Welcome to World History Ms Turnbull Syllabus Follow

Welcome to World History! Ms. Turnbull

Syllabus • Follow along • Highlight or underline important info • Ask questions for clarification

On a separate sheet of paper…. • Name & Block # • What is your goal for this class? • What do you need to be successful in this class? • Do you have any allergies/medical? • If you could have any super power, what would it be and why? • Do you have technology at home? At School?

Bellwork 8/5/15 • On separate sheet or in journal • Describe… – How to contact Ms. T – the technology rules – late work rules – The procedure to do when entering room – What happens if I have a D or F – When the signed syllabus is due

Today we will… • Review the class syllabus • Learn about and take Cornell notes • Lean about and take notes om: – Bias – Primary/secondary sources – Plagiarism • Read like a historian

• Cornell note taking stimulates critical thinking skills. • Note taking helps remember what is said in class. • A good set of notes can help work on assignments and prepare for tests outside of the classroom.

• Good notes allow students to help each other problem solve. • Good notes help organize and process data and information.

Anthropods

Speaker says: “Hippocrates, a Greek who is considered to be the Father of modern medicine, was Born on the island of Cos in 460 B. C. ” Notes say: “Hippocrates (Gr. ) Father of med. B. Cos 460 BC”

Make use of the format • Cover the right side of your notes; review and answer study questions from the left using the right side as an answer key • Quiz yourself out loud • Cover the right side with blank paper; write out answers to the left column study questions

Write! • Write summaries of the most important material in the summary/reflection section • Write anticipated test questions beyond those already in the lefthand column and write answers

Review • Look over notes frequently to keep information and questions still unanswered fresh in mind • Recite information from notes

Quick Tips To write a little faster use abbreviations & symbols to record the information. W/ with W/O without p. Page < less than b/4 before = equals % percent Vs versus C/o care of

The Right Study Skill & Attitude Will Pay Off!

AZ State Standards • • • Concept 1: Research Skills for History PO 1. Interpret historical data displayed in maps, graphs, tables, charts, and geologic time scales. PO 2. Distinguish among dating methods that yield calendar ages (e. g. , dendrochronology), numerical ages (e. g. , radiocarbon), correlated ages (e. g. , volcanic ash), and relative ages (e. g. , geologic time). PO 3. Formulate questions that can be answered by historical study and research. PO 4. Construct graphs, tables, timelines, charts, and narratives to interpret historical data. PO 5. Evaluate primary and secondary sources for: authors’ main points, purpose and perspective, facts vs. opinions – different points of view on the same historical event (e. g. , Geography Concept 6 – geographical perspective can be different from economic perspective) – credibility and validity • • PO 6. Apply the skills of historical analysis to current social, political, geographic, and economic issues facing the world. PO 7. Compare present events with past events: cause and effect, change over time, different points of view

Bellwork 8/6/15 *Remember to put the objective & agenda from the calendar** 1. How can taking notes be helpful? 2. Give 3 examples of abbreviations 3. Fact or opinion – Fourth block is the smartest class Ms. Turnbull has all day.

Bias/Perspective • History is written by the winners. • Bias is almost always present. – What is bias? • prejudice in favor/against compared with another – Perspective • Point of view

How to detect bias: • • inflammatory language, racial epithets, slurs, etc. ; claims to elevate/demean One sided evidence manufactures, falsifies and/or dishonestly cites evidence

Fact or Opinion • George Washington was the first president of the U. S. • George Washington was the best president of the U. S.

Fact or Opinion • Last year there was a horrible outbreak of flu. • Babies generally start to talk between 18 and 24 months of age. • Italian is an easier language to learn than Spanish. • In Judaism, Rosh Hashanah is the festival of the New Year.

Credibility vs Validity Credibility- Can we trust the author? Validity – is it true?

Primary Sources • A document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event.

Primary Soures • Some types of primary sources include: ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS (excerpts or translations acceptable): Diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, news film footage, autobiographies, official records • CREATIVE WORKS: Poetry, drama, novels, music, art • RELICS OR ARTIFACTS: Pottery, furniture, clothing, buildings • Diary of Anne Frank - Experiences of a Jewish family during WWII • The Constitution of Canada - Canadian History • A journal article reporting NEW research or findings • Weavings and pottery - Native American history • Plato's Republic - Women in Ancient Greece • http: //www. princeton. edu/~refdesk/primary 2. html

Secondary Sources • A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event. Secondary sources may have pictures, quotes or graphics of primary sources in them.

Secondary Sources • Some types of seconday sources include: PUBLICATIONS: Textbooks, magazine articles, histories, criticisms, commentaries, encyclopedias • Examples of secondary sources include: A journal/magazine article which interprets or reviews previous findings • A history textbook • A book about the effects of WWI http: //www. princeton. edu/~refdesk/primary 2. html

Primary or Secondary? • • • Diary of soldier during war Our textbook Constitution of the U. S. Magna Carta Wikipedia Pottery from Greeks

EXCITING NEWS! • I’ve invented a new word! Plagiarism • Plagiarism is… – Claiming someone else’s work as your own

Plagiarism • to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own • to use (another's production) without crediting the source • to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source Information gathered from: http: //www. plagiarism. org/plagiarism-101/what-is-plagiarism/

Plagiarism All of the following are considered plagiarism: • turning in someone else's work as your own • copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit (just taking the idea id plagiarism too!) • failing to put a quotation in quotation marks • giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation • changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit • copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not (see our section on "fair use" rules) Information gathered from: http: //www. plagiarism. org/plagiarism-101/what-is-plagiarism/

Plagiarism: Yes or No • A student is expected to write a book report about a book that his teacher has assigned. The student doesn't want to read the book and is bored with the subject. He visits websites that provide reviews and book reports and he copies from each of the different book reports to create one report of his own. http: //examples. yourdictionary. com/examples-of-plagiarism. html

Plagiarism: Yes or No • A student is expected to write a research paper on a topic in history class. The student had a friend who took a similar class five years ago. The student asks his older friend for a copy of his paper and then takes the paper and passes it off as his own, turning it in to the teacher with his name on it. http: //examples. yourdictionary. com/examples-of-plagiarism. html