Transcript File - SaxonHistory

Analyzing Primary Sources and
Understanding Multiple Viewpoints
The Boston Massacre
Picture Analysis
• Write down 5 details you see in the picture
• Go Deep!
• No: “people” “stuff” “things”
What was the Boston Massacre?
The Boston Massacre occurred on
March 5, 1770 and was a street fight
between a citizen mob, throwing
snowballs, sticks and stones, and
British soldiers. A few colonists were
injured and killed, leading some to
embark on a campaign to inspire
citizens to revolution.
Multiple Viewpoints and Primary
Sources
• Always multiple sides to a story: especially
history
• Primary sources offer glimpse into past– from
that person’s perspective
• Historians piece together primary sources to
draw conclusions/decipher what happened
Source 1
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History Alive! Text Book
Who: Historians
What: Textbook for students
When: 2005
Where: United States
Why: Educate students
Potential Bias:
– US made
– Want books to sell; federal
and state government
decides approved books; will
please governments
Source 1: Textbook
• Underline any facts that were confirmed by
both the textbook and the picture
• Circle facts that are still in question
Picture Analysis
• Write down 5 details you see in the picture
• Go Deep!
• No: “people” “stuff” “things”
Source 2
Captain Thomas Preston
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Who: Commander of British Squad
What: Testimony at trial
When: 1770
Where: United States
Why: To try to avoid guilty
sentence
• Potential Bias:
– Involved in event
– At trial for murder; guilty v.
innocent; will say what needs to
be said to be deemed innocent
Source 2: Thomas Preston
• Underline any facts that were confirmed by all
three sources
• Circle facts that are still in question
*Write this down on the
back of your primary
sources*
SOAPS
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We will use “SOAPS” to analyze primary
sources (mainly pictures and videos) in this
class (for homework).
Practice
• Speaker
Paul Revere, artist
• Occasion
Boston Massacre
• Audience
Colonists/Loyalists
• Purpose
Encourage colonists
to join independence
movement
• Significance
propaganda; more
join movements
Tomorrow
• Review Sources and SOAPS
• Complete 6 C’s together
Friday, September 4
• Take out your sources and Partner Up.
• Each partner will pick one source to explain
• Explain to your partner:
– Who wrote/spoke it and when
– Why was it written (or spoken)
– What are the biases?
What does SOAPS stand for?
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When will we use it?
What
What is in source, what author is
talking about, and what author is
saying about that topic
Where
Where was the source written and
published, who was it published for
and what was going on at the time
Why
What is the author’s point of view/biases,
why did the author write it and how do
those impact the source?
Who/When
Who wrote the source (name,
occupation/position, significance),
when was it created
Connections to other topics and other
sources; connections to the time period
we are discussing; what it is connected to
and how it is connected
What can you conclude about the
time period using the source, how
does this source give more
information about the time period,
and is this source reliable
Tuesday, September 8
• Homework Help
• SWAG!!
• Viewpoints:
We have been in class for a week and a half. Write
down what we have done in class so far.