1. The Past is Present

2. Rationale
History is the study of what has been ... what has come before us.
However, the people, places, and events that comprise our history, are still all around us. Everywhere we look today, we can see reminders of our past. In fact, our past is our present.
The following assignment is intended to heighten our awareness of this very idea.

3. Overview
Each student will gather one item from our present world that is named after some thing or some one historic from America’s past.
Having gathered their item, each student will then create a small poster about their item.
The poster will then be shared with the class ... like show-and-tell.

4. Overview This assignment is worth 40 points.
You will present on Tue. 8/ Wed. 8/ Thr. 8/28 Per. 1: A - E F - N O - Z Per. 2: A - G H - O P - Z Per. 3: A - C D - H I - Z Per. 5: A - L M - Sa Si - Z Per. 6: B - H I - P Q - Z

5. Presentation
When preparing the short oral presentation, all students should address the following questions:
What is the item that you have brought in?
Where did the item come from?
What historic subject is your item named after?
Why is the subject from the past so important that your item is named after it?

6. Visual
The poster that you share in class must include pictures of both the modern item AND the historic subject.
All pictures must be 8.5 x 11 or larger, and printed in color, or colored by you after printing.
You can earn extra credit by bringing in the actual item — a real football helmet or jersey, a real toy, an actual container of food, etc. — in addition to your poster.

7. Item Selection: Rule #1
NO HISTORIC ARTIFACTS. Do not bring in an ancient arrowhead, or your grandfather’s Purple Heart, or an old pair of wooden skis from World War II.
The item that you select must adhere to 7 basic rules:

8. Item Selection: Rule #2
NO COINS or CURRENCY.

9. Winston Churchill was prime-minister of Great Britain.
Item Selection: Rule #3
The item you select must refer to American history.
Winston Churchill was prime-minister of Great Britain.
insurance

10. Item Selection: Rule #4
Your subject must come from a specific time period, not America in general.
New England is a large area of the U.S., and has been important during out entire history, not one specific era.

11. Item Selection: Rule #4
Your subject must come from a specific time period, not America in general.
The ship Mayflower existed for only 14 years ... from
Mayflower Shipping Company

12. Item Selection: Rule #5
There must be credible proof that the thing you present is named after the thing you say it is.
There is no evidence that the company was named after Albert Einstein. They just have the same name.

13. Quaker right there on the logo!
Item Selection: Rule #5
There must be credible proof that the thing you present is named after the thing you say it is.
Quaker Oats
There’s a
Quaker right there on the logo!

14. specifically to honor Lincoln. It exists because he existed.
Item Selection: Rule #6
No monuments or memorials.
The memorial was built
specifically to honor Lincoln. It exists because he existed.
the Lincoln Memorial

15. Item Selection: Rule #6 No monuments or memorials.
There is no direct connection between the two. The company just uses Lincoln’s nickname.
Honest Abe’s Donuts

16. The company was founded by Henry Ford.
Item Selection: Rule #7
No companies, inventions, or places that are named after the people who actually invented, founded, or discovered them.
The company was founded by Henry Ford.
Ford Motor Company

17. Ford didn’t open the hospital. It is just named after him.
Item Selection: Rule #7
No companies, inventions, or places that are named after the people who actually invented, founded, or discovered them.
Ford didn’t open the hospital. It is just named after him.
Henry Ford Hospital

18. “Would my item still exist if the subject from the past did not?”
Judging Rules #6 & 7
A good way to judge Rules #6 & 7, is to ask yourself ...
“Would my item still exist if the subject from the past did not?”
If you answer “No”, then your idea is BAD .
If you answer “Yes” ... then your idea is GOOD.

19. Judging Rules #6 & 7 CV-72 U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln
CV-72 U.S.S. Stephen Douglass

20. Judging Rules #6 & 7
Hershey Bar

21. Judging Rules #6 & 7
Washington Monument

22. Apache Attack Helicopter
Judging Rules #6 & 7
Apache Attack Helicopter
Winchester Attack Helicopter

23. Judging Rules #6 & 7
Pike’s Peak
Fremont’s Peak

24. Judging Rules #6 & 7
Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Beavers

25. Your Mini-Poster

26. Extra Credit You can earn extra credit in two ways:
One way would be if you actually bring in your item, in addition the the picture on your poster.
The other way would be if you are the only student on the team to choose an item based on your historic subject.

27. Questions ?