Do Now Take 10 minutes to review all of your notes Take out a blank piece of paper (Do not write on this!)

Do Now On this day in 2002, former President Jimmy Carter wins the Nobel Peace Prize "for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.“ Why is peace important for all countries and people of the world?

Early Humans Hunters & Gatherers: lived during a period called The Old Stone Age We know this because scientists have found fossils and artifacts, which reveal traces of their life. These people did not plant crops. They gathered wild fruits, nuts, berries, and vegetables. They hunted small animals.

Early Humans The Stone Age (aka: Paleolithic Era) refers to the materials used to make man-made tools. These hunter gatherers made tools out of stone and that is why archaeologists call this period the Paleolithic or the Old Stone Age. What tools did they make out of stone?

Early Humans Split stones to make cutting tools Made sharper and thinner stone blades for arrows and spears

Homo Erectus and Fire During the Stone Age, homo erectus learned how to make and use fire! People began to cook their food, which helped to reduce disease. They could light the darkest places. They could scare off dangerous animals with the flames. They could live in places that were too cold.

Early Human Tools Earliest tools found in East Africa about 2.6 million years old Each stone was hit with another to create a sharp edge. One unsharpened side could be used as a handle. Scientists think these first tools were used mostly to cut and grind food. Improved tools were made out of flint. People learned how to attach wooden handles to tools. Because they no longer had to stand next to the animals they were hunting, people were able to kill larger animals from a distance.

Hunting and Gathering

Nomadic Way of Life Hunter gatherers were nomads because they moved from place to place with the seasons. They used caves as shelters Their culture was simple. They spent most of their time looking for food (hunting and gathering) The had to follow their food (animals) as they migrated.

The Great Migration As people migrated around the world, they learned to adapt to new Environments People moved out of Africa as the earth’s climates changed. People adapted to new environments by making clothing and new types of tools.

The Great Migration The Early Humans were on the move!! Asia Europe North America The Early Humans were on the move!! Africa South America Australia Antarctica

Daily Life All of these aspects affected early humans daily life They were constantly searching for food and following after their food They did not have electricity or running water so much of their day was spent getting water and keeping up their fires Some days were spent making tools and advancing the technology of tools to be able to hunt larger animals

A Day in the Life of an Early Human You will be writing a 5 paragraph essay describing early Humans You will be given the necessary components to remind you what to include You need to have an introduction, topic sentence specific details and a conclusion to wrap up the essay.

A Day in the Life of an Early Human The Challenge: Write a 5-paragraph first- person narrative in which you are an early human. Chronicle your daily life. Explain what you know how to do and what is still difficult for you. How are you more capable than your ancestors? What is your greatest accomplishment?

A Day in the Life of Early Humans The Process: In order to complete this project, you will need to include a pre-write, three rough drafts, and a final draft. You must also include illustrations with your final draft. Step 1: Prewrite/brainstorm Step 2: Write a rough draft Step 3: Have a peer edit that draft Step 4: Read that draft Step 5: Self-Evaluation / revise Step 6: Final draft, including illustrations

Pre-Write You must do an outline, bubble map or some sort of thinking map prior to your first draft. Main Idea Supporting Detail II. Main Idea a. Supporting Detail b. Supporting Detail

Peer-Edit Pre-Write You are looking for writing consistency Do all details relate back to main idea? Are there any details you feel they need to add or take out? Any questions? *hint: could you write an essay based off your partner’s work?

First Draft You will now write your first draft, you will revise it and re-write it but you need to do your best on this draft Be sure to go through the checklist to make sure you are including all the necessary components Check your spelling, punctuation, capitalization, consistency and anything else we have talked about in English