Unit 1 → Historical Thinking, Inquiry & Skill Development
The 6 Sides of History
*Honeycomb developed by M. Bauer 2014
UNIT 1 is a skill-building unit where students will develop the following →
UNIT 1 is also about developing the skill of asking, and answering, POWERFUL QUESTIONS →
Below are examples of POWERFUL QUESTIONS that connect directly to our CORE 4 Historical Thinking Concepts →
* this material is adapted from The Big Six Historical Thinking Concepts by Dr. Seixas and Morton (Nelson 2013) and Creating Canada: A History - 1914 to the Present (McGraw-Hill Ryerson 2015).
The Big 4 Historical Thinking Concepts → 4 Case Studies
The Big 4 Historical Thinking Concepts → 4 Case Studies
CASE 1 Historical Significance of the Chernobyl Disaster
CASE 2 Cause & Consequence of the Stanley/Boushie Case
CASE 3 Continuity & Change of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
CASE 4 Historical Perspective of 4 Selected Events
CASE STUDY STEPS
STEP 1 → Complete the ladder of inference for your assigned case photo(s) → See TEMPLATE below. Use only the photo(s) and captions to complete STEP
1. FOCUS on what you SEE.
STEP 2 → READ the SUPPORTING SOURCE MATERIALS linked below your case photo(s) to complete the 3 criteria from your assigned historical
concept. Use only the information from the article(s) provided as you are evaluating them as an information source.
STEP 3 → CONCLUDE whether or not your case photo(s) AND the information you found in the supporting article(s) accurately represent the 3 criteria of
your assigned historical concept. Provide 3 detailed REASONS for your conclusion.
Your CONCLUSION should be 4 sentences →
1. Does the photo(s) accurately represent your assigned historical concept? Yes or No.
2. Supporting REASON drawn from CRITERIA 1.
3. Supporting REASON drawn from CRITERIA 2.
4. Supporting REASON drawn from CRITERIA 3.
CASE 1 → The 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
CASE 1 → The 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
VISIT Google Classroom POST "Chernobyl Disaster HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE" under Portfolio Work for the related worksheet, sources and instructions.
SOURCE 1 → Reactor Roof 3 PHOTO
SOURCE 2 → Scientist Valery Legasov's Words from the HBO Series Chernobyl
SOURCE 3 → Radioactive Apples & Other PHOTOS
SOURCE 4 → The Chernobyl Disaster: What Happened and the Long-Term Impacts NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ARTICLE
SOURCE 5 → Chernobyl is Still Horrifyingly Relevant -- the Lessons Have Not Been Learned THE GUARDIAN ARTICLE
SOURCE 6 → HBO Chernobyl Trailer & Trial VIDEO CLIPS
SOURCE 8 → Government Information SCREEN SHOTS
SOURCE 9 → Love, Hate, & Propaganda The Cold War Episode 4 IN-CLASS VIDEO CLIP to help debrief the Historical Significance of the Chernobyl Disaster.
CASE 2 → The 2016 Killing of Coltan Boushie & the Gerald Stanley Trial CAUSE & CONSEQUENCE
CASE 2 → The 2016 Killing of Coltan Boushie & the Gerald Stanley Trial CAUSE & CONSEQUENCE
VISIT Google Classroom POST "Stanley/Boushie Case CAUSE & CONSEQUENCE" under Portfolio Work for the related worksheet, sources and instructions.
SOURCE 1 → PHOTO
SOURCE 2 → KENT MONKMAN PAINTING
CASE 3 → 9/11 Terrorist Attacks - Was 9/11 a Turning Point for Canada? CONTINUITY & CHANGE
CASE 3 → 9/11 Terrorist Attacks - Was 9/11 a Turning Point for Canada? CONTINUITY & CHANGE
VISIT Google Classroom POST "9/11 CONTINUITY & CHANGE" under Portfolio Work for the related worksheet, sources and instructions.
SOURCE 1 → PHOTO
SOURCE 2 → PHOTO
SOURCE 3 → The Economist Magazine September 15th - 21st 2001 Edition PHOTO
SOURCE 3 → The Economist Magazine September 15th - 21st 2001 Edition PHOTO
SOURCE 4 → The Economist Magazine September 15th - 21st 2001 Edition COVER PHOTO
CASE 4 → Historical Event Choice HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
CASE 4 → Historical Event Choice HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
VISIT Google Classroom POST "Event Choice HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE" under Portfolio Work for the related worksheet, sources and instructions.
CHOICE A Black Lives Matter Toronto Pride Protest July 2016
SOURCE 1 → PHOTO
SOURCE 1 → PHOTO
SOURCE 2 → DATA
SUPPORTING ARTICLE 1 to Help Provide Meaning & Detail to SOURCE 1 & 2
SUPPORTING ARTICLE 2 to Help Provide Meaning & Detail to SOURCE 1 & 2
CHOICE B Operation Soap - February 1981 Toronto Bathhouse Raids
SOURCE 1 → PHOTO
SOURCE 1 → PHOTO
Anti-Gay Protestor Attacks a Gay Activist during a Protest Against the 1981 Toronto bathhouse raids.
SOURCE 2 → PHOTO
Toronto Church Street Mural Project Commemorating the 1981 Bathhouse Raids
SUPPORTING ARTICLE to Help Provide Meaning & Detail to SOURCE 1 & 2
SUPPORTING PODCAST to Help Provide Meaning & Detail to SOURCE 1 & 2
CHOICE C Roméo Dallaire on the Rwandan Genocide April 1994
SOURCE 1 → Roméo Dallaire QUOTE
SOURCE 2 → BOOK COVER PHOTO
SUPPORTING ARTICLE 2 to Help Provide Meaning & Detail to SOURCE 1& 2
CHOICE D The January 2022 Ottawa Freedom Convoy
SOURCE 1 → PHOTO
SOURCE 2 → PHOTO
SUPPORTING ARTICLE 1 to Help Provide Meaning & Detail to SOURCE 1 & 2
SUPPORTING ARTICLE 2 to Help Provide Meaning & Detail to SOURCE 1 & 2
THE OTHER 2 SIDES OF HISTORY THAT ARE WOVEN INTO HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, CAUSE & CONSEQUENCE, CONTINUITY & CHANGE, & HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Evidence
Moral & Ethical Judgement
