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Some wise words from Abe Lincoln
Shape of the Class:
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Review: What has happened so far?
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As a class, you will create a timeline
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Looking at Historical Evidence
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Closure A political cartoon
So far, what has happened in this story of the
development of the west? Who were the people
involved? What has happened? Why is it significant?
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Now we will trace
the next part of the
story
timeglider.com

A useful, creative, and fun resource for all
of you to use when trying to visualize the
timeline of events or progression of an
idea. Useful for other subjects too, not just
Social Studies.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/manitobamaps/2194738437/
How do we know what we know about the past?
Guideposts of Historical Evidence
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What do you think are the guideposts or criteria for historical evidence?
Adapted from Peter Sexias: Historical Thinking"
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Guidepost 1: History is interpretation based on inferences made from primary sources.
Primary sources can be accounts, but they can also be traces, relics, or records.
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Guidepost 2: Asking good questions about a source can turn it into evidence.
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Guidepost 3: Sourcing often begins before a source is read, with questions about who
created it and when it was created. It involves inferring from the source the authors or
creators purposes, values, and worldview, either conscious or unconscious.
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Guidepost 4: A source should be analyzed in relation to the context of its historical setting:
the conditions and world views prevalent at the time in question.
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Guidepost 5: Inferences made from a source can never stand alone. They should always be
corroboratedchecked against other sources (primary or secondary).
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The Ballad of Frog
Plain Pierre
Falcon
Written by a famous Metis poet and singer
at the time. Falcon was the son of a French
father and Cree mother, and he worked in
the fur trade for the North West Company.
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John Pritchards Account
of the Battle
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John Pritchard (1777-1855) was an
Englishman who came to Canada in
1800 and entered the fur trade soon
after. He served the XY Company until
1804 and the Northwest Company until
1814, when he tried to settle down in the
Red River Settlement.
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This excerpt from a book (published in
London in 1819) containing depositions
regarding the destruction of the
settlement in 1815 and 1817, describes
the bloody encounter at Seven Oaks.
Battle of Seven Oaks, 1816 Charles William Jefferys, 1914
Robert Semple is the white-haired man. Can be found on p. 145 in your textbook.
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Account of Seven Oaks in
your textbook
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Turn to page 145. Examine the
section beginning at In the fall,
a new governor of the colony,
Robert Semple, arrived
until page 146 and the
Metis, into a full-scale conflict.
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If you are still curious
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http://battleofsevenoaks.weebly.com/index.html
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has a great critical question section
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more primary source and some secondary source documents
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and remember Abe Lincolns wise advice!
Closure
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The litter of history letters, documents, records, diaries,
drawings, newspaper accounts and other bits and pieces left
behind by those who have passed on are treasures to the
historian. Historical Thinking website
(historicalthinking.ca)
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Looking Ahead to Next Class:
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Turn in your handouts on historical evidence.
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What happens next? Consequences of the battle.