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Unit 1 Overview: Narratives and Frames

Unit 1 Overview: Narratives and Frames

The stories we choose to tell about the past and how we choose to frame them can change our understanding of history.

Key Ideas

As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.

Key Ideas

Think about the following questions as you watch the video


  1. 03:08 What is claim testing?
  2. 04:23 What kind of evidence does Bennett use to test Kim and Colby’s arguments?
  3. 04:55 What is scale switching?
  4. 06:03 Why did Colby not travel to Australia to film this video?
  5. 07:49 What are frames, and what are the three frame narratives used in this course?