Why Study History? Who Are Historians?
A scholar, writer, or researcher who studies, analyzes, and records past human events is a...
Historian
It means "causing strong public disagreement, intense debate, or opposing opinions"
Controversy
Corroborating information means to compare documents and recognize...
Disparities/differences
A letter from George Washington to one of his trusted officials would be a _________ source
Primary
This means "a preference for or against something or someone"
Bias
-20
History helps us learn from past __________
Mistakes
It means "the quality of seeming likely to be true or possible to believe"
Plausible
When using context for historical events, the most important question we are asking ourselves is ... "What was...
Going on in the world at the time?
This is the difference between a biography and an autobiography:
An autobiography was written by the subject. A biography is written by someone else.
Making an inference is useful in order to...
Use information to try and understand texts, images, videos, etc. with educated guesses
Can you turn in late work? How much do I take off per day late?
Yes, but there is a -15 penalty for each day late
Means "the state of being free within society"
Liberty
It means "the ability to understand and share the feelings of another"
Empathy
When looking at sources, we should ask ourselves: Is this source useful E________?
Evidence
If we were to read information about the American Revolution from a textbook, that would be a _______ source.
Secondary
If someone shows says an "often exaggerated and oversimplified belief about a particular group of people," they are using...
Stereotypes
Can you redo work? What kind of work can you NOT redo?
Yes, but do nows can't be redone.
History builds e_ _ _ _ _ _ through studying the lives and struggles of others
Empathy
Little Rock Nine lesson: What was happening within the school that caused so much uproar from ignorant people in the community?
Integration
This is "The idea that you should restrain from clicking on the first several results of a keyword search"
Click restraint
If I'm doing a news report on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, that is a __________ source.
Secondary! If I was physically there, it could be primary.
Pronounce (MR. K: Don't say it out loud): this word --
Prejudice
Preh - juh - diss
How can you get independent extra credit in this classroom?
Using the word of the week and question of the week bulletin board! Instructions are in the middle of the board.
From our telephone activity: History helps us understand c_ _ _ _ _
Change
When we wrote our letters to a "friend" for the Little Rock activity, we assumed the students ______ __ _____
Point of View
Pick one letter in the CRAAP test and tell me what it means (the test is a way of spotting fake news)
Currency
Relevance
Authority
Accuracy
Purpose
When is a good time to use a secondary source?
If you only need basic information, or a summary.
Is this a fact or an opinion? It was really hot this past summer.
Opinion
What 3 things can you do if you were absent from social studies class?
See Mr. K + check the absent folder + turn in work that was due while you were out.