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CCOT: Introduction

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WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1750/ LESSON 3.4ACTIVITYCCOT: INTRODUCTIONUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “CCOT: Introduction,” OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/1PurposeLearninghow to evaluate for continuity and change over time (which is often called CCOT) will helpyou develop your comparison and claim-making skillsand enable youto evaluate how the same location, idea, or historical process either stayed the same or changed during a set period inhistory.Process1.The list below contains items that have to do with schools. In the last 100 years, which of these do you think represent changes and which do you think represent continuities? Circle those that you think are changes. Underlinethose you think are continuities.•Continuities: The things that have stayed the same over a set period in history.•Changes: The things that have not stayedthe same over a set period in history (these are often easier to identify).Continuities and changes in schools in the last 100 yearsGrading systems (A–F, 0–100)WhiteboardsStandardized testingExtracurriculars (for example: sports, music, clubs)Remote learningAttendance requirementsSchool safety (lockdown drills, school resource officers)Environmental studies classes2.Can you think of any more continuities and changes in schools in the last 100 years? Work with a partner, if possible.ContinuitiesChanges
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1750/ LESSON3.4ACTIVITYCCOT: INTRODUCTION23.Add each of the continuities and changes from page1 (those you were provided, and those you brainstormed) on the graph below to show whether it was a continuity or a change, and whether the change/continuity was positive or negative.(Your teacher might have you do thisin a groupwith sticky notes.)Con6nuityPosi6veChangeNega6ve
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1750/ LESSON3.4ACTIVITYCCOT: INTRODUCTION34.Write the dates for the time period being studied.5.Were there more changes or continuities? Explain why there were more of one than the other for this time period.6.Look over the changes on your graph.•Were they more positive or negative, overall? Explain why these changes were more positive or negative during this time period.•What was the most significant change during this time period? Why?7.Look over the continuities on your graph.•Were they more positive or negative, overall? Explain why these continuities were more positive or negative during this time period.•What was the most significant continuity during this time period? Why?Historicalsignificancecan be determined in several ways. Use the acronym ADE to help you:•Amount:Howmany people’sliveswere affected by the continuity/change?•Depth:Werepeople living in the time period being studied deeplyaffectedbythe continuity/change?•Endurance: Were thechangespeople experiencedasaresult of this continuity/ change long-lasting and/or recurring?