Strategies for Reading Your History Book

Name: Class: Date:

Strategies for Reading Your History Book:

Scavenger Hunt

Part I: Textbook Features

Item / Page Numbers / Purpose
1. / Table of Contents
2. / Atlas
3. / Skill builder Handbook
4. / Primary Source Handbook
5. / Economics Handbook
6 / Glossary
7. / Index

Part II: Chapter Features

1.  Turn to page 2.

  1. What is the title of Chapter 1?
  2. Read “Previewing Main Ideas.”
  3. Based on what you read, what do you think you will learn in this chapter?

2.  On page 3, there is a large map.

  1. What is the title of this map?
  2. Where did human civilization begin?

3.  What is the purpose of the timeline at the bottom of the page?

  1. When did the Paleolithic Age begin?
  2. When did the Neolithic Age begin?

4.  Turn to page 24.

  1. What is the graphic organizer found at the bottom of the page?
  2. According to this, do your predictions from “Previewing Main Ideas” hold true? Explain.
  3. How could this graphic organizer help you to study for a test?

Part III: Section Features

1.  Turn to page 5.

  1. What is the title of Ch. 1 Sec. 1?
  2. Read “Setting the Stage.”
  3. Based on what you read, what do you think this section is about? (Be specific)

2.  Key “Terms and Names” are listed at the beginning of each section.

  1. What are the key terms of 1.1?
  2. What color are the key terms in the text?

3.  Headings and Subheadings

  1. What color are headings?
  2. What color are subheadings?
  3. Read all of the headings for 1.1. What do you expect to learn in this section based on these headings?

4.  On the left side of page 5 is a graphic organizer titled “Taking Notes.” How will this help you to understand and remember the chapter?

5.  How many pictures, maps, and charts are there in this section?

  1. Choose one of these images and describe it in detail:
    Page: Title of Image:
    Description:

6.  In the margins, there are “main ideas.”

  1. Copy and answer one of these questions:
    Page: Main Idea:
    Answer:
  2. How did you know how/where to find this answer?

7.  What are found in the blue boxes scattered among the text?

  1. How are these portions different than the rest of the text?

Now, you are ready to actually read the section!

Once you have read Ch. 1 Section 1, complete the following about what you have read:

Name: Class: Date:

3 Things I Learned:

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2 Things I Already Knew:

1 Question I Still Have:

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