Reading History Goals: Here you will learn how to read history, use the strategy of note-taking, see the way history textbooks ar often organized

Set a Purpose Key to setting a purpose for reading history is to ask questions about what you want to know.Key to setting a purpose for reading history is to ask questions about what you want to know. - What were the Indian Wars? - When did they take place? - Who was involved? - Where did they take place? - Why did they occur

Preview Next, run your eyes over the next several pages from an American history textbook.Next, run your eyes over the next several pages from an American history textbook. Look for the following items as you preview “Indian Wars.”Look for the following items as you preview “Indian Wars.” * the title and any section guides or goal boxes. boxes. * the first and last paragraphs * the headings * any names, dates, words, or terms set in boldface or that are repeated * any photos, diagrams, or pictures, and their captions.

Plan Take a minute to think about what you learned in your previewTake a minute to think about what you learned in your preview A number of different kinds of Indians were involved (Southwest, Nez Perce, Blackfoot, Sioux).A number of different kinds of Indians were involved (Southwest, Nez Perce, Blackfoot, Sioux). Several different chiefs were important (Crazy Horse, Red Cloud, Sitting Bull, Chief Joseph, Geronimo).Several different chiefs were important (Crazy Horse, Red Cloud, Sitting Bull, Chief Joseph, Geronimo). The Indians Lost – “A Way of Life Destroyed.”The Indians Lost – “A Way of Life Destroyed.”

Plan Continued Most of this information comes from the headings. Notice how little you actually have to read and how much the headings alone can tell you.Most of this information comes from the headings. Notice how little you actually have to read and how much the headings alone can tell you. You learned a lot through your preview.You learned a lot through your preview. Next you need to make a plan to get the details that you need to meet your reading purpose.Next you need to make a plan to get the details that you need to meet your reading purpose. Be sure that the time you spend reading gives you the information to answer the 5 W questions: who,what, where, when, and why.Be sure that the time you spend reading gives you the information to answer the 5 W questions: who,what, where, when, and why.