Apostol, Verlyne Giechelle Ann S.

1CED-ENGL

Topic: Meaning and Relevance of History

ACTIVITY: MAKING MEANING

Directions: Define the word “HISTORY” using the dictionary, enumerate word synonyms and antonyms,
cite meaning from historian or field expert, find quote related to the meaning of the word. Then, make
your own meaning based from the information gathered.

>The branch of knowledge dealing with past events. >past >antiquity

>future
>a continuous, systematic narrative of past events as relating to a particular people, >yesterday >yesteryear
country, period, person, etc., usually written as a chronological account; chronicle:
>ancient times >bygone times
>the aggregate of past events.
>days of old >days of yore
>the record of past events and times, especially in connection with the human race.

>a past notable for its important, unusual, or interesting events >good old days >old days

>acts, ideas, or events that will or can shape the course of the future; immediate but >olden days
significant happenings:

Thomas Jefferson
"History is a narration of the events which
"I like the dreams of the future better than the history of
have happened among mankind, including
the past."
an account of the rise and fall of nations, as
Robert Heinlein
well as of other great changes which have
affected the political and social condition of "A generation which ignores history has no past and no
future."
the human race." (John Jacob Anderson)

For me, History is something that built our future. Something that we experience
and this forms us and what we will become in the future.
References:

https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/history
https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-history-collection-of-definitions-
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0you%20thought.%20It%20is%20what%20you%20remember

Suggested references and links for the topic Meaning and Relevance of
History

 Louis Gottschal, Understanding History (pp.41-61;117-170)

 Robert Partin (1969) The Meaning of History: “A Different Approach Entirely”, The Historian, 31:3, 431-435, DOI:
10.1111/j.1540-6563.1969.tb00355.x retrieved from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1540-
6563.1969.tb00355.x

SCORING RUBRICS FOR MAKING MEANING

CRITERION 4 6 8 10

1.CONTENT/ Most of the contents Some of the Most of the contents Contents and ideas are
IDEAS and ideas are not contents and ideas and ideas sufficient and sufficient and relevant
sufficient and are sufficient and relevant
relevant relevant

2.CITATION/ Cited one relevant Cited two relevant Cited three to four Cited at least five relevant
REFERENCES and reliable and reliable sources. relevant and reliable and reliable sources. All
resources. Some references are sources. Most references are cited using
cited using APA style references are cited APA style
Most of the using APA style
references are not
cited using APA style

3.SYNTAX/ Most sentence There are many There are one or two No grammatical error
GRAMMAR structures are errors in sentence errors but do not
incorrect and wrong structures are interfere with the
use of words which evident message of the ideas.
affects the thoughts
of the sentence.