1.3.3 Letmedo it Complete the following activities in small groups to practise this skill.
1.3 SkillBuilder activity 1. Decide on a topic from history that you would like to inquire about to ýnd out more. 2. Mind-map a list of initial questions about this historical event, such as its causes or what it was like. 3. a. Locate two to three historical sources related to the event. b. Evaluate the sources and determine if the initial questions can be answered with the available evidence. c. Based on your evaluation, you may wish to reýne your initial questions by introducing some other historical concepts and skills such as cause, consequence, continuity and change. Present your list of improved questions to your class. d. Discuss how the questions have evolved and how they better address your initial historical ‘inquiry’.
LESSON 1.4 SkillBuilder: Chronology
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this SkillBuilder you should be able to sequence events in chronological order.
1.4.1 Tell me What is a timeline?
SOURCE1 A simple chronology
A timeline is a diagrammatic tool for placing events in chronological order (the order in which they happened). An example of a simple chronology is one that shows in sequence, or time order, key events of a day in your life. Why are timelines useful? Timelines are useful because they can help us make sense of events in the past. Timelines are particularly useful in the study of History. Creating a history timeline helps to: • understand the order in which events occurred • describe the time distances between events • identify what has changed over time • identify what has stayed the same over time • analyse how one event might relate to other events • compare what might have been happening in different places at the same time • assess whether one event might have led to another event (cause and effect). Generally, timelines are constructed using a sequence of dates with the addition of descriptive labels. The timeline
may span thousands of years (see SOURCE2 ) or cover a very short period (see SOURCE3 ). In print, timelines may be as simple as a horizontal or vertical line, or highly visual with use of colour and images. Using digital technology, online timelines can be interactive, where users click on a date to see a descriptive label, an image or even hear an audio narrative or sound effects. SOURCES2 and 3 are examples of highly visual timelines that could be presented in printed history textbooks.
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