History of the Ancient and Medieval World The Study of History: Getting Started Walsingham Academy...

History of the Ancient and Medieval World

The Study of History: Getting Started

Walsingham AcademyMrs. McArthur

Room 111

World History: Connections to Today

Meet the author

(Paris: 2007)

Black Ships Before Troy

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Assignment 11. Read syllabus with parent. (acknowledgement slip*

due to me Monday, Aug. 30th )2. Read handout: Recurring Historical Themes and

answer questions posed on a separate sheet of loose-leaf paper.

3. Go to: http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/ and watch the CNN Student News for Monday and Tues. This is an on-going assignment and will be the source for class discussion and extra-credit questions on tests.

*Note: Loose a sheet-It’s on SPA!

1. Identify the country that has been in the news.

2. Explain why.

Assignment 21. Read syllabus with parent. (Acknowledgement

slip due to me Monday, Aug. 31)2. Begin organizing your graphics and your

design ideas for Notebook Project. Be sure to consult parameters and rubric.

3. Watch video, History of the World in 7-minutes (Link on following slide) Complete activity #1 on accompanying handout.

Note: Loose a sheet-It’s on SPA!

What is History?A study of man’s past. (working definition)

History: Study of Man’s Past

To study history, one must understand 2 key concepts:

• Chronology of eventsExamples from our history:

• Duration of timeExamples: Proportional and Relative

representations of time

Place in Chronological Order

English arrive in Jamestown

The Great Depression

War Between the StatesWorld War II

American RevolutionMy Birth

Quick Fact File*• The earth is about 4,000,000,000 years old.• Homo-Sapiens appeared about 250,000,000

years ago.• Homo-Sapiens-Sapiens appeared about 40,000

years ago.• The last ice age ended about 10,000 years ago.• Civilization arouse about 5,000 years ago.

*This is based on scientific theory and is necessarily approximate.

Assignment 31. Read handout, watch Internet video clip

and answer questions #2-3 in complete sentences on separate piece of paper.

2. Decide on a design scheme for project; create an electronic folder; collect possible images in it.

Project Due Date: Friday, Sept. 3rd

Project*: Personalized NotebookCreate a personalized cover using DTP*: (front, back, spine) for your

history notebook. The components include:

•Personal information: your name, course title, school, year•Visual Representation of each of the key themes presented in lecture (notes) and summarized on your handout. Each visual must have a clearly identifiable number.•Key: identifying the visual representations by theme.

•Your choices should reflect our subject and if possible your interests. (Suggestion: look through the text for some ideas.)

*(Rubric on handout.)Project Due Date: Friday, Sept. 3rd

*DTP = Desktop Publishing (Use Word, Publisher or PowerPoint)

Assignment 41. Work on project2. Read text, pp 4-5 and create brief

definitions of social sciences mentioned.3. Missed the CNN News: Time to catch

Acknowledgement Slip Due Monday Aug. 30th

Project Due: Friday, Sept. 3rd

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