LETTER TO ME: DUE FRIDAY 8/21I am so excited to have you in my World History class! On your desk is a letter I wrote to you about me, I would like you to write me one back so I can get to know you better.- Around one page- Handwritten or typed
WHY STUDY HISTORY?
• “Three quarters of the miseries and misunderstandings in the world would finish if people were to put on the shoes of their adversaries and understood their points of view”
• - Mohandas K. Gandhi
Perspective – understanding differing points of views on the past. Why people did what they did and different ways we view those events.
Connection– using past events to understand the present
Application to our lives - Understanding the past hopefully makes us better global citizens in the world today!
WORLD HISTORY SKILLS
Reading your textbook. There is MORE of this than you did in 9th grade. Be prepared.
Writing: Essay writing – both long and short
Collaboration- working with your peers
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