Social Studies Principles Themes in History

What is history? What makes history? Why do we study history? Bell Ringer What is history? What makes history? Why do we study history?

Objective Identify the themes within history as we will see throughout the semester.

Geography Development of resources shape economy, society and politics Bodies of water Landforms Trading goods

Economics Relationship between business, government and labor; free enterprise

Government Relationship between federal, state and local government

Citizenship How changing social, economic and political conditions influence practice of rights, freedoms and responsibilities

Culture Influence of diverse groups

Science, Technology and Society Influence on economy and life Inventions

Global Relations How we are impacted by other countries

Political Cartoons Indicates an individuals point-of-view on a given topic. Covers any and all topics in the U.S. and around the world. What is the cartoonist trying to say in the picture to the right?

Charts, Graphs, Maps Pie, Bar, Line Graphs used to indicate a sample of information Population Voting

Primary/Secondary Sources Primary Source A document that comes directly from the time period being discussed Secondary Source A document that reviews/interprets a primary source

Assignment Practicing Social Studies Skills Complete all of the questions on the sheet using your textbook. For the last two questions, you DO NOT have to include all of the themes. Just come up with at least two examples of how themes in history are present in the assigned portion of reading.

What is a Success/Failure Get out your Success/Failure sheet. Who did you mark down as being a success? Failure?

Other Skills in Social Studies Reading the History Textbook

Reading Effectively Preview the assignment Read actively Headings, illustrations Read actively Note key people and events Review regularly Recall highlights

ACTIVITY – Reading Effectively The following activities you will complete with two other group members.

Coding Text Read the article “Black Blizzard” Use the Coding Text sheet that is in your packet. As you read through the material use these “codes” to assist you through your reading. We will go through each code to see how this applies to the text.

Vocabulary Self-Awareness This template will be used when we discuss some of the content vocabulary terms. Without writing on the template, use the diagram with the following words: Natural disaster, migration, drought, mortgage, depression, resent

Graphic Organizer Using the template as an example, use the word “migrate” to complete this activity.

Frayer Model Using the template as an example, complete the Frayer Model using the word “depression”.

Say Something Chart Now that you have read over “Black Blizzard” – with your partners you will fill out the chart. Follow the directions at the bottom of the page.

Click and Clunk Chart After reading “Black Blizzard” write down things that “clicked” or made sense – and things that “clunked” or did not make sense after you read the story.

Thick and Thin Review After reading “Black Blizzard”, create review questions as if you were preparing for a quiz or a test.

Notes in History Select specific information Look for strong opinions Paraphrase the information Review the notes thoroughly Use a timeline

Organize Information Identify relationships Graphic organizers, compare and contrast

Other Skills in History Class Writing in the History Classroom

Activity – Writing in the History Classroom Once you are divided into groups you will be given an activity to complete based on the reading that you were given.

Current Events When trying to learn about what is happening either in our nation or around the world, answer the questions Who – people on the east coast What – the earthquake When – august 23 Where - the eastern seaboard Why – Because nature How – the plate tectonics broke tension

Current Events - For 12 minutes… Read over the article “Rare Earthquake Shakes and Shocks Eastern Seaboard”. Once you are finished reading this article, fill in the boxes on the current events sheet.

Position Paper This is intended to provide the reader with a good idea as to the beliefs of the writer. Support your position with facts and not minute details.

Position Paper - For 12 minutes… Read over the article “Some US jobs aren’t coming back”. After reading the article, form an opinion based on the following statement: The United States economy is doomed and is unlikely to return to a stable position. OR What is the best movie you have seen? Why?

Biography A biography is intended to provide you with a picture of who the person is DO write about… The influence they had on history Relevant information pertaining to their influence DO NOT write about… Where they were born What they did growing up

Biography – For 12 minutes Read over the biography of Winston Churchill. Based on the information provided, write a two paragraph biography about Winston Churchill.

Summarizing State the author’s most important idea Use your own words Go over important points that support the main idea Present the ideas in order

Summarizing – For 5 minutes… Read over pages 4 and 5 in your textbook and work as a group to write a one paragraph summary over these pages.