Format
Program format is dependent on topic chosen.
Overall Format:
1. Introduce the Maryland Historical Society
2. Discussion of what the students already know about the topic being explored.
3. Compare and contrast primary vs. secondary sources.
4. Students and researcher explore a series of primary sources in small groups and as a class.
5. Students and researcher engage in synthesizing conversation about how these sources inform their understanding of the topic.
6. Question and answer period.
Objectives
During this program students will:
1. Develop a nuanced understanding of the historical content
2. Gain analytical thinking skills
3. Engage in discussion about types of sources and the challenges and benefits to working with primary source material .
3. Be introduced to how museum collections can be utilized for research.
4. Be introduced to best practices in research.
5. Develop an appreciation for how primary sources can personalize history.
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Standards Alignment
National Standards
C3 FRAMEWORK FOR SOCIAL STUDIES
D2.Civ.13.9-12. Evaluate public policies in terms of intended and unintended outcomes, and related consequences.
D2.His.3.9-12. Use questions generated about individuals and groups to assess how the significance of their actions changes over time and is shaped by the historical context.
D2.His.4.9-12. Analyze complex and interacting factors that influenced the perspectives of people during different historical eras.
D2.His.5.9-12. Analyze how historical contexts shaped and continue to shape people’s perspectives.
D2.His.14.9-12. Analyze multiple and complex causes and effects of events in the past.
D4.1.9-12. Construct arguments using precise and knowledgeable claims, with evidence from multiple sources, while acknowledging counterclaims and evidentiary weaknesses.
D4.7.9-12. Assess options for individual and collective action to address local, regional, and global problems by engaging in self-reflection, strategy identification, and complex causal reasoning.
COMMON CORE STANDARDS FOR LITERACY
RI.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RI.9-10.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
RI.9-10.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone
RI.9-10.6 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.
CCR.S&L.9-10.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
CCR.S&L.9-10.4 Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.