1.Ajanaku 5.Asunmo 9.Berman 13.
Bonnarigo 17.
Bonthron 21. Canty West
2.
Commodore 6. Davis 10.
Donermeyer 14. Dureke 18. Fourte 22. Haywood 3. Heisel 7. Huffman 11. Meyer 15. Nwaru 19. Pauss 23. Rhodes
4. Rothchild 8. Shama 12. Simon 16. Sims 20.
Sutherland 24.
Suzuki
None None 25.Venegas 26. Walker 27.Weiner 28.
Period 6
Teacher Desk, Front Window
Teacher Desk,
Back Door
A Brief Introduction: Jeff Treppa
I received my undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and my
master’s degree in history and education from the University of Virginia.
I have taught at H-F since 1994, am
married to Jane and have three children
(daughters Morgan and Madison and son
John).
A Brief Introduction/Attendance
1
stgo-around, Tell the class your name as you wish to be called (appropriate!)…
2
nd, Mention to all of us one of the following:
Favorite team
Favorite music
Something about you that people might not know…
Procedures and Policies
How to Succeed
Strategic Reading
– Type of reading
– Pause points for questions and reflection: if you can’t say it, you don’t know it
Time Management and Planning
– Calendars and review materials – Be honest with yourself
How to Study
– Anticipate questions and use recitation, charts/visual organizers – Review Guides
– Pre-tests and feedback
Step One
Historians get a basic understanding of a topic,
including the chain of developments that seem the most significant.
Historians then choose what development they see as the most significant (frame of reference).
Historians than frame an open-ended interpretive question about causes or effects to guide their
research.
Please complete the Step One Practice Handout and look over the last page. Part of the homework
assignment is to start thinking about topics which you might want to research. Choose one and try to
complete the sheet for it.
Nuts and Bolts
• Context: the background of whatever situation you are researching…
• Historical Question: An open-ended
question about causes or effects of a situation
• Thesis: Summary of your answers to the historical question
• Claim: 1 answer in your thesis
• Logic/Analysis: Explaining how the claim connects to the larger picture
• Evidence: The evidence that supports the claim
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You Be the Historian…
You Be the Historian…
Decide the story worth telling…
Context: The Timeline of Treppa…
Context: The Timeline of Treppa…
Born in East Lansing, Michigan, 1968, to PhD. Psychology candidate and Spanish teacher
1971-1986 Growing up in Arlington Heights, lllinois
1986-1990 Attends University of Michigan
Summer 1990 Marries Jane Damian
1990-1993 Attends University of Virginia in history and education
1994 Accepts history teaching job at HF
1996 Daughter Morgan is born
1999 Son John is born
2003 Daughter Madison is born
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Write a Historical Question
– Relevant to the context (consider turning points)
– Causes or effects
– Open-ended (not this or that)
Historical Question on Mr.
Treppa
Historical Question on Mr.
Treppa
What led Mr.Treppa to become and remain a high-school history
teacher?
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Write a Historical Question
A. Connect the source to what was said or shown (think motivation) B. What possible answer to your
question might there be?
C. Why would a specific other source
be useful?
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Document 1, Scanned image from personal
scrapbook, Ann Treppa (mother of Jeff), ca. 1981.
Document 1, Scanned image from personal
scrapbook, Ann Treppa (mother of Jeff), ca. 1981.
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Document 2, Hand-written entry in Heights Yearbook, Arlington High School, 1984, Jon Hatch, friend since kindergarten
Document 2, Hand-written entry in Heights Yearbook, Arlington High School, 1984, Jon Hatch, friend since kindergarten
Jeff,
Homecoming was mighty fun. Kinda. Of all the people to have that happen, you were the last I’d figure (told you she was nuts). Still, what a throw! I thought Katherine was going to take Jane out right there. Still, learn the lesson: you gotta keep your women farther apart,
player. Anyways, I’ll see you when I get back from Norway. Stay cool, don’t pee in the pool, make sure you don’t drool, Communist tool! Give up on the Left;
you’ll never make any money that way.
Jon
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Document 3, Hand-written entry in Heights
Yearbook, Arlington High School, 1984, Kim Smith, junior and girlfriend the following year…
Document 3, Hand-written entry in Heights
Yearbook, Arlington High School, 1984, Kim Smith, junior and girlfriend the following year…
Jeff,
Basically (just kidding), I think you’re a great guy! I’m sure you’ll be successful in whatever you do—GOOD LUCK! You are the smartest guy I ever met! I’ll always be mad at you for beating me out in AP US History, little
sophomore! Have fun, don’t work too hard and good luck at Harvard when you get there!
Kim
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Document 4, University of Michigan letter, 1985
Document 4, University of Michigan
letter, 1985
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Document 5, personal invitation, May 1990.
Document 5, personal invitation, May 1990.
Document 6, 2004 Document 6, 2004
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Document 7, “Treppolean” image on Reddit, composed by student Michael Bonthron,
2014
Document 7, “Treppolean” image on Reddit, composed by student Michael Bonthron,
2014
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Bucketing
DOC 2 Invasions and Taxes
DOC 1 Cultural or Social
DOC 3
Loss of Confidence
in Leaders and Political
Instability
DOC 4
Laziness (Cultural)
and Military Decline
DOC 5
Military Weakness
DOC 6
Barbarian Invasions
INVASIONS FAILED MILITARY DOC 2
Invasions and Taxes
DOC 6
Barbarian Invasions
DOC 5
Military Weakness
DOC 4
Laziness (Cultural)
and Military Decline
DOC 1 Cultural or Social
DOC 3
Loss of Confidence
in Leaders and Political
Instability
CULTURAL DECLINE
Measuring Time Measuring Time
Years Since Event Years Before Event
Event
YT BT
•Anno Domini (AD)
•Common Era (CE)
•Before Christ (BC)
•Before Common Era, (BCE)
Measuring Time, p. 6 of unit packet Measuring Time, p. 6 of unit packet
AD, CE BC, BCE
Event
E 1
0 0 1
0 0 20
0
20 0
Ötzi, the Iceman
Killed in mountain region of Austria/Italy c. 3300 B.C
Most of our existence is prehistoric (before writing)
Paleolithic Age-Old Stone Age- hunters and gatherers.
Neolithic Age-New Stone Age-farmers and herders (switch begins around 8000 BCE).
I. The Beginnings…
Neolithic: Domestication
• Food supply good
• Specialization
• New tech.
• Permanent settlements
• Defenses possible
• Famines
• Crime
• Pollution
• Diseases
• Women lose
status
Competition Begins: Team Sites
• Unit Packet
– Which site is Paleo? 2 pieces of evidence
– Which site is Neo? 2 pieces of evidence
• 5 points
• 5 points
• 4 points
• 4 points
• 3 points
• 3 points
• 2 points
Women and the Neolithic Women and the Neolithic
Revolution Revolution
How does Lerner use the following to How does Lerner use the following to
support her idea that patriarchy changed support her idea that patriarchy changed
society?
society?
How does Lerner use the following to How does Lerner use the following to suggest that religion was slow to reflect suggest that religion was slow to reflect
male dominance?
male dominance?
Cage Match:
Cage Match:
would you would you
rather live in rather live in
Paleolithic or Paleolithic or
Neolithic Neolithic
society?
society?
Use homework to prepare Use homework to prepare for this “mini-debate”
for this “mini-debate”
tomorrow. I’ll give you tomorrow. I’ll give you some time now to read some time now to read and look for evidence.
and look for evidence.
Want to be different?
Want to be different?
Look for pro-Paleo issues Look for pro-Paleo issues (or anti-Neolithic)
(or anti-Neolithic)
•