PERSPECTIVE
WHAT IS IT????
American Studies I
TEST TIME!!!!
TEST
WHAT IS IT???
DEFINITION OF PERSPECTIVE:
Opinion based on fact
KEY: NOT AN OPINION!!!
EVERYONE HAS OPINIONS!
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVES BECAUSE THEY
INTERPRET/SEE FACTS DIFFERENTLY
DOES NOT MEAN THEY ARE WRONG!!!
For example, people have various
perspectives on controversial issues like gay
marriage
OPINION VS. PERSPECTIVE
# 1 “Gay marriage should be allowed in all 50
states because it is only fair and people that are
gay should be allowed to marry like everyone
else.”
#2 “Gay marriage is illegal because throughout
the history of civilization the legal and accepted
definition of marriage is the nuptial between a
man and a woman; therefore, marriage between
same sex couples defies the definition of
marriage.”
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
REVIEW
PERSPECTIVE: AN OPINION BASED ON
FACT
CAN BE DIFFERENT THAN ANOTHER’S
NOT JUST AN OPINION!
THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR, YOU WILL
BE CHALLENGED TO “THINK LIKE AN
HISTORIAN” IN ORDER TO CREATE
YOUR OWN PERSPECTIVE
“THINKING LIKE A HISTORIAN”
WHY SHOULD I?
Because it will allow you to…
Learn how to analyze all types of information
See relationships between causes and effects
Make sense of the past and connect it to the
present and the possible future
Learn how to communicate better and make
more coherent arguments
Gain a deeper understanding of everything!
THINKING LIKE A HISTORIAN
PROCESS
CONTEXTUALIZE: Imagining the
setting; thinking of the past in terms of
how it was
CORROBORATE: Assessing the
reliability of sources
INTERPRETING: Creating an
explanation based on history;
conclusion you make
THINKING LIKE A HISTORIAN
PROCESS
IDENTIFYING & USING EVIDENCE:
Finding clues, determining reliability,
finding proof
INVESTIGATING: Finding out the setting,
“the story”; examining primary sources
DETERMINING SIGNIFICANCE:
Answering “so what?”, “why does it
matter?”; connecting the source, topic, &
event together; how does it influence
people? Time?