Unit 1 · 3 lessons
Historical Thinking & Inquiry
The tools you will use in every other unit: the four concepts of historical thinking, how to find, judge and cite primary and secondary sources (including oral histories), and how to run a historical inquiry from a good question to a well-argued, well-documented conclusion.
- 28 practice questions
- 26 flashcards
- 2 interactive lessons
Lessons
- 1The Four Concepts of Historical ThinkingHistorical significance, cause and consequence, continuity and change, and historical perspective: what each concept asks, how to apply it to real Canadian examples such as Vimy Ridge, the 1917 conscription crisis and residential schools, and how to understand people in their own time without excusing injustice.Interactive10 questions
- 2Sources and Evidence: Primary, Secondary and Oral, Credibility and CitationThe difference between primary and secondary sources, why oral histories and oral traditional knowledge are valid evidence (as the Supreme Court recognized in Delgamuukw, 1997), how to judge a source's credibility (author, purpose, audience, date, corroboration, bias and perspective), how to spot manipulated and AI-generated images, and how to cite a book, a website, an archival photo and an oral history consistently.9 questions
- 3The Historical Inquiry Process and Where It LeadsHow to run a historical inquiry: asking factual, comparative, causal and evaluative questions, gathering and organizing evidence from many perspectives, interpreting and synthesizing it into a supported judgement, and communicating it with a clear thesis, evidence and argument; plus the transferable skills history builds, how to use them on current issues as an informed citizen, and careers that rely on them.Interactive9 questions