1. Select a topic from class that interests you (a person, event, theme, period of time, etc.)
2. Identify its important components (people, dates, events, themes, etc.)
3. Summarize it.
4. Analyze it by asking questions about it. (Questions might include: What do you want to learn more
about? What are some debates about the topic? What can it teach us? What is important about it? What
does it explain? What does it help me understand? What caused it?)
5. Apply it to your life. (How does it relate to a current event? How does it affect your thinking about
California history? How might you teach it? How might you talk about it with others?)
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