Historical Thinking Skills
Where in the classroom can you find posters about the Historical Thinking Skills?
On the wall next to the door
Where in the classroom can you find a poster of the 5 Themes of Geography?
Above the trash cans
What is history?
The study of the past
List these 3 things:
1. Class subject
2. Room number
3. Teacher's name
1. Social Studies / World Cultures & Geography
2. 2045
3. Ms. Snoke
What is Ms. Snoke's favorite color?
Green
What is the Historical Thinking Skill where you look at the 5 W's (who, what, where, when, why) and the R (reliable)?
Sourcing
What is the scale on a map?
Shows you how big something would be if it wasn't shrunk down to one piece of paper
What is geography?
What do you do if you need a pencil during class?
Sign out a grandma pencil
Where did Ms. Snoke go to college?
University of Maryland
When you corroborate, you _____ sources.
Without looking at anything, list the 5 Themes of Geography.
Location
Place
Movement
Region
Human-Environment Interaction
What are the Historical Thinking Skills?
Skills we use while looking at historical documents;
They help us understand the past more accurately
What should you do when you come into the classroom?
Sit in your assigned seat and start working on the warm-up
How many siblings does Ms. Snoke have?
Why are the Historical Thinking Skills important?
They help us understand the past more accurately
What is movement?
Why people come and go somewhere
What do we call the class rules that you chose and created together?
Community Agreements
Where can you find what we're doing today and what assignments are due?
Left side of the whiteboard
What is Ms. Snoke's hometown known for growing?
Mushrooms
Nominate one person to sing the song that Ms. Snoke taught you about the Historical Thinking Skills. The rest of the class will repeat after you.
Context finds out what was going on
Corroboration is comparing sources
Close reading finds the author's point
What is the difference between location and place?
Location is where, place is what's there
What is contextualization?
Finding out what else was going on when something happened
What 3 assignments should you have already turned in?
All About Me, Parent/Guardian form, Map Analysis worksheet
What is Ms. Snoke's favorite holiday?
Halloween