JOBS FOR HISTORY NERDS PROFESSIONAL HISTORIAN

HISTORIAN Someone who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it. A writer, student, or scholar of history. Someone who writes or compiles a chronological record of events; a chronicler.

GEOGRAPHER A person who specializes in geographical research, delineation, and study. Someone who scientifically studies the surface of the earth, including such aspects as its climate, topography, vegetation, and population; as well as, the effects on the earth’s surface of human activities.

ARCHAEOLOGIST A professional scholar who studies and reconstructs the human past through its physical remains An archaeologist’s work involves the scientific finding, collecting, cleaning, sorting, identifying, and measuring of objects found in or on the earth or sea. The motive is to record and interpret ancient cultures rather than collect and display artifacts for profit.

ANTHROPOLOGIST Someone who pursues the science of anthropology; a student of mankind. Anthropology: the science that deals with the study of human culture and evolution. Try to figure out how the pieces of man and his history fit together.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A PROFESSIONAL HISTORIAN? HISTORIAN: the image of a person at a desk, piled with books and papers, typing on a computer. ARCHAEOLOGIST: in shorts and a dirty t-shirt, outside on their knees with tools all around. GEOGRAPHER: “weatherman”, lots of graphs and charts pinned to the walls. ANTHROPOLOGIST: fun to talk to because they are always making comparisons to what they see with similar occurrences in other lands. WHICH ONE BEST DESCRIBES YOU????

TREE MAP EXERCISE Create a Tree Map using the four Historical occupations that we just discussed.

THIS IS YOUR LIFE…(SO FAR) PROFESSIONAL SOPHOMORE HISTORIAN

YOU ARE NOW A PROFESSIONAL UPON ENTERING THIS CLASS YOU BECAME A PROFESSIONAL SOPHOMORE HISTORIAN. YOU ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO ME-YOUR BOSS! YOUR WORK WILL BE A REPRESENTATION OF HOW MUCH YOU VALUE YOUR JOB. YOUR PARTICIPATION, ATTITUDE, AND BEHAVIOR WILL BE A REFLECTION OF HOW MUCH YOU DO OR DO NOT CARE ABOUT KEEPING YOUR JOB. IF YOU WANT IT, AND YOU WORK FOR IT THEN YOU WILL ACHIEVE IT.

YOUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT RESUME POSTER First you will decided which historical profession best describes you…are you a historian, geographer, archaeologist, or anthropologist? Use what you learned about each job in class to choose. Provide a brief explanation as to why you chose the profession. Create a visual image that best depicts who you are, and what you want to be. You may use different sources to create your image…drawing, newspaper, magazines, the internet, etc… Your image MUST BE school appropriate!!!! The image should be the main focal point of your poster and should provide detail about your life’s history and what your future plans are.

YOUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT, cont’d. Then, create a saying that you believe best fits you. Your saying can be original or it can be something that has already been used as long as it relates to you Example: “Just Do It”-Nike Finally, the majority of your points earned will come from the look and presentation of your poster You should make your poster a professional piece of art ready for an employer to see. I do not want to see any assignments that look like they were done the night before the due date.

GRADING/DUE DATES IMAGE=25 points LIFE HISTORY=25 points HISTORIAL JOB, EXPLANATION=15 points SAYING/QUOTE=5 points LOOK/PROFESSIONAL=30 points THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL BE YOUR FIRST TEST GRADE!! DUE DATES A-DAY: Wednesday, September 4 th B-DAY: Thursday, September 5 th