Welcome back to another year at Westgate folks! This week we will begin US History by looking at the historical method and historiography so we can recognize the lenses that we see history through. We will also be taking a look at some historical documents and compare how historians interpret ideas eras. We will also discussing how to write good history papers.   

Classes: Monday/Wednesday, 9:15 – 9:45 AM

 Zoom Meeting ID: 727 1779 5548

Weekly Objectives

Explain approaches to historiography and historical knowledge.

Understand how different approaches ‘represent’ and discuss the past.

Discuss the historical method and the review the steps for writing “good” history.

New Assignments

1. Historiography Note Catcher Assignment
2. “City on the Hill” and American Exceptionalism Assignment
3. Frederick Jackson Turner’s “Frontier Thesis” Assignment