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WHAT DID YOU SAY HAPPENED?
Directions: After each group has shared its side of the story, answer the following questions:
1.	 Do you think each account was a fair representation of what happened? If not, what was biased in the accounts?
2.	 Do you think you would have noticed this bias had you not created two different perspectives of the same story?
3.	 What does this tell you about the information that you consume, and how might this impact your approach to studying history?
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 1.4 ACTIVITY

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2.X What Did You Say Happened?

  • 1. Name: Date: STUDENT MATERIALS WHAT DID YOU SAY HAPPENED? Directions: After each group has shared its side of the story, answer the following questions: 1. Do you think each account was a fair representation of what happened? If not, what was biased in the accounts? 2. Do you think you would have noticed this bias had you not created two different perspectives of the same story? 3. What does this tell you about the information that you consume, and how might this impact your approach to studying history? BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 1.4 ACTIVITY