History Skills
History Skills
This area of site is focused on different skills that you should aim to develop through your studies of History in the MYP. You will find activities to support the development of subject specific skills of writing, research, evaluation and much more.
Writing Paragraphs
Advice and short activities to help with the development of your writing skills within Individuals and Societies. The page is best suited to students in either MYP 1 or MYP 2.
Provenance of Sources
This page provides guidance on the skill of finding the provenance of sources. This can be referred to as the origin and purpose of sources. This page is best suited to students in either MYP 1 or MYP...
Annotation and Labelling
This page provides guidance on the different techniques and methods for annotating and labelling your different assignments and projects. These activities are guided towards students in MYP 1 and MYP...
Reference Lists
Providing a reference list of where you have obtained information is an important skill across all of the disciplinary areas of the MYP. This page provides introductory guidance for creating reference...
Making Inferences
The skill of making well articulated and thought out inferences will help you with your studies of history and humanities. This skill is often used when working with different sources of information....
Evaluating Sources
This page provides resources and activities to support the source evaluation. This includes the identification of the values and limitations of different sources to a researcher based on the origin, purpose...
Research Questions
The ability to write your own research questions for assignments and projects supports self-directed learning. It allows you to be in the driver's seat when it comes to the direction of where you want...
Compare and contrast
This page provides guidance on the skill of comparison and contrast. A useful skill when working with different source documents to draw out the key points of similarity and difference.
Collaboration Skills
Collaboration involves working in groups to problem solve, plan and conduct projects or to create products together. Collaboration is an important skill within Individuals and Societies especially when...
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History Skills
Collaboration Skills
Collaboration involves working in groups to problem solve, plan and conduct projects or to create products together. Collaboration
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History Skills
Compare and contrast
This page provides guidance on the skill of comparison and contrast. A useful skill when working with different source documents
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History Skills
Research Questions
The ability to write your own research questions for assignments and projects supports self-directed learning. It allows
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History Skills
Evaluating Sources
This page provides resources and activities to support the source evaluation. This includes the identification of the values
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History Skills
Making Inferences
The skill of making well articulated and thought out inferences will help you with your studies of history and humanities.
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History Skills
Reference Lists
Providing a reference list of where you have obtained information is an important skill across all of the disciplinary areas