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=**__Welcome to Melissa Kloc's History Wiki: Melisstory!__ **=

I'm in college learning to be a high school history teacher! I love history, but I know not everyone does, so my goal is to convince you that history is WORTH LEARNING!

So, **WHY HISTORY**? History is the story of everyone! By studying history, we know where we came from, how we got here, and why the world is the way that it is. How come things happen that your generation doesn't agree with? Because someone before you thought it was a good idea, and someone after you might disagree with your ideas. It's important to learn why we live how we live so that we can understand each other. History allows us to be tolerant and open-minded, it teaches us that we often repeat our mistakes, and gives us the opportunity to learn from them. It also teaches us why we are the way we are. Why do Americans like big things-what is that makes us feel like we're allowed to have them? History! We expanded across an open land, when many other countries were already developed! This is just one of thousands of examples of how history shaped the world we live in.



We even use history in every day life. When we talk about our grandparents and where they came from, we're talking about our personal history. If we go to a museum, we're interacting with objects from someone's past. When we talk about who first settled our hometowns, or even the people our streets, towns, or schools are named after, we're talking about history!

On this page you will find some examples of the kind of people, places, and events we will study in US History, and some of the activities we will use to study them! I hope in the future to add samples of student work and upload even more information! Thanks for stopping by!

Here's a history lesson from the Animaniacs:

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