Documents
- Artifacts
- Virtual museums
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/ayala-museum
https://www.nationalmuseum.gov.ph/Firefly/Go_Museum.html
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Exit ticket
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THANK YOU!
Sources:
https://www.warmuseum.ca/firstworldwar/wp-content/mcme-uploads/2014/07/4-a-1-all_e.pdf
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/mystery-history-original-sour
ces/
https://teachinghistory.org/historical-thinking-intro
https://www.commonsense.org/education/lesson-plans/thinking-like-a-historian-primary-and-seco
ndary-sources
https://www.scotdec.org.uk/aadamsbairns/files/activities/unit1/activity1.1.2.html 17