History• What happened?

• Who took part in it?

• How and why did it happen?

• When did it happen?

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What Happened?Primary

Sources are records made by people who saw or took part in an event.

-journal

-letter or poem

-photo or picture

Secondary Source is a record by someone who was not there at the time.

-magazine article

-newspaper story

-book

Oral History-either a primary or secondary history.

People talking about history.

Who Took Part in It?

Historical empathy

Perspective-point of view

How and Why Did It Happen?

• Cause- any action that makes something happen

• Effect- what happens because of that action

• Analyze- look closely at

When Did It Happen?• It is important to tell about events in the

order they happened.

• This is chronological order.

• Time lines help understand the order events happen.