This lesson will help students understand the nature and importance of historical artifacts, help them understand what makes something historical as well as how we can communicate the historic significance of an item.
Students will be introduced to the concept of historical perspectives and their impact on understanding past events. This will help students develop their critical thinking as well as their analysis skills working with primary sources.
This is a longer project that will allow students to select a topic to research. Students will need to search a specific newspaper (either of their choice or yours) for mentions of the issue and create a timeline of what happened.
