WHY HiSTORY MATTeRS
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This document provides guidance on active note-taking and emphasizes the importance of history. It discusses that history includes true stories of heroes, villains, and adventures. It also notes that history is a mystery and new discoveries help us understand the past, present, and future. Additionally, it states that one action can change the world and encourages students that they too can change the world.
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WHY HiSTORY MATTeRS
- 1. Active Note-taking RED: STOP and pay close attention. Anything in RED is critical information. Copy the exact information. YELLOW: Pay attention. Anything in YELLOW is useful information. Paraphrase in YOUR OWN WORDS. GREEN: Read and GO on to the next point. You do not have to write anything in green.
- 3. 3 Reasons History matters History is the story of US. It defines US…WHO we are…WHERE we’ve been…WHERE we’re G O I NG… History includes TRUE stories of real HEROES, real VILLAINS, & real life ADVENTURES. History is a MYSTERY. New discoveries help us understand the Past, our present, and our future.
- 4. But don’t take our word for it…
- 5. You see, Rafiki knows… Make a connection to text, to self, to world: This reminds me of… “Ah yes, the past CAN hurt, but as I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it.”
- 6. Ah, c’mon! history doesn’t matter to me… …oh really?
- 7. One action can change the world.
- 8. One action can change the world. Make a Connection to the effects of Skrat’s pursuit of the acorn. Provide an example of one decision that changed YOUR world or OUR world during your lifetime.
- 9. I’m only in 8th grade. I can’t change the world. Sure you can!
- 10. History is all around…in your world!
- 11. Pop Culture Points History is all around us. This is an extra credit opportunity… Develop a deeper understanding of people’s words & deeds and recognize relationships between events by making connections to TEXT, SELF, WORLD. When you find a historical reference in pop culture (movies, TV, music videos, video games, cartoons, comics, poetry, literature, lyrics, etc.) post a sticky on the corresponding Wallwisher on our blog. Include a link (if available) & respond briefly to the following: How is this related to what we are learning? Be specific.
- 15. History in video games…
- 17. History on TV…
- 18. if you don’t know history you won’t get the joke.
- 20. Pop Culture Points Explained…
- 22. What is history?
- 23. What is history? Is it the study of Facts?
- 24. What is history? Is it the study of Facts? NO!
- 25. Accounts of… PlacES PEOPLE & Events In Time based on the historical record
- 26. AND…
- 27. Point of View POV Until lions have their historians Tales of the hunt Will always glorify the hunter -African proverb
- 28. Point of View POV
- 29. HOM: QuestioningHow do we know? Historians use the historical record to piece together People’s words & deeds and events. The historical record is evidence (clues); includes primary & secondary sources.
- 30. Culture Shock! analyze 3 artifacts. determine what each one reveals about the person.
- 32. Read your partner’s recordand SWAP back. In 3 sentences describe your PARTNER’s DAY IN YOUR OWN WORDS on right side of TCHART
- 33. YOUR Personal Account is a Primary Source, a 1st hand account.Your record of your team member’s account isa secondary source, a second hand account. ? Are eyewitness accounts more reliable? Why isn’t hearsay admissible in a court of law?
- 34. Primary sourcesREFER TO CHEAT SHEET!
- 35. Secondary SourcesREFER TO CHEAT SHEET!
- 37. Pompeii & Mt. Vesuvius The Volcano erupted in 79 CE, destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum, and buried thousands of Romans alive!
- 38. Culture Shock! Imagine that your room was buried exactly as you left it this morning. What would historians learn about your life 1,000 years in the future?
- 41. JOBS FACT CHECKER: Use the CHEAT SHEET to determine if it is PRIMARY OR SECONDARY; Point to it on the graphic organizer showing your team where you found the facts SENSORY SPECIALIST: read, touch, feel the source while Describing it to team ANALYZER: Use the facts gathered to determine what each source can tell us about that time period!
- 42. Sources *including video clips for educational purposes only A special thank you to Mr. Roughton! His class website is an invaluable resource! Visit his site at www.mrroughton.com Making Curriculum Pop Ning The Simpsons, Italian Bob The Lion King Family Guy, Serfs episode Pay it Forward History of US
Editor's Notes
- Source: www.mrroughton.com
- Source: www.mrroughton.com
- Family guy Serfs episode. Explain to students that serfs weren’t allowed to read because the nobility feared they may want better lives.Source: www.mrroughton.com
- A lesson in digital safety and citizenship would come before introducing using digital tools.
- Teaching World History through Pop Culture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jba5HsWDsA
- DAY 2 Lesson cont…
- Nelson Mandela, Signing of the D of Independence, Roman aqueducts
- Use 3 artifacts that would tell a story about the owner…i.e., colonial child: head bonnet, colonial wooden toy, milk pail. There should be numerous responses for each artifact. Elicit discussion regarding responses. Ask students why they had different responses for each artifact. Emphasize that historians also have differing interpretations of historical evidence. Source: www.mrroughton.com
- This list is incomplete. Elicit student suggestions to add to the list.
- Option for HW assignment, class discussion, or closure writing activity. Emphasize providing details/evidence.