How does the context of your historical event help tell the story of what was happening at the time? How might this historical event connect or lead to your current event?
How does the context of your historical event help tell the story of what was happening at the time?
Building Context to Address Questions: In this part of the project, you will examine the historical context related to your historical event. The context will be like snapshots that capture what was happening in history that affected the development of your current event.
- Describe the context of your historical event that influenced your current event.
- How does the context of your historical event help tell the story of what was happening at the time? How might this historical event connect or lead to your current event?
- Describe a historical figure or group’s participation in your historical event.
- This person or people must have directly participated in the event you identified as it was happening, not after it.
- Use specific details from your primary and secondary sources to demonstrate how the person or people participated in the event.
- Explain the historical figure or group’s motivation to participate in your historical event.
- Consider why the person or people were motivated to get involved in the event.
