It's Friday, Friday!

WARM-UP: Create a t-chart for observations/inferences, and complete for 1) your own primary source you brought in today, and then, 2) for someone else’s primary source. 

1. HW: Make sure to bring in an artifact/primary source on Tuesday. 

Need some ideas of what a primary source might be? 

A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event. PRIMARY SOURCES TELL A STORY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SOMEONE WHO WAS THERE. Famous Example: Diary of Anne Frank - Experiences of a Jewish family during WWII. 

Types of Primary Sources: 

¨Illustration

¨Photo

¨Journal entry/diary entry

¨Song

¨Art

¨Poetry

¨Newspapers

¨Newscasts

¨Magazine article

¨Books

¨Emails

¨Chart/Table

¨Letters

¨Verbal/oral histories (Interviews)

¨Tweets

¨Movies/Videos

¨Shows

¨Speeches

¨Drama

¨Clothing

¨Pottery

¨Buildings/Structures

2. Overcoming Ethnocentrism 

Refer to your vocab sheet from yesterday to help:

In order to overcome ethnocentrism, we need to 

---Understanding language: what terms are used to describe immigration?

---Understanding reasons for/theories of immigration: why do people immigrate?

Thinking Historically: Equality and Recognizing Difference

HW: Read “How to Overcome Ethnocentrism” (CLICK HERE)

Focus on: who wrote it and for what purpose, "historiography", "clash of civilisations", how do we "think historically"?, "principle of equality", "principle of mutual recognition of differences", "integrating negative historical perspective". Get a general understanding of what the author is trying to argue.

Annotate the text: highlight, circle, underline, jot down notes, etc.!

3. HW: Family History Survey (CLICK HERE FOR HANDOUT)

You do not have to share anything you don't want to share (find out information that your family does not want to share). If there's no way of knowing (besides asking your family, researching online, etc.) about your family's immigrant history, choose an immigrant group you'd like to research. If your family has multiple ethnic/national origins, choose 1 or 2 you'd like to study (this is an opportunity to learn more about the one(s) you know little/nothing about)!

---NO CURRENT EVENT DUE (You've got 3 HW assignments already, I think that's enough!)