Activity #1 Which document(s) do you think are reliable? Why?
Document 7, becaue it was rwritten by a referee and referees are usually unbiased. I also think document 1 is reliable because it was written by a newspaper who was just there to report what happened at the game, they don't really care about who won, they're just doing their job.
Which document(s) do you think are unreliable? Why?
Documents that were written by Donnel and the head cheerleader because since it was them in the spotlight, they want to make the story as great as possible to make themselves look good.
What are somethings that all documents agree on?
Malden definetley beat Medford.
What are somethings that the documents disagree about?
Donnel played well and fair.
Are there any other people that could have given a better account of what happened?
More news reporters or people who would be unbiased.
Activity #2
What do you think the difference is between a primary and a secondary source?
Primary source is the first source you would go to and secondary source is something you refer to when the first one doesn't work out well. Primary source is found first and the secondary source is only written afte the primary source is carefully analyzed. How is an historian like a detective?
They each find clues to figure out what really happened.
Activity #3
Explain why these questions are important to an historian's work?
Identify which question you feel is the most important to an historians work and explain why
-They help find out who did what and when.
-The most important question is What evidence does this source contribute to your research? because if you don't know the answer to this, the answers to the other questions don't really matter. You need to know why you're gonna use each answer.
Activity #4
Types of Primary:
-letters
-photos
-clothing
-direct quotes from people living in the past
-excerpts from historical documents
-published documents (pamphlets, posters, laws, court decisions, advertisements, magazines, newspapers, etc)
-diaries
-journals
-wills
-deeds
-school report cards
-correspondence -financial ledgers -information about customers -board meeting minutes -research and development files -spoken words that make up oral histories
-visual documents
*historical record: books personal papers government documents letters oral accounts diaries maps photographs reports novels short stories artifacts coins stamps
Activity #5
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When writing an essay, sources are valuable to use and it helps you gain understanding on you're writing about.
The primary sources came straight from people or places that lived through the past and is usually the most useful source, but harder to get.
When looking for sources, i is usually easier and better to start with the tertiary source because it's usually what is most available for students and it gives us more places to search.
2-
Why are there more primary sources than secondary sources when primary sources are harder to find?
Why can't we use direct quotations when writing an essay?
1-
One thing I would still like to learn about would be how historians are able to find so many things that reveal so much about the past.
EXAMPLE:
-A diary writted by a young girl living in the past is a Primary Source, but the response someone had to that diary would be a Secondary Source.
-A painting from someone who lived through the war would be a Primary Source, but a copy of that painting for students to look at would be a Seconday Source.
REFLECTION-
Primary and secondary sources are essential to the work of a historian because without sources, they wouldn't have a place to get their information from and would remain clueless. Primary sources are important because it gives historians a real chance to see what was really going on and it helps them understand lives of people in the past a little bit better. It also shows how certain things looked like and what the people were feeling when a certain event was going on. Although primar sources are harder to get their hands on, I think it's the best way for a historian to find out more about past life and events. Secondary sources are also very helpful to a historian. Even though it's not the actual piece of evidence, it shows historians other people's views on a certain topic and extends their understanding on certain things. It helps their research a lot because they always have the secondary source to look to when they can't find a primary source.
This process is used to better one's understanding about a certain topic. First, one must observe the document and notice little details by looking it over. Next they must reflect, tell howthey feel about it and what they think was happening when it was written. Lastly, they should ask questions such as who wrote it, why they wrote it, and when.
Document 1
Document Title:
Barack Obama “Hope” poster
Author:
Shepard Fariey
Date:
2008 Presidential Election
Observe:
-Used red, white, blue, the bold colors of America.
-The word used is to describe what Obama gives this country. Hope.
-serious facial expression
Reflect:
-I think this cartoon is to show that Obama takes his job seriously and is willing to do what he thinks is best for his country. The audience is the people in America who aren’t sure if he’s right for the job. This picture shows that Obama is someone who can fix the problems and crisis going on. There’s hope.
Question:
-Why did the author choose “hope?”
-Why didn’t he add more words to explain his viewpoint?
-Where did he get his inspiration?
Summary:
This author favors Obama. He thinks he is a good president who can bring this country hope. The bold colors used are the colors of the country- red, white, blue. This author is not against Obama, and this cartoon is to show people that Obama can really do what he says he can.
Document 2
Document Title:
Excerpt from Barack Obama’s Inaugural Speech
Author:
unknown
Date:
2009
Observe:
-This author is against Obama
-there are many challenges
-He doesn’t agree with what Obama is doing
Reflect:
-I don’t agree with this author because I think he needs to be more patient. Nothing is going to happen just out of the blue and he says that Obama keeps messing up but I think he is trying his best to keep this country safe and as well as he can.
Question:
-Why would he write an article that puts Obama down?
-What is he going to do about it?
-How did he come up with all of Obama’s mess ups?
Summary:
This author is completely against what Obama is doing. He doesn’t like the fact that the healthcare plan is too expensive or that schools aren’t doing a good job, but that isn’t necessarily Obama’s fault.
Document 3
Document Title:
The Two Modes of President Obama
Author:
Daniel Kutzman
Date:
unknown
Observe:
-This author thinks Obama makes slow decisions
-Obama is with his back faced to us
-He was drawn with big ears, wearing a black suit
-He has a switch on his back
Reflect:
I think this is a very mean cartoon. It was drawn to show people that Obama isn’t able to make good decisions and it makes fun of his appearance. I don’t like this drawing, or agree with it.
Question:
-Why did he express his feelings in this manner?
-What created his viewpoints?
Summary:
Daniel Kutzman does not think Obama is doing a very good job. He thinks Obama is a very slow decision maker and that does not make Obama look very good. He made fun of his appearance, making have super big ears. He is definitely against what Obama represents.
Document 4
Document Title:
Election Maps
Author:
unknown
Date:
2008-2010
Observe:
-The first map has fewer republicans than the second.
-The race is between democrats and republicans.
-Even though there were more republican votes, Obama still won
Reflect:
-Something must’ve happened right before the election because on the map, there were more republicans than democrats, and Obama ended up winning. He is a democrat.
Question:
-How did this change happen?
-Why is it only between the democrats and republicans?
Summary:
The majority of the voters were all republicans, but Obama still ended up winning. Something happened right before the election that made Obama popular enough to be chosen. I think that even though few states were voting for him, there were a lot more people than in the other states so that’s how Obama won.
Document 5
Document Title:
Are You Better Off?
Author:
William McGurn
Date:
June 21, 2011
Observe:
-Talks about Obama only focusing on the past instead of the future.
-Doesn’t believe that Obama is doing such a great job.
-Says that Obama has made the worst decisions while being in office.
Reflect:
-I think these words are very harshly put. Obama is not doing such a horrible job as president but this author is making it seem like he is. The document wasn’t very long but what was in it simply shows how much this author dislikes Obama being in office.
Question:
-Did this author use primary sources, because he used direct quotes?
-What inspired him to think this of Obama?
-How are the people in the country affected by what was written in this document?
Summary:
This author doesn’t really like Obama as president. He thinks he focuses too much on the past than he doesn’t on the future and he uses some primary sources to make his point. The direct quotes from other people who think the same as him are used to back up his opinion.
Document 6
Document Title:
The Situation Room
Author:
Pete Souza
Date:
May 1, 2011
Observe:
-Picture of a bunch of people having a meeting, including Obama.
They are focused on a particular something or someone
-They have serious facial expressions
Reflect:
-I think they are all paying close attention to someone speaking to them, informing them on something important.
Question:
-Who are they looking at?
-What is this person saying that’s so important?
-Why do all these important people need to be there?
Summary:
This is a picture of some pretty important people reunited in a room, probably listening to someone speaking. The author doesn’t really give his opinion on what’s going on, or being said, but we can infer that it’s something pretty important.
Document 7
Document Title:
Judging Obama As A Leader
Author:
Norm Smallwood
Date:
September 4th 2009
Observe:
-This author doesn’t really favor a side
-Talks about 5 rules a president should follow
-Says that Obama is trying to follow these rules, and deliver to his country
Reflect:
-This was my favorite document so far because it doesn’t say Obama is a bad president, but it also doesn’t say he is a very good one. He talks about people having different opinions on Obama, and the rules he should follow and I agree with these.
Question:
-How did his opinion on Obama form?
-Where did he come up with these rules?
-Do people actually listen to him?
-Is he successful in trying to prove his point to others?
Summary:
This author doesn’t really favor Obama but he doesn’t dislike him either. He talks about what he thinks Obama should be doing and whether or not he is doing it. I agree with this author because everyone has a different viewpoint and he makes sure to not offend anyone while writing this document.
Which document(s) do you think are reliable? Why?
Document 7, becaue it was rwritten by a referee and referees are usually unbiased. I also think document 1 is reliable because it was written by a newspaper who was just there to report what happened at the game, they don't really care about who won, they're just doing their job.
Which document(s) do you think are unreliable? Why?
Documents that were written by Donnel and the head cheerleader because since it was them in the spotlight, they want to make the story as great as possible to make themselves look good.
What are somethings that all documents agree on?
Malden definetley beat Medford.
What are somethings that the documents disagree about?
Donnel played well and fair.
Are there any other people that could have given a better account of what happened?
More news reporters or people who would be unbiased.
Activity #2
What do you think the difference is between a primary and a secondary source?
Primary source is the first source you would go to and secondary source is something you refer to when the first one doesn't work out well.
Primary source is found first and the secondary source is only written afte the primary source is carefully analyzed.
How is an historian like a detective?
They each find clues to figure out what really happened.
Activity #3
-They help find out who did what and when.
-The most important question is What evidence does this source contribute to your research? because if you don't know the answer to this, the answers to the other questions don't really matter. You need to know why you're gonna use each answer.
Activity #4
Types of Primary:
-letters
-photos
-clothing
-direct quotes from people living in the past
-excerpts from historical documents
-published documents (pamphlets, posters, laws, court decisions, advertisements, magazines, newspapers, etc)
-diaries
-journals
-wills
-deeds
-school report cards
-correspondence
-financial ledgers
-information about customers
-board meeting minutes
-research and development files
-spoken words that make up oral histories
-visual documents
Types of Secondary:
-textbooks
-novels
-dictionaries
-encyclypedias
-photographs
-documents
-newspaper articles
*historical record:
books
personal papers
government documents
letters
oral accounts
diaries
maps
photographs
reports
novels
short stories
artifacts
coins
stamps
Activity #5
3-
- When writing an essay, sources are valuable to use and it helps you gain understanding on you're writing about.
- The primary sources came straight from people or places that lived through the past and is usually the most useful source, but harder to get.
- When looking for sources, i is usually easier and better to start with the tertiary source because it's usually what is most available for students and it gives us more places to search.
2-- Why are there more primary sources than secondary sources when primary sources are harder to find?
- Why can't we use direct quotations when writing an essay?
1-EXAMPLE:
-A diary writted by a young girl living in the past is a Primary Source, but the response someone had to that diary would be a Secondary Source.
-A painting from someone who lived through the war would be a Primary Source, but a copy of that painting for students to look at would be a Seconday Source.
REFLECTION-
Primary and secondary sources are essential to the work of a historian because without sources, they wouldn't have a place to get their information from and would remain clueless. Primary sources are important because it gives historians a real chance to see what was really going on and it helps them understand lives of people in the past a little bit better. It also shows how certain things looked like and what the people were feeling when a certain event was going on. Although primar sources are harder to get their hands on, I think it's the best way for a historian to find out more about past life and events. Secondary sources are also very helpful to a historian. Even though it's not the actual piece of evidence, it shows historians other people's views on a certain topic and extends their understanding on certain things. It helps their research a lot because they always have the secondary source to look to when they can't find a primary source.
Observe, Reflect, Question
This process is used to better one's understanding about a certain topic. First, one must observe the document and notice little details by looking it over. Next they must reflect, tell howthey feel about it and what they think was happening when it was written. Lastly, they should ask questions such as who wrote it, why they wrote it, and when.
Document 1
Barack Obama “Hope” poster
Shepard Fariey
2008 Presidential Election
-Used red, white, blue, the bold colors of America.
-The word used is to describe what Obama gives this country. Hope.
-serious facial expression
-I think this cartoon is to show that Obama takes his job seriously and is willing to do what he thinks is best for his country. The audience is the people in America who aren’t sure if he’s right for the job. This picture shows that Obama is someone who can fix the problems and crisis going on. There’s hope.
-Why did the author choose “hope?”
-Why didn’t he add more words to explain his viewpoint?
-Where did he get his inspiration?
This author favors Obama. He thinks he is a good president who can bring this country hope. The bold colors used are the colors of the country- red, white, blue. This author is not against Obama, and this cartoon is to show people that Obama can really do what he says he can.
Document 2
Excerpt from Barack Obama’s Inaugural Speech
unknown
2009
-This author is against Obama
-there are many challenges
-He doesn’t agree with what Obama is doing
-I don’t agree with this author because I think he needs to be more patient. Nothing is going to happen just out of the blue and he says that Obama keeps messing up but I think he is trying his best to keep this country safe and as well as he can.
-Why would he write an article that puts Obama down?
-What is he going to do about it?
-How did he come up with all of Obama’s mess ups?
This author is completely against what Obama is doing. He doesn’t like the fact that the healthcare plan is too expensive or that schools aren’t doing a good job, but that isn’t necessarily Obama’s fault.
Document 3
The Two Modes of President Obama
Daniel Kutzman
unknown
-This author thinks Obama makes slow decisions
-Obama is with his back faced to us
-He was drawn with big ears, wearing a black suit
-He has a switch on his back
I think this is a very mean cartoon. It was drawn to show people that Obama isn’t able to make good decisions and it makes fun of his appearance. I don’t like this drawing, or agree with it.
-Why did he express his feelings in this manner?
-What created his viewpoints?
Daniel Kutzman does not think Obama is doing a very good job. He thinks Obama is a very slow decision maker and that does not make Obama look very good. He made fun of his appearance, making have super big ears. He is definitely against what Obama represents.
Document 4
Election Maps
unknown
2008-2010
-The first map has fewer republicans than the second.
-The race is between democrats and republicans.
-Even though there were more republican votes, Obama still won
-Something must’ve happened right before the election because on the map, there were more republicans than democrats, and Obama ended up winning. He is a democrat.
-How did this change happen?
-Why is it only between the democrats and republicans?
The majority of the voters were all republicans, but Obama still ended up winning. Something happened right before the election that made Obama popular enough to be chosen. I think that even though few states were voting for him, there were a lot more people than in the other states so that’s how Obama won.
Document 5
Are You Better Off?
William McGurn
June 21, 2011
-Talks about Obama only focusing on the past instead of the future.
-Doesn’t believe that Obama is doing such a great job.
-Says that Obama has made the worst decisions while being in office.
-I think these words are very harshly put. Obama is not doing such a horrible job as president but this author is making it seem like he is. The document wasn’t very long but what was in it simply shows how much this author dislikes Obama being in office.
-Did this author use primary sources, because he used direct quotes?
-What inspired him to think this of Obama?
-How are the people in the country affected by what was written in this document?
This author doesn’t really like Obama as president. He thinks he focuses too much on the past than he doesn’t on the future and he uses some primary sources to make his point. The direct quotes from other people who think the same as him are used to back up his opinion.
Document 6
The Situation Room
Pete Souza
May 1, 2011
-Picture of a bunch of people having a meeting, including Obama.
They are focused on a particular something or someone
-They have serious facial expressions
-I think they are all paying close attention to someone speaking to them, informing them on something important.
-Who are they looking at?
-What is this person saying that’s so important?
-Why do all these important people need to be there?
This is a picture of some pretty important people reunited in a room, probably listening to someone speaking. The author doesn’t really give his opinion on what’s going on, or being said, but we can infer that it’s something pretty important.
Judging Obama As A Leader
Norm Smallwood
September 4th 2009
-This author doesn’t really favor a side
-Talks about 5 rules a president should follow
-Says that Obama is trying to follow these rules, and deliver to his country
-This was my favorite document so far because it doesn’t say Obama is a bad president, but it also doesn’t say he is a very good one. He talks about people having different opinions on Obama, and the rules he should follow and I agree with these.
-How did his opinion on Obama form?
-Where did he come up with these rules?
-Do people actually listen to him?
-Is he successful in trying to prove his point to others?
This author doesn’t really favor Obama but he doesn’t dislike him either. He talks about what he thinks Obama should be doing and whether or not he is doing it. I agree with this author because everyone has a different viewpoint and he makes sure to not offend anyone while writing this document.