1. Silently read the slip of paper to yourself. The paper explains the beginnings of human history. On the back of your slip, answer the following questions: Do you believe the passage you were given to be true? What specific details made it believable/unbelievable? The passage you have been given is a creation myth. What do you think a myth is (by definition)? Does the passage you read have any HISTORICAL value? Explain. Be prepared to share and explain your response. Bell Work: Creation Myths

2. Daily Agenda: Friday, January 10 th Bell-Ringer: Creation Myths Review: Thinking Like a Historian Cornell Notes: An Introduction Clip: “ Big History” in 18 minutes. AP Pre-Test Wiki Introduction Essential Questions: What considerations do historians make when evaluating evidence about the past? What is the evidence that explains the earliest history or humans and the planet? What are the theories to interpret this evidence? Homework: Read Chapter 1 and complete Cornell Notes.

3. Creation Myths What is the purpose of a creation myth? 1.Defines the moral principles of a society 2.Guides their dealings with nature and the supernatural 3.Explains human social systems and daily life What can creation myths tell us about the people who created them? If creation myths must be taken on faith, then what happens when science begins providing physical evidence that challenges the basis of those myths?

4. Thinking Like a Historian: Reverting back to yesterday’s question of “ Why Study History?,” what skills do historians use that are universally beneficial for all students (regardless of what field they choose to pursue)? In the article, the author states “ What historians do have is a ‘historical approach’ to primary sources that is often taken for granted by those practiced in it. However, this approach unlocks a world closed to untutored readers.” What do you think the author means by this? How might the skill of thinking like a historian have a practical application for you beyond this class?

6. Why take Cornell Notes? Note-taking is more than just writing down what is written on the board in class and then staring at it again later.

8. Guided Practice: As we watch the following video clip, please take notes in the right column of the page on the main points of the video. Write down any key terms, major claims, or supporting details that you feel are relevant. Feel free to abbreviate, use short-hand/symbols, and paraphrase what is said in the video. Now, after watching the video, in the left column, write questions about the information in the right column that show you are trying to make sense of, process, make connections with, or make relevant the information in your notes. Finally, write a concise summary of the main message or significance of the video.

9. AP Pre-Test Please log-on to your computer and visit: chswhap.wikispaces.com Click on the tab for the “Daily Assignments” and look under today’s date. You have the remainder of class today to complete the AP Pre-Test as directed.

10. Homework: Please complete and return your Student Info Sheet and AP History Contract (with parent signatures) by tomorrow and read and mark the text for Thinking Like a Historian article.