Bell Work 8/20/13

1. Place your signed syllabus slip on the corner of your desk. • Take out a blank piece of paper and a pen/pencil. • Label it “Getting to Know Your Classmates” Bell Work 8/20/13

2. Who has a twin? • Who has green eyes? • Who was born in another state? • Who has traveled to another country? • Who has more then 5 pets? • Who is an aunt/uncle? • Who is the oldest sibling? • Who is the youngest sibling? • Who can juggle? • Who has been to a concert? • Who will sing row-row- row- your boat? (Must Sing It!) • Who plays a musical instrument? • Who doesn’t like chocolate? • Who is a lefty? • Who is an only child? • Who owns a horse? • Who knows how to skateboard?

3. Take out last nights HW assignment “What is History?” • Be prepared to share you answer. • If you didn’t turn in a signed syllabus yesterday, take it out and place at corner of desk. Bell Work 8/21/13

4. Using your definition of history, pair share with your neighbor. • Read your definition to your partner and listen to theirs. • On the same paper as your definition, come up with a combined answer to the question “What is History?” What is History?

5. A historian is a person who studies the past. They are interested in the who, what, when, why, where, and how. • An archaeologist is a person who studies the past based on materials that people have left behind. What is a Historian?

6. 1. Label your paper either “How to be a Historian” or “How to be an Archaeologist” depending on which group you and your partner are assigned. • 2. Using your textbook, write a list of “how-to” tips for your topic. • 3. Be sure to use the sections labeled “What Historians do, What Archaeologists do, and Other Sources of Clues.” How to be a Historian/an Archaeologist.

7. 4. You and your partner choose a photo from the chapter and write one question that a historian may ask about the object and one question an archaeologist may ask about the same object. • Ex. “Why did the Emperor of China bury thousands of clay soldiers with him in his tomb?” • “ By examining the clothing on the Chinese Soldiers, what can we learn about ancient Chinese military dress?”

8. On a blank piece of paper, answer the following questions: • 1. What is the difference between history and archaeology? • 2. How do fossils differ from artifacts? • 3. Would a tool made from an animal bone be a fossil or an artifact? • 4. Make a list of some recent movies or TV shows you have seen that were based on people or events in ancient history. Bell Work 8/22/13

9. Primary Source: an account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event. • Secondary Source: information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event. Primary v. Secondary Sources

10. Treaties, court records, letters, & diaries are Primary • Textbooks & encyclopedias are Secondary • Primary: “I was at the baseball game last night and saw the pitcher throw a perfect game.” • Secondary: “Steve and Tom read about the fire in the newspaper.” Examples

11. What you will need….. • Paper • Pen/Pencil • Write 2 paragraphs, • In the 1st one, tell about an event you witnessed or saw. Label this “Primary.” • In the 2nd one, tell about an event you heard about. Label this “Secondary.” • When finished, in a 3rd,new paragraph, explain the difference between the two. Activity

12. IF YOU WERE THERE…… You are spending your summer helping scholars search for the tomb of a great king. Local legends tell that the tomb lies under a nearby hill, guarded by traps that will harm anyone who disturbs the king’s resting place. A single coin bearing the king’s name has been found at the hill. However, an ancient scroll says that the king’s body rests at the bottom of a deep lake, never to be found. - SHOULD YOU CONTINUE TO SEARCH THE TOMB? Bell Work 8/15/12

13. 1. Is eating or drinking anything other then water allowed in the classroom? (Hint: I left the class rules up.) • 2. What materials will you need to bring everyday to class? • 3. How many days do you have to turn in work that is late? • 4. Name two of the topics that should be sections in your History Folders. • 5. What activity happens everyday at the start of class? • 6. Can you wear a hat in the classroom? • 7. How many Unit Tests are you going to take?(Hint: How many sections are in your History Folders?) • 8. Name one of the ways you or your parents can reach me if you have questions? • 9. What happens if you are caught cheating or plagiarizing? • 10. How many total points could you possibly earn in the class? (Hint: It has 3 zeros.) Syllabus Quiz

14. IF YOU WERE THERE….. • You are an expert on an ancient Asian language. For years you have worked at translating a long poem from that language into English. Now it is finally finished! The poem seems to be just a group of fairy tales, but you suspect that you can find some real facts within the fantastic stories. You want to know about the people who told the tales as they sat around their campfires. • WHAT ELSE CAN YOU LEARN FROM THESE TALES? Bell Work 8/16/12

15. Someday, archaeologists will examine artifacts from our time to learn about our culture. • Think of a common object and write a brief analysis of what that object could tell a future archaeologist. • EX: a cell phone, hairbrush, pen, vacuum cleaner, stapler. Artifacts of Tomorrow

16. Think about how an archaeologist may draw the wrong conclusion about the object. Explain?? • EX: Stapler --- musical instrument Paper Clip ----- an earing

17. Take out your Chapter 1 vocabulary. • Take out your Homework from last night. • Take out a piece of paper and title it “Chapter 1 Review.” • Take out your textbook and turn to page 17. • Quietly wait for instructions Bell Work 8/17