What is History?

What are five significant events that have happened in your life?What are five significant events that have happened in your life?

Mr. Oehler

Graduating High School

Graduating from St.

Cloud State University

Moving to Florida to

teach

Moving to Baltimore to Teach

Winning Section Finals in

Football (2)

Throwing a no hitter to beat

the #1 team in the state

Receiving a Master’s Degree

Being Nominating Baltimore County

Outstanding Teacher

Significant Events in your Life

How did you determine which events to include

on your list?

How did you determine which events to include

on your list?

Was it easy or difficult to chose only five events to

include on your list?

Was it easy or difficult to chose only five events to

include on your list?

How did you list the items on your list? Importance, chronologically?

How did you list the items on your list? Importance, chronologically?

HistoryHistory

What words can you make out of

this?

What words can you make out of

this?

HisHis

StoryStory

Does anyone have a problem with this?

Does anyone have a problem with this?

Simply put history is a story. It is an individuals “story” about something that happened. Traditionally, it was men who

told “the story.” However, men and women have a “story” to tell.

Simply put history is a story. It is an individuals “story” about something that happened. Traditionally, it was men who

told “the story.” However, men and women have a “story” to tell.

History/Herstory is a story, but what exactly is the definition of history/herstory?

In your notes, write a definition

of the history/herstory.

Study of the past through the

discovery, collection, organization of

information about past events.

Study of the past through the

discovery, collection, organization of

information about past events.

“Those who cannot

remember the past are

condemned to repeat it”

“Those who cannot

remember the past are

condemned to repeat it”

Now that you have examined the word history/herstory lets look at how others

have defined history.

Complete worksheet

What History Means to….?

Components of History

WhatWhat

WhereWhere

WhenWhen

Who is involved and

their interactions

Who is involved and

their interactions

Organization Organization

What would you title the timeline?

How can a timeline help you understand events in history?