Historical Theme Selection Lesson
Directions: Read the prompts below and answer in as much detail in the boxes. This exercise will be repeated several times on different days to help you understand what you want to study. There is information in page 2 of this doc to help name different kinds of history.
1. Write down historical events that you want to study.
2. Write down historical people or groups that you want to study.
3. Write down a place you would like to study.
4. Write down the kind of history you would like to study.
General Perspectives
in American History
Directions: History is immense, therefore one person or a group cannot hope to study all of it. Choose a general area of history that fits with specific events, people, or places that you want to study, or just choose a general type of history in order to become a specialist in that field. Use the chart below to help you complete the prompts on the previous page.
Memory/Historiography
Native American studies Religion
War and Society
Science and Technology
Social Issues
Culture
Movement
Economics
| Gender Identity
Race-Ethnicity
Class
Labor and Work
Politics-Civics
Place and Geography
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