In Class (worth 5 points)
	Step one: as a group, look over the objects and 
   documents provided in your “bag of stuff”
   
 Step two: make two lists (choose someone to record)
   1st list = facts about the person connected
   to these things
   2nd list = what you might speculate about
   that person
   
  Step three: turn in your group’s lists 
   (with all names on it)
   
Homework (worth 10 points)
using the information from all lists, each person writes 
   -- a paragraph-length character sketch
  	 ("________ is a person who . . .")
   -- a description of the process that led to your conclusions
  	 ("I know this about _______ because . . .")
   
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WHY HISTORY?

 A. Why study history?
   	1. content
   		a) artifacts as evidence
   		b) identity 
   	2. method
   		a) historiography 
   			-- primary sources 
   			-- secondary sources
  		 b) detective work 
B. What do I want you to gain from this history class?
   	1. An understanding of . . . 
  		 -- who you are & who we are
   	2. Critical thinking skills to . . . 
   		-- question everything & recognize interpretation
   
   
Think/Write Question
Do you think that the historians’ interpretations or explanations of the past play a prominent role in understanding history?