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Curricular Competency
Assess the justification for competing historical accounts after investigating points of contention, reliability of sources, and adequacy of evidence (evidence)
Elaboration
- Sample activities:
- Identify primary sources (e.g., original documents, political cartoons, interviews, surveys) and secondary sources (e.g., textbooks, articles, reports, summaries, historical monographs) for selected topics.
- Plan and conduct research using primary and secondary sources, including sources from a range of media types (e.g., print news, broadcast news, online sources) representing a range of perspectives.
- Assess information sources for selected topics in terms of bias and point of view.
- Key questions:
- What evidence is there that imperialism and colonialism still influence present-day relationships between countries and groups?
- What evidence is there to support John A. Macdonald’s argument that BC would be better off joining the United States if the transcontinental railwaywas not built?
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Assess the justification for competing historical accounts after investigating points of contention, reliability of sources, and adequacy of evidence