1. Social Studies Principles
Themes in History

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

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

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

5. Economics
Relationship between business, government and labor; free enterprise

6. Government
Relationship between federal, state and local government

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

8. Culture
Influence of diverse groups

9. Science, Technology and Society
Influence on economy and life
Inventions

10. Global Relations
How we are impacted by other countries

11. 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?

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

13. 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

14. 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.

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

16. Other Skills in Social Studies
Reading the History Textbook

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

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

19. 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.

20. 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

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

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

23. 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.

24. 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.

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

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

27. Organize Information Identify relationships
Graphic organizers, compare and contrast

28. Other Skills in History Class
Writing in the History Classroom

29. 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.

30. 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

31. 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.

32. 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.

33. 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?

34. 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

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

36. 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

37. 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.