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    The document provides definitions of history from three different sources: 1) John J. Anderson defines history as a narration of events that have occurred among mankind, including the rise and fall of nations and changes affecting humanity. 2) W.C. Sellar and R.J. Yeatman state that history is what is remembered, not what was thought, and that all other accounts defeat themselves. 3) Aristotle defines history as an account of the unchanging past.

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    The document provides definitions of history from three different sources: 1) John J. Anderson defines history as a narration of events that have occurred among mankind, including the rise and fall of nations and changes affecting humanity. 2) W.C. Sellar and R.J. Yeatman state that history is what is remembered, not what was thought, and that all other accounts defeat themselves. 3) Aristotle defines history as an account of the unchanging past.

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    Source A

    Definition: History is a narration of the events which have


    happened among mankind, including an account of the rise
    and fall of nations, as well as of other great changes which
    have affected the political and social condition of the human
    race.
    John J. Anderson, 1876, A Manual of General History.
    Re-Write:

    Fill in Chart:
    Which images
    from the
    powerpoint fit
    this definition?

    Explain why you


    selected this
    image.

    Do you and your


    partner agree
    that this image
    is or is not
    historical?
    Explain.

    Source B
    Definition: History is not what you thought. It is what you
    remember. All other history defeats itself.W. C. Sellar and
    R. J. Yeatman, Scottish and British Comedians, 1930.
    Re-Write:

    Fill in Chart:
    Which images
    from the
    powerpoint fit
    this definition?

    Explain why you


    selected this
    image.

    Source C

    Do you and your


    partner agree
    that this image
    is or is not
    historical?
    Explain.

    Definition: History is an account of the unchanging past.


    Aristotle, Greek philosopher.
    Re-Write:

    Fill in Chart:
    Which images
    from the
    powerpoint fit
    this definition?

    Explain why you


    selected this
    image.

    Define History

    Do you and your


    partner agree
    that this image
    is or is not
    historical?
    Explain.

    Brainstorm/Rough Draft:

    Final Definition:
    History is.

    Reasoning (why do you think this):

    Did your historical image (from your posters)


    match your definition?

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