History+Skills

=Tips to help you in History = Maps They help us understand the place where the events take place  ALWAYS: Look at the purpose of the Map to help you understand  Make Sure you understand the key for the map

Table They are use to understand data, especially when comparing things like population trends or comparison numbers  Make sure you look at the whole table and not just a couple things.  Also make sure you understand how the graph is ordered

 Graph Always look at the key and make sure you under stand it.

 Primary Source: Make sure you ask yourself the key questions:  Who wrote the document?  How are they involved in the event?  What is the purpose of the document? <span style="color: #00ff53; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> When did they write it in correlation to the event they are writing about?

<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;"> Research <span style="color: #006b80; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Hints: <span style="color: #006b80; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> Wikipedia is not a good source, but it can be a good starting point. Often it has sources at the bottom of the article that can help you find reliable sources. <span style="color: #006b80; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> Questions: When you find a article you need to make sure it is a reliable source ask yourself some basic question. <span style="color: #006b80; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> Who wrote it? <span style="color: #006b80; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> How are they an authority? (Example, a historian, a politician, or just anybody: Most people who are a reliable source will make sure to post credentials such as degrees with anything they publish.) <span style="color: #006b80; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> When was it written? With the follow up question: How does when it was written influence the work? <span style="color: #006b80; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> What bias is in the work? (Further depth you work on how to balance out the bias.) <span style="color: #006b80; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> How does this work supports your thesis and can be used? How does it counter your thesis and how can you use that? = = =<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> This is just the beginning of some important historical skills you need. =