HDT 8/13/15 (HOW TO DO HDT 1 ST ) Top 5 ways to survive honors history Write 5 things you must do in order to survive, hopefully with an A, in history class. List in order of importance. Number one is what you think is the most important thing for you to do. Use your how to make it sheet to help you

Armijo Bucks- Earn a buck and you can use it at the Armijo Store or turn it in for 2pts extra credit. Up to 10pts/ semester Turn in long term projects on the extra credit day

But please throw wrappers and left overs in the trash and do not allow your food to disrupt class.

Use it- Research Look up a term Kahoot games Taking pictures of homework directions or info Do not use it- Homework quiz Tests Texting Social media Camera- selfies, your friends, presentations, etc.

Don’t cheat, copy paste, plagiarize (unless it’s funny memes) Do your work at the best of your ability and you’ll be fine Turn It In.com will be used throughout the course.

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF A SHOE (GO OVER BASICS 1 ST ) You are from the year 2054 and you are a historian doing research on those that lived in the year You discover some shoes that give you some information about the year Take a look at the shoes placed in the front of the class. Select one shoe and complete the brainstorm. Brainstorm ideas about where the shoe has been, who the owner is, the purpose of the shoe, and anything that the shoe might reveal about the owner and the year Look for evidence on the shoe, do not just look at the style of the shoe, but look for dirt, rips, do they look like new. Think about why the person might have worn the shoe.

A DAY IN THE LIFE Write a paragraph that describes a day in the life of the shoe owner. Try to be historically accurate. Write as if you are historian conducting research and you are from the year List evidence for why you think the person who wore the shoe lived as you have interpreted it. Example- The shoes have high heels and sparkles. I think the person wore the shoes to a fancy party.

REFLECTION What were some of the ideas your neighbor came up with? Were there different interpretations about how the shoe was used? Why do you think that is?

HDT 8/14/15 What were some of the ideas your neighbor or the class came up with? Were there different interpretations about how the shoe was used? If there were different interpretations, what might have caused that? If the interpretations were similar, why do you think that happened? Check HMWK/Pass out hmwk Show how to get to the web site

FOR US HONORS CLASS WHAT ARE THE BASIC SKILLS THAT WILL HELP US THE MOST IN HISTORY THE BASICS

TAKE CORNELL NOTES In this class you will be using C.notes only Left margin for main ideas/topics Right Side is for you to take notes A summary should follow all of your notes

THESIS STATEMENT/CLAIM What is a thesis statement? Stated opinion supported by facts You will be practicing how to write thesis statements and how to use facts in primary and secondary sources to back your thesis.

FRQ (SKIP) Free Response Questions You will be learning how to answer an essay prompt using primary sources to back your opinion. These are usually short answer questions and will be about a paragraph long.

DBQ You will also practice writing longer essays Document based questions are an essay prompt in which you will answer using primary sources and other outside information. DBQ answers will follow the 11 sentence format or become a 3-5 paragraph essay.

CAAMPPS AND OPLV These are learning tools that will help you understand primary sources Context-Author- Audience-Main Idea- Purpose- Place-Significance Origin-Purpose-Limits- Value

PRIMARY/SECONDARY SOURCES What are Primary Sources? Primary sources or first hand accounts Diaries, political cartoons, newspapers, etc What are secondary sources? Someone’s interpretation of history and that someone was not there Textbooks How might a textbook be a primary source?

TO SUM IT ALL UP You will be practicing how to do historical research using OPLV and CAAMPPS You will be taking Cornell notes You will be practicing your writing skills by learning how to create thesis statements and learning how to back up those theses statements You will be learning important historical vocabulary and using Vocabulary Squares to help you

HOW TO MAKE A VOCABULARY/FLASHCARD SQUARE The vocabulary squares will be completed in the comp book Put several terms on one paper Make sure you highlight or under line the terms Write large enough for me to read To complete the term you will complete one of the two choices

Definition Similar Terms A quality sentence that uses the word Term

OR YOU CAN FORGET THE SQUARE AND SET IT UP THIS WAY Term Definition Similar or related term Quality sentence that uses the term correctly

LETS DO ONE TOGETHER OUT OF MANY USE EITHER FORMAT

Similar Terms A quality sentence that uses the word One countries take over of another Imperialism