The Nature of History · Foundational Skills

The Detective Work of Historians

Exploring how historians use primary and secondary sources to build a narrative of the past.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do we distinguish between a primary and a secondary source?
  2. 2Why might two historians have different interpretations of the same event?
  3. 3What happens to our understanding of history when evidence is missing?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Junior Cycle - The Nature of HistoryNCCA: Junior Cycle - Working with Evidence
Class/Year: 1st Year
Subject: The Historian's Journey: Discovering Our Past
Unit: The Nature of History
Period: Foundational Skills

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