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Analyzing Political Motives Behind Historical Narratives
Identify how leaders and political groups use historical narratives to justify policies.
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Analyzing Bias and Motives in History
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Goal
Analyze how bias, personal beliefs, and political motives shape historical claims, and evaluate revisionism and competing cause-and-effect arguments.
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Learning standards covered
8.1.9.CPennsylvania Social Studies Standards · 8th GradeC. Analyze the fundamentals of historical interpretation. • Fact versus opinion • Reasons/causes for multiple points of view • Illustrations in historical documents and stories • Causes and results • Author or source used to develop historical narratives • Central issue
8.1.12.CPennsylvania Social Studies Standards · 8th GradeC. Evaluate historical interpretation of events. • Impact of opinions on the perception of facts • Issues and problems in the past • Multiple points of view • Illustrations in historical stories and sources • Connections between causes and results • Author or source of historical narratives’ points of view • Central issue