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Skill Building: Understanding Historical Perspectives

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This series was cancelled by the tutor on May 19, 2025. We're very sorry–you can explore more History series here. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

About

In this course, you will learn the basic skills associated with primary source (eye-witness accounts) analysis and understanding different perspectives. This skill is crucial for the IB and AP History exams, but also can be applied to any other assignment or test involving source material!

Literally 0 prior knowledge on any of the historical events that we talk about in class is required. I will go through the stuff we need to know and spend the majority of the class teaching you how to pick a part the perspective and to teach you how to write a response.

❓How will each session work?
Every week, I will present you with a different historical event or theme. We will learn about the topic together and then move into a primary source analysis. I will take you through how to analyze a source and how to understand the perspectives being offered.

❓Why do we only spend a bit of the class on learning about the historical event?
Let's say we are covering the War of 1812 and our primary source is from a grieving American mother whose son is off on the battlefield. The skills that we are looking to build is focussed on understanding the primary source material and extracting the information we need to either write a response or an essay. Yes, if you are taking the IB or AP exam, you need to supplement this with further information. However, in this class, we are focussed on building skills of primary source analysis.

Any questions? Post them on the question board. :D

Tutored by

Mason M 🇨🇦

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Hey y'all! My name is Mason and I am from Canada! I'm a university student studying International Studies, currently in the process of law school admissions and the LSAT. I am a journalist, published author, movie binger, history fanatic, and politics lover. It is my goal to bring my passion for learning to the classroom and spread lots and lots of knowledge! In my classroom, you aren't just a learner, you are my engaged peer. Schoolhouse.World has been my home since 2021 and I can't wait to continue to do what I love --- teach.

Schedule

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SESSION 1

3

Apr

SESSION 1

Other Topics

Other Topics

Thu 11:00 PM - Fri, 12:00 AM UTCApr 3, 11:00 PM - Apr 4, 12:00 AM UTC

TOPIC: The Great Leap Forward (Mao) - Reminder: The topic of our classes vary greatly and you don't really need any background info. We are focussing on the skill of primary source analysis!
Optional pre-watching material: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jl9msJRuAMg

We will talk briefly about Mao and his Great Leap Forward. I will then play primary accounts from peasants who were involved in this campaign. We will then move on to our primary source analysis of a surprise source!
SESSION 2

10

Apr

SESSION 2

Other Topics

Other Topics

Thu 11:00 PM - Fri, 12:00 AM UTCApr 10, 11:00 PM - Apr 11, 12:00 AM UTC

TOPIC: Oka Crisis - Reminder: The topic of our classes vary greatly and you don't really need any background info. We are focussing on the skill of primary source analysis!
Optional pre-watching material: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3BO4gIQXVU

We will briefly talk about the Oka Crisis and then move on to two primary source analyses related to the topic! Come prepared with any questions you have about the optional video!
SESSION 3

8

May

SESSION 3

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Other Topics

Thu 11:00 PM - Fri, 12:00 AM UTCMay 8, 11:00 PM - May 9, 12:00 AM UTC

TOPIC: The sinking of the Titanic Reminder: The topic of our classes vary greatly and you don't really need any background info. We are focussing on the skill of primary source analysis!
Optional pre-watching material: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OKr5jSXbPPs


We will learn about the sinking of the Titanic and some basic facts. We will then move on to our primary source analyses on source materials. The main focus of today's class is how do we prevent our biases from impacting our analysis?

SESSION 4

15

May

SESSION 4

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Other Topics

Thu 11:00 PM - Fri, 12:00 AM UTCMay 15, 11:00 PM - May 16, 12:00 AM UTC

TOPIC: The Roaring 20s Reminder: The topic of our classes vary greatly and you don't really need any background info. We are focussing on the skill of primary source analysis!
Optional pre-watching material: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CZ9TzQlZYso


Get comfy and read The Great Gatsby (jk, this is not required haha) because we are talking about the Roaring 20s! We will spend some time talking about historical context before moving on to some juicy sources. The main focus of today's class is what are some strategies to interpreting what the source is telling me?

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Apr 3 - May 16

7 weeks

60 mins

/ session

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