HRC History CBA1 2021 Mr.

Walsh

Junior Cycle: History Year 2

CBA 1 – The Past in My Place
3 weeks – 22nd February – 12th March

Your CBA1 is a structured, evidence-based enquiry into a historical aspect or theme

relating to your locality, place or personal/family history. You will work individually
and present your research in the form of a display, of the type that you might see in a
museum, heritage centre or library. Your display will include information from
different sources in the form of text, pictures, graphs, maps, drawings, timelines, etc.

As you complete your CBA1 you will engage in a four stage process:
Stage 1: Investigating
Stage 2: Discovering
Stage 3: Displaying
Stage 4: Reflecting

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As you complete your CBA you need to keep the following learning outcomes in mind:

• Make a connection between your chosen local topic and the wider world
• Develop a sense of historical empathy with your topic (what it would feel like to be
there at that time or be that person)
• If your topic is controversial, view it from more than one perspective (point of view)
• Show an appreciation of your cultural inheritance by recognising how historically
significant your chosen topic is
• Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the following: sources, evidence,
fact, opinion, viewpoint, objectivity, cause, consequence, change, time and space.
• Take on the role of the historian
• Learn to investigate different types of sources – primary and secondary - Identify how
useful different types of sources are
• Demonstrate an awareness of the significance of Irish and European history and the
wider world
• Create timelines – events, people, issues.
• Make connections and comparisons between people, issues and events.

You will do most of this automatically while you are completing your CBA as you move
through the four stages.

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Stage 1: Investigating

Make a list of your ideas here:

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Discuss your possible topics with your teacher.

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You need to create a list of questions that you would like to find the answers to during
your research. These will help steer your investigation. You might need to do some general
background reading on your topic to help you with your list of questions. This is about what
you actually want to discover or find out about your topic. They will also help ypu structure
your display.

Below are some sample questions to help.

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List your questions here:

Reflection
Why did you end up selecting this topic?

Why is your topic historically significant? (why is it important)

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Stage 2: Discovering
This is where you find the answers to the questions that you listed in Stage 1. In this stage
you will:
• examine different types of sources that are relevant to your chosen topic. Remember
you need three different types of source, e.g. photographs, letters, newspapers,
website, book, etc.
• you may examine relevant archival records. These include census records (access
online), birth records, etc.
• a visit to local heritage centre/museum/library, etc.
• a visit to a relevant site, e.g. building, site of event, memorial, etc.
• Consult local history books, journals, newspapers, etc.
• Look at general history books
• Visit relevant webistes
• Interview a local person o historian with information about your chosen topic
• Interview a local person with memories about the local area and your chosen topic
Depending on your topic it may not be possible to complete all of the above which is fine.
You need to use three different sources when finding the answers to your questions.
Circle the types of sources that you plan to use below

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What I have discovered

My topic is: ___________________________________
Source 1:
My first source is: ____________________________________________________
Information that I got from Source 1:

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Source 2:
My second source is: ____________________________________________________
Information that I got from Source 2:

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Source 3:
My third source is: ____________________________________________________
Information that I got from Source 3:

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Credits: this is where you need to identify where exactly you got your source from. You
must reference your source.

If you have used a source type that is not listed above, tell me what it is and I will show you
how to reference it.
Make a list of all your sources, fully referenced, below:
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Reflection:

Was it easy or hard to find sources? Explain your answer. (give reasons)

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Stage 3: Displaying

This is where you present all of the information that you have collected from Stages 1 and 2.
Your display should feature as many of the following of possible and if relevant to your
topic: timeline with text and images, graphs, drawings, photos, maps, excerpts from primary
and/or secondary sources.
How will you display your findings? _____________________________________________
Why did you select this format?
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Draw a sample sketch of your display in the space below. This is your plan for how you are
going to arrange information collected.

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Now put your display together! And check it against the check list below.

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Developing historical consciousness:

• Viewing people, issues and events in historical context.
• Looking at events from more than one viewpoint.
• Appreciating historical places and buildings.
• Understanding why people and events are commemorated.
• Using historical concepts or ideas.

Reflection:
Would you select this display format if you were going to complete this project again?
Explain your answer.
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Stage 4: Reflecting

In this stage you will reflect or think back over what you have learned on both the topic you
have chosen and the actual process of collecting information, etc.
Fill in the re flection note below

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