ANALYZING

HIS 107 WITH PROF. GREENE

HISTORICAL
CONTEXT
An introduction to the class
 TODAY'S TOPICS
WHAT WE'LL DISCUSS

Your Professor
Why Study History?
History vs The Past
How to Analyze History
Class Requirements
Our Basic Analysis
 If you don't know history,
then you don't know anything.
ALWAYS REMEMBER

Michael Crichton
YOUR PROFESSOR
A BIT ABOUT PROF. GREENE

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that can be used as demonstrations,
lectures, speeches, reports, and more.

HISTORY

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that can be used as demonstrations,
lectures, speeches, reports, and more.

THE PAST
 Track changes
WHY STUDY HISTORY? Presentations are tools that can be used as demonstrations.

Find patterns
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demonstrations.

Understand the world

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Factors of History

POLITICS SOCIETY
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CULTURE INDIVIDUALS
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80% of students continue studying history

20% apply their lessons to other fields

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
CLASS
REQUIREMENTS
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can be used as demonstrations, lectures,
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 2 OUT OF 3
classes will be discussion-based
OUR CLASS TIME

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demonstrations, lectures, speeches, reports, and more.
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WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

30

CLASS READINGS 20

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Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4
Class Workload

Responses Discussions Presentations Final Essay

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CLASS MATERIALS

WHAT TO BRING TO CLASS

Laptop or Tablet Textbooks

Syllabus Class Folder

 THE MAIN EVENT

HOW TO
ANALYZE
HISTORY
What we'll be doing in class
17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century

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HOW WE STUDY HISTORY

 Read Respond Discuss

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Factors of History
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MAIN What was the government like?

QUESTIONS
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What were the socio-economic factors?

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How did people feel about their situation?

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HOW LONG SHOULD
RESPONSES BE?

At least 500 words should cover the base requirements.

Interview with
a historian

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 MACY SPALDING

Biography

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be used as demonstrations.

Career in History

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HISTORIAN HIGHLIGHT
be used as demonstrations.
HISTORY WILL ALWAYS
SHAPE THE PRESENT.

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CLASS ASSISTANTS

Jason Valencia Liandra Oakes Mara Tran

PhD Candidate TA Graduate Assistant Undergrad TA

 Why did you choose this course?
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HOMEWORK FOR
NEXT CLASS
What makes history interesting
to you?
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How will you apply what you learned

to your life?
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REQUIRED
READINGS Reading History for Students
By Dana Blakemoor

What Makes the Past Important

By Chrissy Malpert

History & Those Who Made It

By Blake Chuang