Historical Detective Skills Handbook Detective In Training Step

Historical Detective Skills Handbook Detective In Training: _______________

Step 1: ________________ A good detective knows the first step in solving a case is to locate witnesses, or sources of information, from which information about the crime/case can be gathered. Example: If a bank were robbed, the detective would seek to gather information about the crime from sources such as: * * As a historical detective, you will need to _______ of information which can provide you with information about a historical event.

Step 1: Locate Sources Of Information A good detective knows the first step in solving a case is to locate witnesses, or sources of information, from which information about the crime/case can be gathered. Example: If a bank were robbed, the detective would seek to gather information about the crime from sources such as: * * As a historical detective, you will need to _______ of information which can provide you with information about a historical event.

Step 1: Locate Sources Of Information A good detective knows the first step in solving a case is to locate witnesses, or sources of information, from which information about the crime/case can be gathered. Example: If a bank were robbed, the detective would seek to gather information about the crime from sources such as: * tellers waiting on people * security guards *customers * bank manager As a historical detective, you will need to _______ of information which can provide you with information about a historical event.

Step 1: Locate Sources Of Information A good detective knows the first step in solving a case is to locate witnesses, or sources of information, from which information about the crime/case can be gathered. Example: If a bank were robbed, the detective would seek to gather information about the crime from sources such as: * tellers waiting on people * security guards *customers * bank manager As a historical detective, you will need to locate sources of information which can provide you with information about a historical event.

There are two types of sources of information a historical detective can locate to gather evidence from. A ________ is a source of information, which was created at the time an event took place. Example: _________________ A _________ is a source of information, which was created after an event took place, and is based on a primary source of information. Example: _______________

There are two types of sources of information a historical detective can locate to gather evidence from. A primary source is a source of information, which was created at the time an event took place. Example: _______________ A _________is a source of information, which was created after an event took place, and is based on a primary source of information. Example: _______________

There are two types of sources of information a historical detective can locate to gather evidence from. A primary source is a source of information, which was created at the time an event took place. Example: The Declaration of Independence A _________ is a source of information, which was created after an event took place, and is based on a primary source of information. Example: ________________

There are two types of sources of information a historical detective can locate to gather evidence from. A primary source is a source of information, which was created at the time an event took place. Example: The Declaration of Independence A secondary source is a source of information, which was created after an event took place, and is based on a primary source of information. Example: ________________

There are two types of sources of information a historical detective can locate to gather evidence from. A primary source is a source of information, which was created at the time an event took place. Example: The Declaration of Independence A secondary source is a source of information, which was created after an event took place, and is based on a primary source of information. Example: The American Nation textbook

Step 2: __________ Just as a detective interviews witnesses and gathers information witnesses and other sources to begin to understand the details of the robbery, the Historical Detective collects facts and details from their primary and secondary sources about the historical event they are investigating. Evidence includes information like: * * *

Step 2: Gather Evidence Just as a detective interviews witnesses and gathers information witnesses and other sources to begin to understand the details of the robbery, the Historical Detective collects facts and details from their primary and secondary sources about the historical event they are investigating. Evidence includes information like: * * *

Step 2: Gather Evidence Just as a detective interviews witnesses and gathers information witnesses and other sources to begin to understand the details of the robbery, the Historical Detective collects facts and details from their primary and secondary sources about the historical event they are investigating. Evidence includes information like: * Names * Quotes * Definitions * Dates * Key Terms * Facts/Details

Step 3: __________ the evidence you have gathered from your sources. Detectives must determine, once evidence has been gathered from witnesses, how the information they have collected __________________ Just like different witnesses to a bank robbery might give details that are not exactly the same, primary and secondary sources might contradict each other about the details of a historical event. The Historical Detective must recognize how these sources of information ______________.

Step 3: Corroborate the evidence you have gathered from your sources. Detectives must determine, once evidence has been gathered from witnesses, how the information they have collected __________________. Just like different witnesses to a bank robbery might give details that are not exactly the same, primary and secondary sources might contradict each other about the details of a historical event. The Historical Detective must recognize how these sources of information _____________.

Step 3: Corroborate the evidence you have gathered from your sources. Detectives must determine, once evidence has been gathered from witnesses, how the information they have collected agrees and disagrees with each other. Just like different witnesses to a bank robbery might give details that are not exactly the same, primary and secondary sources might contradict each other about the details of a historical event. The Historical Detective must recognize how these sources of information _______________.

Step 3: Corroborate the evidence you have gathered from your sources. Detectives must determine, once evidence has been gathered from witnesses, how the information they have collected agrees and disagrees with each other. Just like different witnesses to a bank robbery might give details that are not exactly the same, primary and secondary sources might contradict each other about the details of a historical event. The Historical Detective must recognize how these sources of information are similar and different.

Step 4: ________________________ Just as the detective investigating the bank robbery needs to __ understand the order in which events occurred during the crime, the Historical Detective must determine the order in which events took place in a historical event. Putting events in ____________ allows the Historical Detective to see when one event took place in relation to another. First ………. Second………Third ……….

Step 4: Chronology (Chronological Order) Just as the detective investigating the bank robbery needs to understand the order in which events occurred during the crime, the Historical Detective must determine the order in which events took place in a historical event. Putting events in ____________ allows the Historical Detective to see when one event took place in relation to another. First ………. Second………Third ……….

Step 4: Chronology (Chronological Order) Just as the detective investigating the bank robbery needs to understand the order in which events occurred during the crime, the Historical Detective must determine the order in which events took place in a historical event. Putting events in chronological order allows the Historical Detective to see when one event took place in relation to another. First ………. Second………Third ……….

Step 5: __________ Many times, isolated facts or details make no sense when they are looked at on their own. In the bank robbery for instance, a woman began singing as the robbery took place. Out of context, this action seems very strange. Events must always be understood in the ________ in which they took place. When the detective discovers the woman singing was a mother trying to keep her child calm, the fact that she was singing now makes sense. Put this event in context: Anne Frank, a teenage girl, hid in the attic of a house for many years…. . because _______________________________________ _______ Putting events in context allows the Historical Detective to understand why ____________________________ things happened and how ____________ . ______________________________

Step 5: Context Many times, isolated facts or details make no sense when they are looked at on their own. In the bank robbery for instance, a woman began singing as the robbery took place. Out of context, this action seems very strange. Events must always be understood in the _______ in which they took place. When the detective discovers the woman singing was a mother trying to keep her child calm, the fact that she was singing now makes sense. Put this event in context: Anne Frank, a teenage girl, hid in the attic of a house for many years…. . because _______________________________________ _______ Putting events in context allows the Historical Detective to understand why ____________________________ things happened and how ____________ . ______________________________

Step 5: Context Many times, isolated facts or details make no sense when they are looked at on their own. In the bank robbery for instance, a woman began singing as the robbery took place. Out of context, this action seems very strange. Events must always be understood in the context in which they took place. When the detective discovers the woman singing was a mother trying to keep her child calm, the fact that she was singing now makes sense. Put this event in context: Anne Frank, a teenage girl, hid in the attic of a house for many years…. . because _______________________________________ _______ Putting events in context allows the Historical Detective to understand why ____________________________ things happened and how ____________ . ______________________________

Step 5: Context Many times, isolated facts or details make no sense when they are looked at on their own. In the bank robbery for instance, a woman began singing as the robbery took place. Out of context, this action seems very strange. Events must always be understood in the context in which they took place. When the detective discovers the woman singing was a mother trying to keep her child calm, the fact that she was singing now makes sense. Put this event in context: Anne Frank, a teenage girl, hid in the attic of a house for many years…. . because she and millions of other Jews like her were being hunted down and killed by the Nazi’s in World War II. She and her family were hiding to avoid being captured and killed. Putting events in context allows the Historical Detective to understand why things happened and ____________________________________________ .

Step 5: Context Many times, isolated facts or details make no sense when they are looked at on their own. In the bank robbery for instance, a woman began singing as the robbery took place. Out of context, this action seems very strange. Events must always be understood in the context in which they took place. When the detective discovers the woman singing was a mother trying to keep her child calm, the fact that she was singing now makes sense. Put this event in context: Anne Frank, a teenage girl, hid in the attic of a house for many years…. . because she and millions of other Jews like her were being hunted down and killed by the Nazi’s in World War II. She and her family were hiding to avoid being captured and killed. Putting events in context allows the Historical Detective to understand why things happened and how one event influenced and lead to another. .

Step 6: ____________ Use gathered facts and details as evidence to make your _______________________ Coming Soon: Your first historical mystery to investigate….

Step 6: State Your Conclusion Use gathered facts and details as evidence to make your _______________________ Coming Soon: Your first historical mystery to investigate….

Step 6: State Your Conclusion Use gathered facts and details as evidence to make your argument and support your conclusion. Coming Soon: Your first historical mystery to investigate….

Step 6: State Your Conclusion Use gathered facts and details as evidence to make your argument and support your conclusion. Coming Soon: Your first historical mystery to investigate…. “Which side was responsible for the “Boston Massacre? ”