Wednesday August 24, 2016

Journal Prompt: Read the source information for the following source and figure out whether or not it is reliable or not. Consider the following: Who is the author? Where was it written? The purpose? The time it was written.

Source: The President of the United States asked the Secretary of War, J.D. Cameron, for a report of the military actions leading up to the Battle of Little Bighorn. Written in Washington DC, July 8, 1876.
Current Event: Italy Earthquake

Agenda
Other "First" Explorers-Research
Christopher Columbus Story
Work on Autobiographies
Review Names for Name Test

Learning Target
I can explain how historians work.
I can explain the difference between a primary and a secondary source.
I can explain why different groups of people came to America.

I can explain the significance of Christopher Columbus on America today.

HW: Autobiographies and Interviews due tomorrow