Topic/Focus Question
Caribbean History
UNIT 1A: Introduction to History.
LESSON #1.1: Introduction to History
Grade
Ten (10)
Duration
1 hour
Date
September 19-26,2022
Objectives:
At the end of this lesson students will be able to:
Subject
Cognitive
1) Accurately define the term history.
2) Outline at least 5 careers that you can pursue from studying history.
3) Explain at least 5 reasons why it is important to study history.
4) Define the following terms: source, primary source, secondary source,
plagiarism, oral source, written source, artifact, ruins and time.
5) Discuss briefly how time is calculated in history.
6) Complete the diagnostic test placed in the Google classroom.
Psychomotor
7) Create a glossary of the terms outlined in objective 4.
Affective
8) Appreciate the nature of history and link same to their critical thinking
skills and employability.
Content
 History is the study of past events and people. It is the recording and
writing of past events relating to people, a particular country or time
period.
 Careers in history include: History Teacher, Lawyer, Archaeologist,
Curator, Journalist, and Historian.
 Five reasons why it is important to study history:
1. The relevance of history to a group of people must be
acknowledged in any given society. A society cannot exist without
the transmission of culture. Daniels (1981) notes that history is the
memory of human group experience and once omitted or
disregarded, we lose what makes us human.
2. Marwick (1991) contends that without history individuals and
society could hardly exist since history provides knowledge of the
past.
3. It helps us understand people and societies.
4. It helps us to: detect self-identity, have moral understanding,
become creative writers and story tellers, and helps us to become
better citizens.
5. The possibilities of studying history are endless as there are many
opportunities for employment to be found in the field. History
scholars may find employment in law, government, social work,
and education.
Definition of terms:
 Source: A person, thing, or activity from which information is
obtained.
 Primary source: A document that was written or an object which was
created, in the time period in which you are studying.
 Secondary source: It is anything about a historical event which was
created using primary sources, these sources are normally second hand
information and not written from the time period being studied.
 Plagiarism: The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and
passing them off as one's own.
 Oral Source: Testimonies handed down to us by word of mouth from
one generation to another over time.
 Written source: the documents that have recorded through the written
word the events that have happened in a certain period of time. Written
sources are composed of chronicles, journals, and books.
 Artifact: a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing
human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural
object especially: an object remaining from a particular period.
 Ruins :
A destroyed, collapsed, or decayed building or other physical entity.
 Time: The measured or measurable period during which an action,
process, or condition exists or continues.
How is time calculated?
Abbreviations and meanings:
AD- Anno Domini
BC- Before Christ
BCE- Before Common Era
Centuries are linked to 100 year periods, for example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm-RYHVXBCM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDNH4G9iacw
1401-1500 – 15th century
1501-1600 - 16th century
1601- 1700 - 17th century
1701-1800 - 18th century
1801-1900 - 19th century
1901-2000 - 20th century
2001-2100- 21st century
2101-2200- 22nd century
Instructional materials
Computer , Handout, Projector, Speaker , Power Point.
References
Website:
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/americas
Book: Greenwood, Robert, et al. Caribbean Certificate History. Macmillan
Publishers, 2003.
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
Teacher Instructional Activities
Engage
Student Activities/Behavior
Engage
The students will :
The teacher will:
 Copy the objectives from the board/ power point.
 Write the objectives on the
board/power point.
 Students will view the image of Marcus Garvey and tell the
teacher what they know about him.
 Project an image of Marcus
Garvey on the board and ask the
students to recall some saying or
facts that they can associate with
him.
 Students will then be asked to internalize the quote:
 The teacher will write/project the
quote by Garvey :
 Verbally share their responses to the questions asked by the
teacher.
“a people without the knowledge of their past history, origin
and culture is like a tree without roots.”
“a people without the knowledge
of their past history, origin and
culture is like a tree without
roots.”
They teacher may ask the following
questions:
1. Can you formulate a definition for
the term history based on the
quote that was shared?
2. What are some careers in history ?
3. Why do you think it is important
to study history?
Explore
The teacher will:
Explore
The students will:
 Project images to represent the
terms to be defined.
 Instruct Students to identify the
images and match or link them to
the terms correctly.
 Identify the images projected and match them to the terms
that are to be defined.
 Students will orally supply answers about each image.
Write the following questions on the
board:
For each image that you identify:
1. Explain what the image represents.
2. Tell us the term that matches the
image.
 Brain storm definitions of each term.
3. Brainstorm a definition for the term as
it relates to history.
Explain
Explain
The teacher will:
 Provide students with a handout
and briefly discuss same .

Instruct the students to read the
handout and write a 100 words
essay on the topic “ The benefits
of studying history”

Another set of students may
choose to create a poster using a
computer application to promote
the subject of history to students
across Jamaica.

Students may also choose to
write a song about the importance
of studying history in Jamaica
schools.
The students will:
 Complete the activities and submit them to the teacher.
 Present their work to the class.
Extend/Elaborate
Extend/Elaborate
The teacher will:

Ask the students to discuss how
time is calculated.

Make reference to seconds,
minutes, hours, day, week, year,
months and so on.
The student will:
 Observe the diagram on the handout and verbally identify the
centuries each event took place.
1. The Morant Bay Rebellion 1865- 19th century
2. Jamaica gained independence – 1962- 20th century
3. When you were born – 2000-2099 - 21st century
Evaluate
Evaluate
The teacher will:
.
 Evaluate the students throughout
the lesson.
The student will:
 Assign a grade to the
presentations done by each
group/student.
 Present their posters, song or essay on the importance of
studying history.
 Presentations will be submitted in a word document, as a
recording or a picture (computer aided design eg. Use
PowerPoint or another application to design the poster)
 Ask the students follow up
questions to see if they grasped
the content.
Homework- Due : Next Class.
Print 2 maps, one should be a map of the world and the other a map
of the Caribbean. Paste them in your notebook. One Map should be
able to cover/fit on one page of your notebook.
Links to other subject areas
Civics, Social Studies, Geography
Reflection
Handout- Lesson 1.0: Introduction to History
 History is the study of past events and people. It is the recording and writing of
past events relating to people, a particular country or time period.
 Careers in history include: History Teacher, Lawyer, Archaeologist, Curator,
Journalist, and Historian.
 Five reasons why it is important to study history:
1. The relevance of history to a group of people must be acknowledged in any
given society. A society cannot exist without the transmission of culture.
Daniels (1981) notes that history is the memory of human group experience
and once omitted or disregarded, we lose what makes us human.
2. Marwick (1991) contends that without history individuals and society could
hardly exist since history provides knowledge of the past.
3. It helps us understand people and societies.
4. It helps us to: detect self-identity, have moral understanding, become creative
writers and story tellers, and helps us to become better citizens.
5. The possibilities of studying history are endless as there are many
opportunities for employment to be found in the field. History scholars may
find employment in law, government, social work, and education.
Definition of terms:
 Source: A person, thing, or activity from which information is obtained.
 Primary source: A document that was written or an object which was created, in
the time period in which you are studying.
 Secondary source: It is anything about a historical event which was created using
primary sources, these sources are normally second hand information and not
written from the time period being studied.
 Plagiarism: The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing
them off as one's own.
 Oral Source: Testimonies handed down to us by word of mouth from one
generation to another over time.
 Written source: the documents that have recorded through the written word the
events that have happened in a certain period of time. Written sources are
composed of chronicles, journals, and books.
 Artifact: a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human
workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object especially: an
object remaining from a particular period.
 Ruins : A destroyed, collapsed, or decayed building or other physical entity.
 Time: The measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or
condition exists or continues.
How is time calculated?
Abbreviations and meanings:
AD- Anno Domini
BC- Before Christ
BCE- Before Common Era
Centuries are linked to 100 year periods, for example:
1401-1500 – 15th century
1501-1600 - 16th century
1601- 1700 - 17th century
1701-1800 - 18th century
1801-1900 - 19th century
1901-2000 - 20th century
2001-2100- 21st century
2101-2200- 22nd century