LPS 7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

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What Is History?

• LPS 7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
• INTRODUCTORY LESSON
• 2013-2014

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What is history to YOU!

• Think - Pair- Share!
• On a sheet of paper, write three (3) sentences
  describing what history is to you!
• After you have finished, quietly turn to your
  Elbow/Table Partner and share your answers with
  that person

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What is History?

• History is an account of the past (underline
  any words you may not be familiar with)
• 1. Accounts/narratives differ depending on ones
  perspective
• 2. We rely on evidence to construct our account
  of the past
• 3. We must question the reliability of each piece
  of evidence
• 4. One piece of evidence is insufficient
• 5. We must consult multiple pieces of evidence to
  build a reliable account

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Did you see any words YOU did not recognize?

• 1. Accounts/narratives differ depending on ones
  perspective
• (Stories/opinions) (viewpoint)
• 2. We rely on evidence to construct our account
  of the past
• (clues) (build)
• 3. We must question the reliability of each piece
  of evidence
• (accuracy)
• 4. One piece of evidence is insufficient
• (not enough)
• 5. We must consult multiple pieces of evidence to
  build a reliable account

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Discussion Questions

• Answer the following questions with a sentence
  and be prepared to discuss
• Why would someones story differ depending their
  perspective?
• Why do we have to rely on evidence to construct
  our account of the past?
• Why is it important to make sure sources are
  reliable?
• Why is it important to have multiple pieces of
  evidence?

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Suggested Activity

• SHEG Snapshot Autobiography Activity Multiple
  Perspectives
• http//sheg.stanford.edu/snapshot-autobiography
• You will need
• Piece of construction paper
• Markers, colored pencils, pencil
• 3 MAJOR events from your life that you can
  remember and describe

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Snapshot Autobiography Instructions

• 1) Take an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper and fold it
  accordion style (like a letter youd mail), so
  that it forms 3 panels, or counting front and
  back, you should have 6 panels.
• 2) The first panel is the cover for your Snapshot
  Autobiography.
• Give your autobiography a title (for example,
  Snapshots from the life of Kathy)

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• 3) On the back panel write a brief About the
  Author section
• Include your name
• Place and date of birth
• Anything else you want people of know about you.
  (hobbies, interests, family members, etc.)

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• 4) This leaves four panels. In the first of these
  panels, write about your birth.
• In the other 3 panels, pick 3 events from your
  life that stand out to you.
• For each of these three events, write a narrative
  (story) describing what happened. Make sure you
  describe it from start to finish. Be sure to
  include details!
• Illustrate each event with a small, hand-written
  picture.

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Part 2

• Hand out Part 2 of The Snapshot Autobiography
• HOMEWORK Complete Part 2 for tomorrow.

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Part 2 Discussion/Review

• Students will share the 2nd account of the life
  event they chose with their Elbow/Table Partner
• Students will want to share the similarities and
  differences they may have encountered when
  interviewing their counterpart
• Take some volunteers who would like to share with
  the class what they discovered from their
  interview

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REVISITING Discussion Questions

• Why would someones story differ depending on
  their perspective?
• Why do we have to rely on evidence to construct
  our account of the past?
• Why is it important to make sure sources are
  reliable?
• Why is it important to have multiple pieces of
  evidence?

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Tweet Your Knowledge and Understanding!
(Formative Assessment)

• Using the following key words, Tweet out your
  understanding of what history is. Remember, your
  description must be 140 characters or less. Be
  sure to use the words and phrases below in your
  answer.
• Multiple pieces of evidence
• Account
• Perspective
• History is

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Close Reading

• LPS 7th Grade Social Studies
• Introductory Lesson
• 2013-2014

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Think About It!
Who is depicted in the following photos?
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Answer Sherlock Holmes

• On a piece of paper, please answer the following
  questions about the man in the photos. You may
  list your answers, but be ready and able to
  explain your ideas.
• 1) What does this man do for a living?
• 2) When he is investigating a crime scene, what
  would that look like and sound like?
• 3) What items would he need to help him do his
  job most effectively?
• DISCUSS YOUR ANSWERS!

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Make the Connection!

• Remember, history is an account of the past
• 1. Accounts/narratives differ depending on ones
  perspective
• 2. We rely on evidence to construct our account
  of the past
• 3. We must question the reliability of each piece
  of evidence
• 4. One piece of evidence is insufficient
• 5. We must consult multiple pieces of evidence to
  build a reliable account
• HISTORY IS LIKE A CRIME SCENE! WE NEED TO EXAMINE
  MULTIPLE PIECES OF EVIDENCE TO CONSTRUCT THE PAST

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Here Is a Strategy to Help Us Do That

• CLOSE READING has us evaluate sources and analyze
  ideas by actively asking these questions when we
  are reading
• What claims does the author make?
• What evidence does the author use to support
  those claims?
• How is this document supposed to make me feel?
• What words or phrases does the author use to
  convince me that he/she is right?
• What information does the author leave out?

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How to Close Read

• 1. Read with a pencil in hand, and annotate the
  text
• Annotate means underline, highlighting, or
  circling
• Take notes in the margins (sides, top, bottom) of
  the paper
• 2. Look for patterns in the things you've noticed
  about the text, including repetitions,
  contradictions, similarities
• This is similar, This is different
• I noticed, This is interesting, Im not sure
• 3. Ask questions about the patterns you've
  noticedespecially how and why
• Why did this happen?, What does this mean?

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Close Reading in Action!

• Here is an example of Close Reading using Oh The
  Places Youll Go by Dr. Seuss
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vadXdTXEzmzE

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Lets Practice Ourselves!

• You should (have)
• Document A that you will be Close Reading
• Pencil, Pen, or Highlighter
• Be ready to actively read and annotate your
  document
• Be ready to ask questions and make predictions

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Tweet Your Knowledge and Understanding!
(Formative Assessment)

• Using the following key words, Tweet out your
  understanding of Close Reading. Remember, your
  description must be 140 characters or less. Be
  sure to use the words and phrases below in your
  answer.
• Analyze
• Evaluate
• Actively ask questions
• Pencil
• Close Reading helps us

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Introduction to Sourcing

• LPS 7th Grade Social Studies
• 2013-2014

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Whats Wrong With This Photo?
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What is Sourcing?

• Sourcing asks the reader to consider who wrote a
  document as well as the circumstances of its
  creation. Who authored a given document? When?
  For what purpose?

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Key Points of Sourcing

• Who wrote this?
• What is the authors point of view?
• Why was it written?
• When was it written? (A long time or short time
       after the event?)
• Is this source believable? Why? Why not?

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Present Day Application (PDA)

• The Huskers were in the BCS National Championship
  last night. Unfortunately, because you did not do
  your Social Studies homework you were grounded
  from television and all electronics, so you
  missed the game.
• The next day you want to get an idea of how the
  game went and what it was like in the stadium
  when the Huskers won the game. Which account of
  the game do you think would give you the most
  accurate account of how the game went and what it
  was like?

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Options

• 1) An online blog from 1HuskerrzFan following
  the game
• 2) A radio podcast from your local sports
  announcer
• 3) Your best friend who was at the game and had
  seats on the 50 yd. line
• 4) Replays on ESPN SportsCenter showing 5-second
  highlights

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Discuss

• With your elbow/table partner, discuss which
  source you think would give you the best idea of
  what it was like at the game
• Be ready to explain/defend your answer
• Why is it important to make sure our sources are
  accurate and credible?

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Historical Example 1

• Question Who was present at the signing of the
  Declaration of Independence?
• Source 1 Hollywood movie about the American
  Revolution made in 2001
• Source 2 Book written by a famous historian who
  is an expert on the American Revolution,
  published in 1999
• Which do you trust more? Why?

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Historical Example 2

• Question What was the layout of the Nazi
  concentration camp, Auschwitz?
• Source 1 Interview with an 85 year-old Holocaust
  survivor in 1995.
• Source 2 Map of the concentration camp found in
  Nazi files.
• Which do you trust more? Why?

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Historical Example 3

• Question Did American soldiers commit cruel acts
  during the Vietnam War in 1969?
• Source 1 Sworn testimony by American Sergeant in
  Congressional hearings in 1969
• Source 2 Speech by American General touring the
  US in 1969
• Which do you trust more? Why?

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Answer Key

• 1 Source 2 Historians base their work on
  multiple resources, extensive research, and
  primary documents. Movies have no standards or
  accountability for historical accuracy.
• 2 Source 2 Human memory is not always
  reliable. A map of the camp is hypothetically
  objective and accurate. However, it also may
  not be entirely accurate.
• 3 Source 1 Sworn testimony is the gold
  standard of evidence. Although someone could lie,
  it is far more reliable than a public speech by a
  General who was trying to keep morale high for
  the US public.

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Lets Practice Ourselves!

• You should (have)
• Document A that you will be Close Reading
• Pencil, Pen, or Highlighter
• Be ready to actively read and annotate your
  document
• Be ready to ask questions and make predictions

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Tweet Your Knowledge and Understanding!
(Formative Assessment)

• Using the following key words, Tweet out your
  understanding of what Sourcing is. Remember, your
  description must be 140 characters or less. Be
  sure to use the words and phrases below in your
  answer.
• Who wrote this
• What were the circumstances
• When
• What purpose
• Sourcing has us ask

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Introducing Contextualization

• LPS 7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
• 2013-2014

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What is Contextualization?

• Contextualization is when a student locates a
  document in time and place in order to understand
  how these factors shape its content/message.

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Key Points of Contextualization

• What else was going on at the time this was
  written?
• What was it like to be alive at this time?
• What things were different back then?
• What things were the same?
• What would it look like to see this event through
  the eyes of someone who lived back then?

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Lets see an example

• John and Dylan had planned to hang out on Friday
  evening after school. John told Dylan, Ill call
  you later when I am free and we can meet up.
  After eating supper and getting ready, Dylan was
  ready to go and meet John. However, four hours
  later John had still not called Dylan or texted
  him to let him know what the plans were. Dylan
  began to think, John is such a jerk, he hasnt
  gotten a hold of me yet and its nearly 10
  oclock!
• What could be some of the reasons John has not
  contacted Dylan yet? Write down 3 reasons

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Putting the situation into context

• What Dylan did not know is that John had
  forgotten to do his Social Studies homework
  despite his parents reminding him several times
  to do so. Because of this, they took Johns phone
  away from him and turned it off so it could not
  receive calls or texts. John felt horrible about
  not contacting Dylan and hoped he wouldnt be too
  angry at him for leaving him hanging on a Friday
  night.
• How did putting things into context help clarify
  the situation and how we might feel about Johns
  actions?

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Further explanation of Contextualization

• Big C BIG PICTURE What was going on in the
  society/country/region during this time period?
• Little c Because of what was going on in the
  Big C determines what actions/thoughts/words
  were taken in the Little c

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Context Diagram
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Historical Contextualization Example

• Refer to the historical documents provided in the
  packet you received
• Use Close Reading and actively investigate what
  is going on in the document
• When you are finished, make a prediction on what
  you believe is occurring in the world during this
  time period.
• How does putting things into context help you
  understand what is occurring in the document?

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Lets Practice Using Contextualization

• You should (have)
• Document A and the Timeline to help you
  Contextualize
• Pencil, Pen, or Highlighter
• Be ready to actively read and annotate your
  document
• Be ready to ask questions and make predictions

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Tweet Your Knowledge and Understanding!
(Formative Assessment)

• Using the following key words, Tweet out your
  understanding of what Contextualization is.
  Remember, your description must be 140 characters
  or less. Be sure to use the words and phrases
  below in your answer.
• Time
• Place
• Bigger picture
• Document
• Contextualization is when we ask

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Introduction to Multiple Perspectives

• LPs 7th Grade Social Studies
• 2013-2014

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Present Day Application (PDA) 1 Imagine

• You are the principal at your school and you just
  found out there was a food fight in the
  lunchroom. Youve asked many students and
  teachers who witnessed the fight to write down
  what they saw and who they think started the
  fight. Unfortunately, you have received many
  conflicting stories that disagree not only
  regarding who started the fight, but who was
  involved. Its important to remember NO ONE is
  lying!

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• From Twitter
• Tweet from _at_Sarah_Jane
• (7th Grade Girl)
• Ewww! Food fight today at lunch. I think it was
  one of the immature 8th grade boys near the
  trashcans. They are so annoying! ruinedmynewshirt

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• From Twitter
• Tweet from _at_BBaller23
• (8th Grade Boy)
• Crazy! Food fight at lunch today. I saw a 7th
  grader start it over near the entrance. I think
  it was a girl! spaghettihairdontcare

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• From Twitter
• Tweet from _at_Counselor
• (Guidance Counselor)
• Its days like these Id like to retire. A 7th
  Grade boy started a food fight today and threw
  applesauce on another students hair.
  ItsOnlyTuesday?

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• From InstaGram
• (Anonymous Sender)

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Question 1

• Why would there be different stories of the event
  if everyone is telling the truth?
• List them... (Try to think of at least 2 reasons)
• -
• -
• -

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Question 2

• What are the different types of people who might
  have seen the fight?
• List them
• -
• -
• -

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Question 3

• What might make one persons story more
  believable that another persons?
• Who might be considered the most trustworthy or
  believable?

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What Are These Symbols?
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Present Day Application (PDA) 2 Imagine

• Last night you were checking Instagram and you
  came across a picture of your teacher.

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Write a hashtag for the picture
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Discussion

• Compare your hashtag (post) with your table
  partner.
• Are your hashtags different or similar?
• Why might your hash tag be different from someone
  elses hash tag?
• What other things could be true that help explain
  what is going on in this picture?

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Perspective Matters

• Why do different perspectives matter?
• - In history we look at things from all
  perspectives in this classroom.
• - It is not fair to let one group dictate how we
  hear our history.
• - Everyone deserves a voice.

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Tweet Your Knowledge and Understanding!
(Formative Assessment)

• Using the following key words, Tweet out your
  understanding of Multiple Perspectives .
  Remember, your description must be 140 characters
  or less. Be sure to use the words and phrases
  below in your answer.
• Full account
• Perspectives differ
• More believable
• Multiple Perspectives is important because

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Introducing Corroboration

• LPS 7th Grade Social Studies
• 2013-2014

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What is Corroboration?

• Corroboration (Cross-Checking) asks students to
  consider details and evidence across multiple
  sources to strengthen and support a historical
  claim.

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Key Points of Corroboration

•     What do other pieces of evidence say?
•     Am I finding the same information
  everywhere?
•     Am I finding different versions of the
  story? If yes, why might that be?
•     Where else could I look to find out about
       this?
•     What pieces of evidence are most
       believable?

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Present Day Application (PDA)

• Location Justin Bieber BELIEVE Concert Omaha
• Parties Involved Laura, Jesse, Justin Bieber,
  Lauras mom
• Scenario Laura claims to have met Justin Bieber
  backstage after his concert with Jesse and her
  mom. She took a photo with him on her iPhone but
  then dropped it in excitement before she could
  post it to Instagram, thus destroying her phone
  and the photo. The next day at school, no one
  believes her when she claims she met Justin.

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What is the Corroborating Evidence?

• What evidence is there to support Lauras claim
  that she met Justin Bieber?
• _________________________________________
• Jesse was with Laura at the concert and saw her
  take the photo with Justin. She also took a photo
  of Laura with Justin.
• Lauras mom was in attendance at the concert and
  was with Laura when she met Justin, so she could
  back up Lauras claim of meeting the singer.

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Historical Corroboration Example

• Historical Claim The Roman Empire was not only
  known for its military and political skill, but
  also for its engineering accomplishments within
  the city and the empire as a whole.
• Corroborrative Evidence Examples
• The ruins of The Coliseum
• The ruins of the Aqueducts
• Roman theatre of Aspendos
• Road system - All Roads Lead to Rome
• Sculptures, domes, and architecture

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The Coliseum
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Aqueducts (water system)
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Roman Theatre
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Roman Road in Pompeii
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Roman Art/Architecture
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Lets Practice Ourselves

• You should (have)
• Document A and Document B
• Pencil, Pen, or Highlighter
• Be ready to actively read and annotate your
  document
• Be ready to ask questions and make predictions

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Tweet Your Knowledge and Understanding!
(Formative Assessment)

• Using the following key words, Tweet out your
  understanding of what Corroboration is. Remember,
  your description must be 140 characters or less.
  Be sure to use the words and phrases below in
  your answer.
• - Strengthen and support
• Cross Checking
• Multiple
• Evidence
• Corroboration is when we

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Habits of Mind Skills

• Close Reading
• Sourcing
• Contextualization
• Corroboration
• ALL OF THESE THINGS WILL HELP US USE MULTIPLE
  PERSPECTIVES TO LEARN ABOUT, EVALUATE, AND
  ANALYZE HISTORICAL EVENTS