Foundations in World History

1. Foundations in World History Who are we? How did we get here? Where are we going?

2. Welcome to Day One! • Objective: To begin building the community required for a functioning history class. • Agenda • Warm up • Housekeeping • Discussion • Wrapping up: Questions, Concerns, Comments • Homework: Letter

3. Warm Up In three minutes answer the following question: What are you most excited about learning this year in World History?

4. Housekeeping Introductions • A little bit about your teacher. • A little bit about you.

5. Housekeeping • Syllabus Overview and Expectations for this class • Course website • Procedures

6. Discussion • Your has been assigned a quote from a variety of sources about history. • Discuss the quote. What does it mean to you? Why do you think I used that quote? Do agree or disagree? • Be prepared to share what you heard from your partners.

7. Exit Ticket • Is there somewhere you would rather sit in the roon? Why? • What is your favorite band? • Do you have access to a computer and internet at home?

8. Homework • I have written you a letter about myself. Please read and using the format provided write your own letter to me. • This is due by MONDAY AT THE START OF CLASS.

9. Welcome to Day 2 • Objective: • To understand the language of argumentation • To begin to evaluate arguments Agenda • Warm up • Housekeeping: Class Name • Lecture: How do we know when we are being lied to? • Evaluating Arguments in groups

10. Warm Up In THREE MINUTES answer the following questions: • What is a fact? • What is an opinion? • What is an argument?

11. Housekeeping Class Name

12. Key Terms • Agenda • A plan of action to reach ones goals and aims based on their belief system • EVERYONE has an agenda

13. Key Terms • Fact • Information we can smell, touch, taste, see • Opinion • a belief based on preferences.

14. Key Terms Conviction • A conviction is a belief that is supported by an interpretation of facts. • In this class, we don’t have opinions, we have convictions.

15. Key Terms • Evidence • Facts and information that can be used to support our point.

16. Key Terms Argument • A perspective that uses evidence in order to persuade and defend a idea.

17. Mr. T. says: I pity the fool that turns an argument into Ms. Charles that doesn’t have evidence

18. Questions to Consider- Marge and the Monorail • What is the man trying to do? • How does he try to do it? • Is he successful at it? If yes, why? If no, why not?

19. Key Terms • Fallacy • A claim that is bad logic

20. Key terms • Ad Hominem • Making a personal attack to distract from the issue

21. Key terms • Bandwagon/Appeal to common belief • Saying something has value because a lot of people do it/believe in it

22. Key Terms • Correlation does not equal causation • Arguing that because something happened after or at the same time as something else that the event that happened first caused the second event

23. Key Terms • Faulty Generalizations • Drawing a conclusion from examples that don’t apply, don’t relate, or aren’t connected

24. Key Terms • Red herring • Bringing something up that has nothing to do with the issue to distract the person or change the topic.

25. Key Terms • Ad populum • Using people’s wide-spread prejudices and fears to argue that they should something

26. Activity: Knowing when we are lied to. • In your groups you have been given a variety of sources. • You job is: • Figure out which fallacy is being used. • Write down how you know that fallacy is being used. • As a group, create an image or write an argument using that fallacy.

27. Activity: Knowing when we are being lied to. • Be ready to share • Which fallacy your group had. • The best example of that fallacy from your sources. • What your group created.

28. When working in groups • Remember that everyone has something to contribute. • Listen first, speak second. • Help each other first, then ask me. • Be safe for everyone. Be kind to everyone. Assume the best in everyone • Everyone does all parts, but we are responsible for our roles.

29. Roles • Facilitator • The facilitator helps guide the group. They listen to everyone, try to help figure out what the best ideas are, and make sure everyone has a role and chance to contribute. • The facilitator DOES NOT: control the group, come up with all the ideas, ignore any members of the group

30. Roles • Recorder • The recorder: makes sure all of the important information is written down, listens carefully for everyone’s contribution. • The recorder DOES NOT: do all of the work, write down only their ideas, ignore members of the group.

31. Roles • Reporter • The reporter speaks for the group, makes sure everyone has a voice, and helps others communicate. • The reporter DOES NOT speak only for themselves, ignore the contributions of others, talk over people.

32. Roles • Quality Control • The quality control makes sure all work is completed, that everyone is getting things done on time, and that everything is the best that the group can produce. • Quality control DOES NOT do all the work, let other people distract the group, ignore time, let the work be less than the best the group can do.

33. Homework • If you haven’t turned it in already your letter to me is due MONDAY AT THE START OF CLASS