1. All Periods: Please pick up a paper from the side desk and have a seat right away 

2. Why Study History?
Proof That It Matters

3. discuss the following questions with those at your table
Warm Up
discuss the following questions with those at your table
What is “history”?
Why should we study history?
How could studying history benefit our lives?
What is an “ideal”? Use it in a sentence.
Do you know of any “ideals”?
Be prepared to share you answers with the rest of the class 

4. What is an Ideal? Ideal: a value that a person pursues as a goal
ex: honesty - someone who holds a personal ideal of honesty chooses not to lie and strives to be an honest person

5. The 5 American Ideals
Since the creation of United States, our country has rested upon 5 IDEALS that have made it what it is today
But what are they?
In groups, conduct the American Ideal Activity and find out definitions and examples of the five American Ideals.

6. Ideal #1 Opportunity – the ability to have access to certain things.
ex: the opportunity to
go to public school
ex: the opportunity to get a job

7. Ideal #2
Rights (natural) - a list of entitlements every human being is born with
ex: right to free speech
ex: right to bear arms
ex: right to privacy

8. Ideal #3 Liberty - restricted freedoms ex: to join LA Fitness
ex: to go swimming
ex: to eat a box of Oreos for breakfast

9. Ideal #4 Equality - that state of being equal ex: equality in jobs
ex: equality in school
ex: must be treated by government as equals

10. Ideal #5 Democracy - people rule ex: demos = people, kracy = rule
ex: US government
ex: opposite of a monarchy = 1 ruler

11. SO WHY STUDY HISTORY?
Using the five ideals, brainstorm as a group why we should study history...

12. Homework
Use the 5 American Ideals to answer the question: Why should we study history?
At least 2 paragraphs (5-7 sent.each) typed.

13. Main Idea
...because without an understanding of the past we will never change the future.
...because in __ years it will be up to you to make a difference.
...because early American History highlights how these 5 ideals have produced the most prosperous nation the world as ever known...

14. Without Studying History...
This is what you get…