Why Study History

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Why Study History?

• Name
• Class

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Your Task

• 5 minutes
• Draw a picture of what YOU think a historian
  looks like
  
• DO THE BEST YOU CAN YOU ARE NOT PICASSO OR ARE
  YOU?
  
• Be prepared to discuss the job a historian
  performs

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Discussion Questions

• What did you include in your drawing? Why?
• Tally Time
• Man
• White
• Glasses
• Book
• Why these stereotypes?

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Historian - Defined

• historian (hi-stôr'e-?n, -stor'-, -stor'-)
  n.  
  
• A writer, student, or scholar of history.
• One who writes or compiles a chronological record
  of events a chronicler.
  
• THIS IS YOU!

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What is History?

• History is the lie commonly agreed upon
  Voltaire
  
• Who controls the past controls the future who
  controls the present controls the past George
  Orwell
  
• How do we view history?

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What is History?
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What is History?
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Why Study History?

• Everyday skills

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Why Study History?

• Be An Informed Citizen!
• What issues concern you?
• Creation of well paying jobs?
• The war in Iraq?
• Safety from Terrorism?
• Affordable college?
• Gas prices?
• Candidates motivation and vision?

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Why Study History?

• 47 of Americans 18-24 voted in 2004
• 36 of Americans 18-24 voted in 2000
• NO SMOKING IN CARS

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Why Study History?

• Connections to Present Day

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Historical Process

• Primary vs. Secondary Sources
• Bias and Perspective

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Primary Source Homework

• Find 4-5 primary sources based around YOUR life
• Be sure the primary sources can illustrate
  important parts of your life
  
• You will present in front of the class next week