Hi everyone,
Today, we started looking at two different kinds of sources: Primary and secondary. These are important vocabulary terms for historians, because they have different strengths and weaknesses. A primary source means it is firsthand evidence - a document or artifact from the time period, from eyewitnesses or people involved with the event. A secondary source is one that retells the event in some way (could be a movie, a piece of artwork, a textbook). We then began the process of trying to make sense of a famous primary source from our country's history, which we will continue tomorrow!
HOMEWORK: Q1-2 - Personal Experience Narrative. This assignment may need a little lead time, so be ready! You are going to pick an event from your life that was witnessed or experienced by someone else as well. You AND the other person who witnessed/experienced the event are going to write out what happened. Next week, we will compare the two different versions of this event and analyze it for historical accuracy and reliability!
WHAT THIS MEANS: You need to make sure you have an event that someone else has witnessed/experienced. That can be a friend, parent, relative, coach, or classmate. This person will need to be willing and able to write out his/her version of events, so be sure to ask!
CHOOSE SOMETHING SPECIFIC AND FOCUSED! Write about "my first time on a roller coaster," not "my family's ten-day trip to Disney". Something with a beginning, middle, and end is best.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOMEONE LINED UP TO WRITE THE SECOND VERSION BEFORE YOU WRITE YOUR VERSION!
This assignment can be submitted via Google Drive, typed out, or handwritten. Try not to read your partner's version of the assignment until we use it in class!
YOUR story is due on FRIDAY, 9/9. Your partner's story is due the following Monday, 9/12.
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