Why Historians Might Agree, cont'd - Current Texas Textbooks Battle - History of a Classmate

Today students:

• Continued compiling and discussing their list of reasons as to why historians might disagree about the past
• Read part of an article from a college-level American history textbook on Why Historians Might Disagree and compared their reasons with those of the textbook author's
• Read and discussed part of a Temple Daily Telegram  article on the current battle between liberals & conservatives over proposed history textbooks to be adopted by the State of Texas
• Went over some of the Instructions for Essay - History of a Classmate

Assignment - DUE MONDAY - History of a Classmate

• Have it ready to hand in when you arrive on Monday.
• Have it printed up and organized in the ways described in the Instructions.
• Notice in the Instructions that this project is rich in extra credit opportunities.
• The assignment counts as a Project Grade, which is worth 20% of your First Quarter grade.
• Be sure to use your time in Grammar & Writing class this afternoon to work on this History of a Classmate assignment.