Historical Significance is the ...

tool used to evaluate what was significant about the past

Which of the following is a supporting question?

Where did your SS teacher go on holiday?

A supporting question...

focuses on facts, details, and processes.

Compelling questions require....

The student to construct an argument

Which of the following is a supporting question?

Who is the Chief Executive of Hong Kong?

Which one of these is a compelling question?

Is the president of the United States a good person?

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Review - Historical Significance & Asking Questions

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This is a review quiz that will help you to identify compelling & supporting questions and the historical significance of an event.

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1
Mr. Dratz became a grandfather last year. This is an event of...
Individual Significance
National Significance
Regional Significance
Global Significance
2
The Cultural Revolution is an event of...
National Significance
Individual Significance
Global Significance
Regional Significance
3
The Umbrella Revolution / Occupy Central movement in Hong Kong was an event of...
Regional Significance
Global Significance
Individual Significance
National Significance
4
What tool must you use to cite your sources in Social Studies?
URL
Easybib
Apogee
MLA
5
Historical Significance is the ...
tool used to evaluate what was significant about the past
something teachers make students do because they are bored
something studied by scientists
tool to evaluate what will be significant about the future
6
What phrase do you need to remember before you take any research notes?
Copy and paste
Cite, then write!
Who dunnit?
What's my name?
7
When researching, you need to be aware of a sources bias? What does the word 'bias' mean?
opinionated and persuading
informative and fair
grammatically correct
emotional
8
Which of the following is a supporting question?
Should everyone celebrate Christmas?
Has Christmas become to commercialized?
Which is a better vacation spot, Japan or Thailand?
Where did your SS teacher go on holiday?
9
True or false, if you are writing a research paper you only need one source of information.
False
True
10
A supporting question...
focuses on many subjects.
requires many questions to have an answer.
focuses on facts, details, and processes.
has no right or wrong answer.
11
After researching, you need to put all your sources together in a works cited list. What order to they go in?
alphabetical
No order
none of the above
right to left
12
Asking a good compelling question in SS is like writing a good _____________ in ELA.
Concluding Sentence
Transition
Topic Sentence
Thesis Statement
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Compelling questions require....
The student to construct an argument
The student to answer other compelling questions
The student to give a simple answer
The student to focus on one subject
14
Which one of these is a compelling question?
Which countries have had astronauts in space?
Should humans colonize Mars?
Who was Canada's first female astronaut?
How much does it cost to build a space shuttle?
15
The signing of the UN Declaration of Human Rights by 194 countries in 1948 is an event of...
Regional Signifcance
Global Significance
National Significance
Individual Significance
16
What would be an example of a primary source from WWII
A presentation that uses quotes from famous generals
A book written about WWII in 1985
A WWII movie that is extremely realistic
Pictures taken during WWII
17
True or False: when taking research notes, you MUST paraphrase (use your own words) to capture the ideas in the text
True
False
18
Which of the following is a supporting question?
What is the best type of government?
Which is better - a republic or a parliamentary system?
Who is the Chief Executive of Hong Kong?
Should Hong Kong become independent from China?
19
Which one of these is a compelling question?
Who is the president of the United States?
Is the president of the United States a good person?
What % of the popular vote did the president receive?
What political party does the president represent?
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Which of the following is NOT a category of historical significance?
Individually Significant
Regionally Signficant
Globally Significant
Intergalactically Significant

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