Complete the step into place questions 1-3 on page 2 in the textbook BELLWORK FORMAT TODAY’S DATE 9/2/2014 Write the question(s). Answer the question(s).

Directions Read the sentence starter. Circle the phrases in the list that correctly finish the sentence.  paint beautiful pictures.  write interesting papers.  read plenty of books.  swim long distances.  fly an airplane.  dig up bones from the soil.  grow a garden.  interpret old manuscripts. If you want to be a historian, you have to be able to:  heat a mixture of chemicals.  read about how people lived long ago.  perform long division.  research information on the Internet.  write poetry.  find books in a library.  organize a yard sale.  explain the ideas of other historians.  work well with customers.

DateAssignmentPage 9/2/2014What does a historian do? 1-2

 What are some questions historians ask about the past.  What do people learn from studying the past.  How do historians label time.  What are some examples of materials that can be used as evidence?  What is the difference between primary sources and secondary sources?  What is bias and why is it a problem in a historical source?  What are some of the reasons that historians disagree about a historical event?  Use chapter 1, lessons 1 and 2to answer the questions.  In your groups you have 15 minutes to answer the questions  Write the questions on the left side and the answers on the right.

 What are some questions historians ask about the past?  What do people learn from studying the past?  How do historians label time?  What happened? Why did it happen? How did things change? How has it influenced today? What would have happened if...?  Studying history helps us understand how we fit into the human story.  decade, century, millennium; Prehistory, Ancient History, Middle Ages, Modern History

 What are some examples of materials that can be used as evidence?  What is the difference between primary sources and secondary sources?  What is bias and why is it a problem in a historical source?  What are some of the reasons that historians disagree about a historical event?  soldier’s uniform, pottery, documents, primary sources, letters, diaries, government records, literature, artwork, tools, clothing, spoken interviews, secondary sources, biographies, encyclopedias, history books, textbooks  A primary source is firsthand evidence of an event in history. A secondary source is a document or written work created after an event.  A bias is an emotional judgment about people and events. Sources with a bias cannot always be trusted.  Historians base their interpretations on primary sources and information they know to be true. Sometimes primary sources disagree with each other, even sources from the same event, because of the bias of each person who recorded the event. If historians use primary sources that disagree, then their interpretations might disagree.

 How would a historian describe your life? Write a short paragraph that identifies the era in which you live and the artifacts that tell about your culture.  Answer the question in a 5 sentence paragraph.  Make sure you write your name date and period.  No—do not write the question How to Head Your Paper Your Name ____ Block (or Period) Date Activity name Modern era