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Historical Thinking Skills Unit Template
Unit:
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World History
Assessment Date:
Instructions: As we move through our unit, it is important for to remember that we are working
towards our summative assessment where we will demonstrate our mastery of our historical
thinking skills. In each unit of World History, we will be evaluated on:
HT1: Significance (Identifications): I can define key terms and explain how they are important to the
understanding of the historical topic.
HT 2: Cause and Effect: I can explain the causes and effects of complex historical events.
HT 3: Perspectives (OPVL Source Analysis): I can analyze the value and limitations of a variety of types
of sources in regards to studying history.
HT 4: Change & Continuity: I can explain how themes in history have remained the same and how they
have changed.
To help us all become proficient in these skills, we will use this template to record, practice and
revise the specific content we are going to apply. Ideally by the end of our Assessment Review day,
you should have a “one stop shop” for all you need to be successful on the assessment the next class.
Significance
As we encounter key terms throughout our unit, record them below. After each term record the
definition and the SPICE significance for our country of study. Try to make 2-3 connections per
identification and responses should be approximately 4-5 sentences in length.
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Definition:
SPICE Significance:
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Cause and Effect
In our unit we are going to visit some important events in detail to evaluate how they shaped the nation
we are studying. Use the chart below to list the causes and effects of each event in your own words.
Causes
Long Term = [L] = +5 years
Short Term [S] = 0-5 years
Event
Effects
Short Term= [S]= 0-5
Long Term = [L]= + 5 years
Perspectives (OPVL)
Understanding and evaluating different perspectives is an essential historical skill. Throughout each
unit we are going to focus of one type of source and evaluate what this kind of source can tell us about
our focus nation’s history. Answer the questions below to show the strengths and weaknesses of this type
of source as reliable evidence about the past.
Source Type
Why is this type source valuable to historians studying to the past?
What are some examples from this unit and what did we learn from them?
Why is this type of source have limited reliability as evidence of what happened in the past?
What are some examples from this unit and what did we learn from them?
Overall, how reliable is this type of source to inform us on what happened in the past?
Change and Continuity
A key component in our course is to analyze how the events of the past have shaped the modern realities
we see in our nation of study. In this section we will use our SPICE elements to draw connections
between what we understood from the nation’s past and what we see today. Try to give specific
examples instead of generalities whenever possible.
SPICE
Elements
Social
Political
Interaction
with
Environment
Cultural
Economic
What was it like in
the past?
What is it like
today?
What has stayed
the same?
What has changed?