Looking at the perspective of an HISTORICAL ACTOR means drawing INFERENCES about how people thought and felt in the past. It does not mean using modern WORLD-VIEWS to imagine the past. A variety of HISTORICAL ACTORS have very different (DIVERSE) experiences of the events in which they are involved. Understanding DIVERSITY is key to understanding history. Lacking Emergent Developing Mastered Understanding Mastered An understanding of the differences between the There is an assumption world-views of people in that the beliefs, values the past and the present and motivations of day. Understanding that Signpost 1 people in the past were caution is needed when Appreciating Y7/8 Y9/10+ the same as those of trying to understand World-Views people today. Historical Actors through Presentism abounds. shared human experiences eg. Death, fear, love or hunger. A lack of historical Understanding that the empathy with people perspectives of people in of the past. An the past have to be Signpost 2 assumption that explained with reference Perspectives Y8 Y9 Y10+ people in the past were to their historical context. in Context stupid or ignorant A respect for the lives of because their historical people in the past. context is ignored. Evidence based inferences Empathising with are used to empathise with Historical Actors is an Historical Actor. Signpost 3 often conducted as an Evidence is used to Perspectives imaginative exercise reconstruct beliefs, values Y8 Y9/10+ through with little or no and motivations. evidence reference to evidence Limitations of our or historical context. understanding are recognised. The ability to distinguish a variety of diverse A failure to recognize perspectives and that there are a diverse Signpost 4 experiences in the past. Y7 Y8/9 Y10+ range of perspectives Diversity Evidence is used to in the past. reconstruct these different perspectives with respect. Communication (essays): Model based on personal experience Finally there is the issue of communication. It cannot have gone without notice that History is now one of the few subjects requiring extended answers throughout the school system. Unfortunately, the
Looking at the perspective of an HISTORICAL ACTOR means drawing INFERENCES about how people thought and felt in the past. It does not mean using modern WORLD-VIEWS to imagine the past. A variety of HISTORICAL ACTORS have very different (DIVERSE) experiences of the events in which they are involved. Understanding DIVERSITY is key to understanding history. Lacking Understanding Emergent Developing Mastered Mastered Signpost 1 Appreciating World-Views There is an assumption that the beliefs, values and motivations of people in the past were the same as those of people today. Presentism abounds. Y7/8 Y9/10+ An understanding of the differences between the world-views of people in the past and the present day. Understanding that caution is needed when trying to understand Historical Actors through shared human experiences eg. Death, fear, love or hunger. Signpost 2 Perspectives in Context A lack of historical empathy with people of the past. An assumption that people in the past were stupid or ignorant because their historical context is ignored. Y8 Y9 Y10+ Understanding that the perspectives of people in the past have to be explained with reference to their historical context. A respect for the lives of people in the past. Signpost 3 Perspectives through evidence Empathising with Historical Actors is often conducted as an imaginative exercise with little or no reference to evidence or historical context. Y8 Y9/10+ Evidence based inferences are used to empathise with an Historical Actor. Evidence is used to reconstruct beliefs, values and motivations. Limitations of our understanding are recognised. Signpost 4 Diversity A failure to recognize that there are a diverse range of perspectives in the past. Y7 Y8/9 Y10+ The ability to distinguish a variety of diverse perspectives and experiences in the past. Evidence is used to reconstruct these different perspectives with respect. Communication (essays): Model based on personal experience Finally there is the issue of communication. It cannot have gone without notice that History is now one of the few subjects requiring extended answers throughout the school system. Unfortunately, the
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