Interpretations of History

We often talk of bias when discussing the interpretation of history - eith bias used in its most pejorative sense - but the truth is that all history - even the most contemporaneous accounts of historical situations, involves a level of bias that recognizes that the very state of being human leads naturally to an interpretation of every experience within the context of our other experiences.

Here is a lesson plan, designed for college students but appropriate for secondary school students, designed to get students thinking about perspective and experience as it relates to the interpretation of history - or in events and "facts" themselves.

The description and assignment - read and discuss two different versions of the American revolution.

The documents for the exercise.