Concept Attainment 10 th Grade American History Concept

Concept Attainment 10 th Grade American History Concept: Primary Sources

Definition l Primary sources are uninterpreted sources of information that provide insight into time period during which they were produced.

Critical Attributes l Uninterpreted l Produced studied during the time period being

Objectives l General: C 3 Applies concepts and principles to new situations l Specific: C 3. 1 relates critical attributes to examples of the concept l Specific: C 3. 2 Uses concept definition to determine examples of the concept

Standards l Strand 1 American History Concept 1 Research l PO 5. Evaluate primary and secondary sources for: l purpose and perspective l facts vs. opinions l different points of view on the same historical event credibility and validity

Establish Set l Bring in some original diaries and some articles about the diaries for the students to look at and write brief responses to: What is the purpose of this writing? l What is the perspective? l Whose point of view is being shared? l

Examples and Non examples l Examples Diaries l Census data l Weather records l Treaties l Letters l Tombstones l Songs l Speeches l Wills l l Non examples Biographies l Documentaries l Newspaper articles l Historical fiction l Textbooks l Newsreels l Memoirs l Movies l

Teaching Approaches l Presentation The teacher names the concept, l gives the critical attributes and l illustrates with examples and onexamples. l l Concept Attainment Examples and nonexamples are given, l Students figure out the concept and l Identifies its critical attributes l