Critical Analysis Assignment on History & Research Methods

Question 1

Question 1Using your encyclopedia background research (and unit slides where appropriate) and your chosen discussion readings, briefly describe what is being depicted here: what is the main topic, people, themes, events etc. Do not simply cut and paste content. Instead, show you understand all you have read and researched by communicating this in your own words.
Question 2
Using “how to read” a primary source” and/or “how to read a secondary source,” analyse your selected unit readings, using the discussion questions on that week’s slides as a starting point and focusing in on issues such as what we as students of history can learn from these readings about the era, values/priorities of that time period, what questions still require attention, what issues of bias are present, how we can
interpretthe words in the readings from our perspective today in the present etc.
Question 3
Looking back now over our course so far, how does a careful understanding of this unit’s discussion readings and your encyclopedia research help you understand other parts of our course? Be specific in making links to course content/units/topics. How will having completed this critical analysis assignment help you be more successful in our future in class discussions? Be direct and specific in your answer.