1. (AP only) What does this have to do with History?
Read/analyze the cartoon on the left side of the screen
In your notes section, complete the following:
What comment does the cartoonist make about history?
What allusions (references) does the cartoonist use to make his or her point?
Do you agree with the cartoonist? Why or why not?

2. Why study history? Read the quotes below about history.
Choose the one that you most agree with, find most interesting, dislike the most, etc.
Summarize its meaning
Explain why you chose it
Share with the class

3. History quotes
If there’s one thing that a study of history has taught us, it’s that things can always get worse.
Neil Gaiman (English author and producer)
Study the historian before you begin to study the facts.
Edward Hallett Carr (English historian, diplomat, journalist)
History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity.
Cicero (Roman philosopher/politician), Pro Publio Sestio
We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race hate, and religious prejudice.
Carter G. Woodson (founder of Black History Month)
Do you really believe ... that everything historians tell us about men – or about women – is actually true? You ought to consider the fact that these histories have been written by men, who never tell the truth except by accident.
Moderata Fonte, 16th century Italian female author (The Worth of Women: Wherein Is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men)

4. Why do people move? How does this movement affect the world?

5. Record your classmates ideas in your notes

6. The origins of the Border crisis
As you read:
Mark any unknown vocabulary (highlight/circle)
Put a question mark by anything that you don’t understand or that needs clarification
After you read, answer the following questions in complete sentences.

7. After reading
According to the article, why has there been a recent shift in migration patterns (two reasons)?
What caused the rise of gangs in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras?
What is the murder rate in San Pedro Sula? Why is this significant?
What is a coyote? How do they impact migration?
How is this migration affecting the U.S. government?
Is this migration similar to other historical migrations? Why or why not?
Make a prediction: What future impacts might this migration issue have on the U.S.? The world?