PRIMARY HISTORY 12

THE STUDY OF HISTORY

Archives" Beyond the skills of conducting research, students must be able to:

  • analyse the relevance of historical documents and records
  • develop interpretations of the documents they select
  • demonstrate a sound grasp of the historical chronology and context in which the events took place."

- quote from the History 12 BC IRP


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FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF MODERN 20th CENTURY HISTORY WITH RELEVANT ONLINE PRIMARY AND ORIGINAL SOURCES, AND DECONSTRUCTION TOOLS TO DERIVE MEANING FROM THEM.

CHOOSE YOUR PATH:

  1. "THEMES" IN 20th CENTURY HISTORY
  2. GENRE OF PRIMARY SOURCES
  3. DECONSTRUCTION TOOLS

more...Prescribed Learning Outcomes

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THEMES IN HISTORY 12

  • Study of History
  • Nationalism vs. Colonialism
  • Great Depression
  • World War II
  • Rise of Totalitarian Regimes
  • Human Rights Issue: 1945–1963
  • Cold War: 1945–1963
  • Look at Decolonization: 1945–1963
  • End of the Cold War
  • Seeds of a New World Order

PRIMARY SOURCES BY GENRE

  • Film, video
  • Government documents
  • Interviews /oral history
  • Journals, letters, diaries
  • Maps
  • Music, songs
  • Newspapers
  • Photographs
  • Political cartoons
  • Posters
  • Radio
  • Speeches
  • Statistics
  • Treaties

TEACHING WITH PRIMARY SOURCES

  • Deconstruction tools
  • Essential to history
  • Evaluating online primary sources
  • Kinds of primary sources
  • Rationale
  • Reading a primary source