Doing History: Methodology
(Note: The following links to videos require Quicktime 7 ) The methodology of "doing history" is
- Choose a topic
- Locate primary sources
- Examine primary sources (see Case #1 below)
- Interpret sources from different perspectives (see Case #2
below)
- Understand the historical context - (see Case #3 below)
- Draw conclusions (connections to today)
- Present findings
A Sample Case: The Somerville Walking Tour
- 10th graders choose to create a walking tour of Somerville for 3rd graders
- They locate the destinations on the tour
- They travel to these locations and examine them.
- They create presentations for each location that interpret the
location from different historical perspectives and situate the
location in an historical period
- They draw conclusions about what their tour should consist of
- They lead 3rd graders from Somerville on their tour
Case Library: Methodology Models
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