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Humanities/English Review: Digging up the Past

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  • What is plot?
    the actions and events that happen in a story, including the conflict or challenge that the characters face
  • Myths have protagonists and antagonists. What is a protagonist?
    the main character in a story
  • What are secondary sources?
    created by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events you’re researching. A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary s
  • List three questions you have to answer when looking at the ORIGIN of a source.
    What type of source is it? Who created this source? When was it created? Where was this source first found/published? When was this source first found/published
  • What is the claim?
    the main idea of a paragraph; the question you are answering or the idea you are proving
  • What is concrete evidence?
    examples or evidence that support your claim
  • Myths are, essentially, stories. They have characters, a plot (actions/events) with conflict, setting, and resolution (what happens at the end). What are two conventions of creation myths?
    They have gods and goddesses with superpowers and they explain a natural phenomenon.
  • If historians want to analyze how developed a society or civilization was, what can they do?
    Analyze sources
  • What is the concluding sentence?
    a sentence that ties everything together and summarizes your ideas
  • Why do we write using the 5C paragraph structure?
    To organize our writing clearly
  • What is the purpose of the creation myth you read in class about the Indian chief's daughter and the wind?
    It is a creation myth, so the purpose is to inform us about how the moon and wind were created in terms of their place in the world.
  • What natural phenomenon is the creation myth found on your formative assessment about?
    It is telling us how the moon came to be and why we can only see it at times and not throughout the whole day; it is also telling how about the wind
  • Historians can explore the past by analyzing sources, investigating artifacts and cave paintings, and even analyzing origin stories or creation myths from different cultures. What can a creation myth tell them about a particular culture?
    It can tell them what they believed in (gods/goddesses), meaning their religion and how they thought the world was formed.
  • What is setting?
    Time and place
  • Myths have protagonists and antagonists. What are antagonists?
    A character or force that is in conflict with the main character
  • What does "natural phenomenon" mean?
    A fact or situation that happens in our world naturally, like a thunderstorm
  • When asked about purpose on English texts, you should use PIE language. What does "PIE" refer to?
    Persuade, Inform, Entertain
  • What is a primary source?
    provide first-hand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic under investigation. Often, they are created at the time that the events are happening.
  • Is "The Standard of Ur" primary or secondary? Why?
    It is primary, because it was created thousands of years ago at the time of Sumerian civilization.
  • List at least three questions you have to answer when looking at the PURPOSE of a source.
    Why did the author create this source? Why did the author choose this particular format? Who is the intended audience? Does this source show the whole story?
  • Why do historians analyze sources?
    to determine how reliable or trustworthy they are; to inquire into the past and find out more about the past
  • State the 5Cs of a 5C paragraph in order.
    Claim, Context, Concrete Evidence, Commentary, Concluding Sentence
  • List the aspects of civilizations.
    Food, Social Structure, Job Specialization, Government, Arts and Culture, Religion, Technology
  • What is the context?
    background information; 5Ws and H
  • What is commentary?
    Explanation about how your concrete evidence proves your claim; analysis
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