1. Reading: Dragon Markings Every time you read, you will be expected to MARK YOUR TEXT!! Why? It helps you pay attention to and interpret what you read!

2. 1 st time reading:(1) Number paragraphs 2 nd time reading: Circle key terms and essential words 3 rd time reading: Underline author’s claims and information relevant to reading purpose Reading: Dragon Markings

3. Set up your paper: Create a column in the left third of your paper. Take your notes in the remaining space on the right. Outline Notes Doodle / Visual Notes https://youtu.be/gY9KdRfNN9w https://youtu.be/gY9KdRfNN9w Dragon Notes Part I

4. History Basics What is History anyway?? Ok, so what’s prehistory? How Do we know when things happened? Calendars “Zero” AD,BC,BCE,CE, IDK, BFF??? Years and centuries

5. Timelines

6. Timeline: End of WWII

7. Abbreviations to know… BC BCE AD CE c. Before Christ Before Common Era Anno Domini (the year of our Lord) Common Era Century (appears after a number) Mean the same thing! Circa (appears before a date or year) Mean the same thing!

8. CE and AD  Why would historians use “CE” and “BCE” instead of “BC” and “AD”?  When does the Common Era start?  Are we in the Common Era right now?

9. BCE and BC  What’s different about how we count years in BCE vs. CE? THINKER:  THINKER: How many years ago was the year 1035 BC? 0 20152000 BC1000 BC1000

11. Circa  Circa means “about”  So if you see – c. 1600 that means around the year 1600 The “c” is BEFORE the year

12. Centuries  How long is a century?  What century are we in right now?  Does that make sense? 0 - 100 100 - 200200 - 300 300 - 400 1 st CENTURY 2 nd CENTURY 3 rd CENTURY 4 th CENTURY Years (CE)

13. Centuries  So what century is the year 567 in?  1492? 0 - 100 100 - 200200 - 300 300 - 400 1 st CENTURY 2 nd CENTURY 3 rd CENTURY 4 th CENTURY Years (CE) 6 th Century 15 th Century

14. Centuries  “c” stands for Century  The year 1492 is in the 15 th c. 0 - 99 100 - 199200 - 299 300 - 399 Years (CE) 1 st CENTURY 2 nd CENTURY 3 rd CENTURY 4 th CENTURY The “c” is AFTER the year

15. Centuries + B.C.E.  It works the same way in B.C.E....  So what century is the year 234 BC in? 99 - 1299 - 200199 - 100399 - 300 Years (BCE) 4 th CENTURY BCE 3 rd CENTURY BCE 2 nd CENTURY BCE 1 st CENTURY BCE 0 3 rd century BCE

17. WHAP Sub Regions

18. more Basics of History… Disagreement and “revisionist history” History is incomplete Selectivity Bias, distortion, & drama Sources –Primary –Secondary

19. RAMBO Reliability - author? eye witness? Audience - who are they speaking to “target audience” Bias - any word that is not neutral; identify the direction of the bias Motive - purpose why Occasion - what time, when, how does that affect what’s being said.

20. Environmental Determinism The theory that the environment determines the patterns of human culture and societal development. Ex: tropical climate: calmed, relaxed attitude arctic climate: strong work ethic fast-paced lifestyle.

21. Environmental Determinism “Why weren’t Native Americans, Africans, and Aboriginal Australians the ones who conquered or exterminated Europeans and Asians?”- Jared Diamond; GG&S Because of a developmental advantage in the use of technology.

22. Environmental Determinism

23. Historiography 1. The body of techniques, theories, and principles of historical research and presentation; methods of historical scholarship. Verisimilitude 1. the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability. 2. something, as an assertion, having merely the appearance of truth.

24. Be Aware… Historiography “revisionist history” History is incomplete Selectivity Bias, distortion, & drama Sources –Primary –Secondary

25. Dragon Notes 1.Review your notes with a partner and highlight, circle or star key words, dates and events. 2.By yourself, write 2 questions that are Level 2 or higher in the “Vocabulary/Question” column to help you process the notes. 3.Share your questions with a different partner. Can they answer your questions based on the notes? 4.Write a summary of the notes in your own words. Do not quote directly from your notes.