Tuesday, January 8th
Tuesday, January 8th Bell-Ringer: Please turn in your exit slip
from yesterday and signed student info sheet to the homework bin.
Next, pick up a handout from the front table and find your assigned
seat. Working with your shoulder partner, observe and analyze the
document on the sheet. Make a list of everything the object tells
you on your own sheet of paper. You will have 5 minutes to analyze
the document before presenting your findings.Daily
Agenda:Bell-Ringer: SOAPS Analysis ActivityWoD: skepticVocab
Development: Study Stack.comDiscussion: When does history begin?
(Creation Myths)Introduction to Cornell Notes (Big History)
Essential Question:What is the evidence that explains the
earliest history or humans and the planet? What are the theories to
interpret this evidence?Homework: Finish Cornell Notes on reading
packet, answer 4 Key Concept questions, and return signed Student
Info. Sheets.skeptic: A person who doubts; a skeptic asks questions
and lacks faith.In the movie Men in Black, Edwards was originally a
SKEPTIC who did not believe that aliens were actually living in New
York City. In Bruce Almighty, Bruce was originally a SKEPTIC who
did not believe that the man he met was really God. And in the
movie Superbad, Seth was originally a SKEPTIC who did not believe
that Fogells fake ID, with the name McLovin from Hawaii, would
work.Read-Aloud Day 2, Period 1skeptic: A person who doubts; a
skeptic asks questions and lacks faith.The following sentence stems
require you to integrate the meaning of SKEPTIC into a context to
explain a situation. Complete each sentence using a context that
correlates with the meaning of SKEPTIC.My father, being the SKEPTIC
he is, refuses to believeIDEA COMPLETIONS Day 2, Period 2answerThe
following sentence stems require you to integrate the meaning of
SKEPTIC into a context to explain a situation. Complete each
sentence using a context that correlates with the meaning of
SKEPTIC.My father, being the SKEPTIC he is, refuses to believethat
our house is haunted, though there is no explanation for the doors
opening and closing on their own, or for the water faucets turning
every which-way.IDEA COMPLETIONS Day 2, Period 2Reaching
Conclusions:How did you go about analyzing the document?What is the
difference between observations and inferences?Which of these is
history based on?How can historians be sure that their inferences
are logical and correct?What problems could historians run into as
they try to make conclusions about the past?
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1729)It is a melancholy
object to those who walk through this great town or travel in the
country, when they see the streets, the roads, and cabin doors,
crowded with beggars of the female sex, followed by three, four, or
six children, all in rags and importuning every passenger for an
almstherefore, whoever could find out a fair, cheap, and easy
method of making these children sound, useful members of the
commonwealth, would deserve so well of the public as to have his
statue set up to recognize him as the savior of the nationI have
been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in
London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a
most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed,
roasted, baked, or boiled ... A child will make two dishes at an
entertainment for friends; and when the family dines alone, the
fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish, and seasoned with
a little pepper or salt will be very good boiled on the fourth day,
especially in winterThose who are more thrifty (as I must confess
the times require) may flay the carcass; the skin of which
artificially dressed will make admirable gloves for ladies, and
summer boots for fine gentlemenThe poorer tenants will have
something valuable of their own, which may help them to pay their
landlord's rent, their corn and cattle being already seized, and
money a thing unknownI can think of no one objection, that will
possibly be raised against this proposal, unless it should be
urged, that the number of people will be thereby much lessened in
the kingdom.
Introducing SOAPSHistorians work to reach valid, logical, and
reliable conclusions about the past.History cannot be proven, only
supported.What ends up in textbooks is not 100% true, but rather
generally accepted truths based on supporting evidence.To find the
most accurate and consistent truth, historians must look at all
their evidence and consider who created it, why it was created, who
it was created for, and what they can derive from it.A simple
acronym for this process is SOAPS: Speaker, Occasion, Audience,
Purpose, and So What?Lets Give It A Try:Each member of your group
will select a different letter to focus on SOAP.Take two minutes to
analyze the document with regard to that topic. After each person
shares their findings, as a group discuss the historical value of
the document. Ask yourself: Now that I know what it says, how can I
as a historian use it? How can it help me? What does it really
reveal?
SpeakerWho do you think created or published this
document?Serial Number, National Crest, Hammer and Sickle, etc.
What bias might they have about the topic of this document? Happy
farmers, lots of technology, serene backdrops, etc.
OccasionWhen was the document written, printed, or published?
Automobiles, power lines, machine gun, etc. Under what circumstance
was the document created?Size, material, writing in two languages,
etc.
AudienceFor whom was the document created?Persuasive imagery,
second language, etc.
PurposeWhy was the document created?Medium of Exchange, method
of propaganda, etc.
SignificanceWhat does it mean?Illustrates govt.s desired view of
their country, seek economic interaction, etc. How would it be
received?Persuasive depiction of cultural values, political views,
etc. How could it be useful?Illustrates presence of communism,
importance of modernization, influence of Buddhism, connections
with the West, etc.
Significance: The Piltdown Man
The Piltdown Man was a hoax in which bone fragments were
presented as the fossilized remains of a previously unknown early
human. These fragments consisted of parts of a skull and jawbone,
said to have been collected in 1912 from a gravel pit at Piltdown,
East Sussex, England. The significance of the specimen remained the
subject of controversy until it was exposed in 1953 as a forgery,
consisting of the lower jawbone of an orangutan deliberately
combined with the skull of a fully developed modern human.
Vocabulary DevelopmentPlease log on to your computer and visit
the following website:Studystack.comSo, where do we start?When (and
how) does human history begin?Silent read the slip of paper to
yourself. The paper explains the beginnings of human history. On
the back of the slip, take a few minutes to write (in complete
sentences) a reflection on why you choose to accept or reject the
explanation. Be prepared to share and explain your
response.Directions:Creation MythsWhat is the purpose of a creation
myth?Defines the moral principles of a societyGuides their dealings
with nature and the supernaturalExplains human social systems and
daily lifeWhat can creation myths tell us about the people who
created them?Creation MythsIf creation myths must be taken on
faith, then what happens when science begins providing physical
evidence that challenges the basis of those myths?The Tough
Questions
So if we cant answer the question of how human life began beyond
a doubt, maybe we should simply start with what a human is?Is this
a human?Hominid primate family; appeared about 7 myaAll hominids
are warm-blooded, furry, four limbed mammalsShare 98% of DNA with
apes
Hominids vs. PrimatesUnlike other primates all hominids:Are
BipedalAre capable of abstract thought, profound emotions, and fine
motor movementsHave a larynx capable of speech
How did Hominids become Humans?During the Pleistocene Epoch (Ice
Age), certain genetic changes in hominids enhanced survivalSkin
color, for example, would darken in some environments to lessen sun
damage, or became more pale to allow more Vitamin D absorptionMost
changes were behavioral rather than physical (I.e., manipulating
fire, making better weapons, changing diet, etc.)Putting it all in
contextWhen looking at a timeline of human history, we are reminded
of the need to view history from a Big History perspective.
Cornell Notes were founded by a professor from Cornell
University when he observed the struggles of even top students in
his course. He concluded that even the smart students did not
understand how to study. The notes have a specific format featuring
4 main components: an Essential Question, detailed notes,
reflective commentary, and a summary.More important than the format
is the fact that the notes represent a PROCESS of note-taking. Each
section should be done sequentially to ensure long-term
understanding.Cornell Note-Taking:Homework:Read Chapter 1 of This
Fleeting World and begin taking Cornell Notes. Tonight you are
responsible for the Essential Question, Right-Column Notes, and
detailed answers to any 4 of the 9 reading questions.