Sources
What is a primary source?
“Primary sources are materials produced by people or groups directly involved in the event or topic under consideration, either as participants or as witnesses. These sources provide the evidence on which historians rely in order to describe and interpret the past.” -ROI p. 164
What is a synchronic research question?
Focused on one point in time
How many artifacts/objects do you need for your VME?
3-5 objects OR 9-12 object grouped in clusters
What was the Beatles first number one hit in the U.S.?
I Want to Hold Your Hand
What actor/actress was in all three of the following films: Jumanji, The Holiday, and Shark Tale?
Jack Black
“Unlike primary sources, secondary sources are texts — such as books, articles, or documentary films — that are written or created by people who were not eyewitnesses to the events or period in question; instead, the authors of secondary sources synthesize, analyze, and interpret primary sources.” -ROI p. 165
What is a diachronic research question?
Focused on multiple points in time
How many secondary sources do you need to incorporate into your project?
At least three
What year was the first iPhone released?
2007
How many times has Taylor Swift won Album of the Year at the Grammys?
What does it mean to say that the difference between a primary source and a secondary source lies in how it is used?
The way we are interpreting/analyzing a source—and how it is relevant to our research question—impacts whether it is a primary or secondary source for our purposes
"How were women depicted in advertisements in the 1960s?" is an example of what kind of research question?
Synchronic
What are the key written components of the project? What part is optional?
Introduction, object labels, and bibliography
Optional: Conclusion
What was the top grossing movie of the 1990s?
Titanic
What hockey team has won the most Stanley Cups?
Describe a way to use a 1970s history book in which it is a primary source and in which it is a secondary source.
Primary source example: How did history books in the 1970s describe the Civil Rights movement?
Secondary source example: Referencing it as a source on the early 1900s.
"How has the language in makeup ads evolved over time, and what does that tell us about how beauty standards have changed?" is what kind of research question?
Diachronic
When is the project due?
Wednesday, December 9th at 1pm
Which U.S. city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1996?
Atlanta
When is the Met Gala traditionally held?