Instructions Anything written in yellow (slow down and pay attention) is useful information. You should write it in your notes IN YOUR OWN WORDS. Anything in red (STOP and pay close attention) is critical information and should be copied exactly. Anything in green (go on to the next point) you do not have to write.

3 Reasons to Love History 1. If you don’t know history, you don’t know your world or your culture. 2. History is story time all the time! 3. History is who we were, who we are and who we will be.

You see, Rafiki knows… “Ah yes, the past CAN hurt, but as I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it.” Rafiki is a cartoon monkey and he knows this and you’re smarter than a cartoon monkey right?!

Ah, c’mon, one little thing in history doesn’t matter to me you say… …oh really?

The smallest decision can change the world. That is what history is all about.

Fine, but I’m only in 7th grade, I can’t change the world. Sure you can. But even if you don’t, at least you don’t want to be like this do you…?

That’s because history is all about the story. Luckily, history is fun. That’s because history is all about the story.

Hollywood loves history!

Well, what if I don’t like movies, I only like video games. Video games love history too!

Everyone loves a good story!

Ok, what about TV?

Come on this is easy… We even get our own channel! Is there a math channel? Nope! ELA Channel? No way. Science? Ok, yes, but…

The Simpsons “When I was a pup, we got spanked by presidents till the cows came home. Grover Cleveland spanked me on two nonconsecutive occasions.”

Do you get it? There’s 2 jokes here. 1st, Grover Cleveland was president in 1885, there’s no way Grandpa was alive then. 2nd, Cleveland is the only president ever to be elected twice but not in a row. He is our 22nd (1885-1889) and 24th (1893-1897) president.

There is no other subject that you can change so easily.