Content Standard: History Students will be able to: 2. Explain why historical accounts of
the same event sometimes differ and relate this explanation
to the evidence presented by the author or the point of view
of the author. Points of view of North and South in
the Civil War Students will role play differing
points of view from selected historical events. Students will create a political
cartoon demonstrating understanding of differing points of
view of an historical account. political cartoon 3. Use information from a variety of
primary and secondary sources to identify and support a
point of view on a controversial historical
topic. Civil War through primary and
secondary sources Students will be given a variety of
primary and secondary sources to compare, contrast, and
support points of view of a selected controversial
historical topic. Jackdaw Publications:
Collection of Primary Sources Students will create a primary and
secondary source that demonstrate an understanding of a
point of view on an historical topic. primary source 4. Identify ethnic and cultural
perspectives missing from an historical account and describe
these points of view. Points of view: In groups, students will be assigned
an ethnic or cultural perspective. Each group will collaboratively
develop a product that demonstrates an understanding of
missing perspectives. ethnic
C. Historical Inquiry, Analysis, and Interpretation
Students will learn to evaluate resource material such as documents,
artifacts, maps, artworks, and literature, and to make judgments
about the perspectives of the authors and their credibility when
interpreting current historical events.
Common Assessment(s): LAD
task: Shared Political Values and
Principles (see also Civics
C)
(Specific grade level learning
objectives)
editorial
political
point of view
propaganda
secondary source
controversial
Through discussion students will identify missing points of
view.
cultural
perspective
point of view