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What is a Concept? Mr. Spicer

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The document defines a concept as a general idea about a group of things that comes from specific instances and is timeless in nature. Exploration is provided as an example concept in American history, as it can be applied to exploration of different areas at various time periods. A concept represents a big, non-specific idea unlike specific events, parties, or examples that are set within a particular time frame. Understanding concepts is important for studying history as they allow connections to be made between different events and show relationships and patterns.

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What is a Concept? Mr. Spicer
A CONCEPT IS. A GENERAL IDEA ABOUT A THING , OR GROUP OF THINGS, THAT COMES FROM SPECIFIC INSTANCES. IT IS TIMELESS IN NATURE.
LETS THINK ABOUT A CONCEPT IN AMERICAN HISTORY. ONE OF THE BIG CONCEPTS THAT WE WILL LOOK AT EARLY IN OUR COURSE IS THE CONCEPT OF EXPLORATION. EXPLORATION IS A GENERAL IDEA. RIGHT? IT IS NOT SPECIFIC, BUT GENERAL. IT IS ALSO TIMELESS. WE COULD DISCUSS EXPLORATION OF THE AMERICAS IN THE 1500S. WE COULD DISCUSS EXPLORATION OF THE WEST IN THE 1800S. WE COULD DISCUSS EXPLORATION OF SPACE IN THE 1960S. REMEMBER, A CONCEPT IS A BIG IDEA AND IS TIMELESS. Image: United States Exploration; Franklin Bond, Public Domain via Creative Commons
LOOK BELOW. WHICH ARE CONCEPTS? WAR POLITICS RELIGION WORLD WAR I DEMOCRATIC PARTY BAPTIST
LOOK BELOW. WHICH ARE CONCEPTS? WAR CONCEPT POLITICS CONCEPT RELIGION - CONCEPT WORLD WAR I NOT A CONCEPT; ITS A SPECIFIC EVENT AT A CERTAIN TIME. DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOT A CONCEPT ; ITS A SPECIFIC POLITICAL PARTY. BAPTIST NOT A CONCEPT; ITS A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE OF A RELIGION.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE? WAR, POLITICS, AND RELIGION ARE ALL BIG IDEAS THAT ARE TIMELESS IN NATURE. FOR EXAMPLE, TAKE THE CONCEPT OF WAR. THERE ARE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF THIS CONCEPT SUCH AS WORLD WAR I, THE GULF WAR, ETC. BUT WAR IN GENERAL, IS A TIMELESS IDEA THAT IS NON-SPECIFIC. WORLD WAR I, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, AND THE BAPTISTS ARE ALL SPECIFIC IN NATURE. ALTHOUGH WAR HAS BEEN AROUND FOREVER, WWI IS SET IN A SPECIFIC TIME. THE IDEA OF RELIGION DATES BACK TO PREHISTORY. THE BAPTISTS ARE A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE OF A RELIGION.
SO WHY ARE CONCEPTS IMPORTANT? CONCEPTS ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE WILL BE LOOKING AT BIG IDEAS (SUCH AS EXPLORATION, WAR, RELIGION) AS WE STUDY AMERICAN HISTORY. BEING ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE BIG CONCEPTS WILL BE HELPFUL IN LEARNING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT EVENTS OF OUR HISTORY. A CONCEPT WILL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO HELP CONNECT ALL OF THE MANY INTERESTING EVENTS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE RELATIONSHIP AND PATTERN.

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What is a Concept? Mr. Spicer

  • 2. A CONCEPT IS. A GENERAL IDEA ABOUT A THING , OR GROUP OF THINGS, THAT COMES FROM SPECIFIC INSTANCES. IT IS TIMELESS IN NATURE.
  • 3. LETS THINK ABOUT A CONCEPT IN AMERICAN HISTORY. ONE OF THE BIG CONCEPTS THAT WE WILL LOOK AT EARLY IN OUR COURSE IS THE CONCEPT OF EXPLORATION. EXPLORATION IS A GENERAL IDEA. RIGHT? IT IS NOT SPECIFIC, BUT GENERAL. IT IS ALSO TIMELESS. WE COULD DISCUSS EXPLORATION OF THE AMERICAS IN THE 1500S. WE COULD DISCUSS EXPLORATION OF THE WEST IN THE 1800S. WE COULD DISCUSS EXPLORATION OF SPACE IN THE 1960S. REMEMBER, A CONCEPT IS A BIG IDEA AND IS TIMELESS. Image: United States Exploration; Franklin Bond, Public Domain via Creative Commons
  • 4. LOOK BELOW. WHICH ARE CONCEPTS? WAR POLITICS RELIGION WORLD WAR I DEMOCRATIC PARTY BAPTIST
  • 5. LOOK BELOW. WHICH ARE CONCEPTS? WAR CONCEPT POLITICS CONCEPT RELIGION - CONCEPT WORLD WAR I NOT A CONCEPT; ITS A SPECIFIC EVENT AT A CERTAIN TIME. DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOT A CONCEPT ; ITS A SPECIFIC POLITICAL PARTY. BAPTIST NOT A CONCEPT; ITS A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE OF A RELIGION.
  • 6. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE? WAR, POLITICS, AND RELIGION ARE ALL BIG IDEAS THAT ARE TIMELESS IN NATURE. FOR EXAMPLE, TAKE THE CONCEPT OF WAR. THERE ARE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF THIS CONCEPT SUCH AS WORLD WAR I, THE GULF WAR, ETC. BUT WAR IN GENERAL, IS A TIMELESS IDEA THAT IS NON-SPECIFIC. WORLD WAR I, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, AND THE BAPTISTS ARE ALL SPECIFIC IN NATURE. ALTHOUGH WAR HAS BEEN AROUND FOREVER, WWI IS SET IN A SPECIFIC TIME. THE IDEA OF RELIGION DATES BACK TO PREHISTORY. THE BAPTISTS ARE A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE OF A RELIGION.
  • 7. SO WHY ARE CONCEPTS IMPORTANT? CONCEPTS ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE WILL BE LOOKING AT BIG IDEAS (SUCH AS EXPLORATION, WAR, RELIGION) AS WE STUDY AMERICAN HISTORY. BEING ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE BIG CONCEPTS WILL BE HELPFUL IN LEARNING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT EVENTS OF OUR HISTORY. A CONCEPT WILL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO HELP CONNECT ALL OF THE MANY INTERESTING EVENTS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE RELATIONSHIP AND PATTERN.