Skill 4: Skill 1: Skill 2: 3: Continuity and Contextualization Comparison Causation Change Over Time Describe similarities Describe causes Describe an accurate and/or differences Describe patterns or effects of a historical context for a between different of continuity specific historical specific historical historical and/or change over development or development or process. developments or time. process. processes. Explain the relationship between causes and effects of a specific historical Explain relevant development or Explain how a relevant similarities and/or process. Explain patterns of context influenced a specific differences between Explain the continuity and/or historical development or specific historical difference change over time. process. developments and between primary processes. and secondary causes, and between short- and long-term effects. Explain the relative Explain the relative historical historical Use context to explain the Explain the significance of significance of relative historical relative historical specific historical similarities and/or significance of a specific significance of developments in differences between historical development or different causes relation to a larger different historical process. and/or effects. pattern of developments or continuity and/or processes. change. *Students will engage in developing and strengthening these skills of historians through their homework reading/questions and specific classroom activities/lessons per historical period. Among these is the U.S. History Legends Timeline activity in which each student selects the most impactful/significant event, idea, or person for each period, draw an image to be added to the classroom timeline, and answer the following questions: what makes it more impactful than other options? What were causes and effects of your choice? (long-term and short-term) What was the context? Did it affect the outcome? How or why? How does it compare it to another event, idea, or person? What similarities and differences are there? What changed because of the event, idea, or person? What stayed the same? Students will also have the opportunity to group with other students and defend their
Skill 1: Contextualization Skill 2: Comparison 3: Causation Skill 4: Continuity and Change Over Time Describe an accurate historical context for a specific historical development or process. Describe similarities and/or differences between different historical developments or processes. Describe causes or effects of a specific historical development or process. Describe patterns of continuity and/or change over time. Explain how a relevant context influenced a specific historical development or process. Explain relevant similarities and/or differences between specific historical developments and processes. Explain the relationship between causes and effects of a specific historical development or process. Explain the difference between primary and secondary causes, and between short- and long-term effects. Explain patterns of continuity and/or change over time. Use context to explain the relative historical significance of a specific historical development or process. Explain the relative historical significance of similarities and/or differences between different historical developments or processes. Explain the relative historical significance of different causes and/or effects. Explain the relative historical significance of specific historical developments in relation to a larger pattern of continuity and/or change. *Students will engage in developing and strengthening these skills of historians through their homework reading/questions and specific classroom activities/lessons per historical period. Among these is the U.S. History Legends Timeline activity in which each student selects the most impactful/significant event, idea, or person for each period, draw an image to be added to the classroom timeline, and answer the following questions: what makes it more impactful than other options? What were causes and effects of your choice? (long-term and short-term) What was the context? Did it affect the outcome? How or why? How does it compare it to another event, idea, or person? What similarities and differences are there? What changed because of the event, idea, or person? What stayed the same? Students will also have the opportunity to group with other students and defend their
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