1.Clearly articulates why student chose to major in History--5 pts
Provides at least 2, but no more than 4 reasons for the choice.
Should point to evidence that major was well thought out as a choice (past class success,
volunteer work, future goals).

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Talk about your history, the path you took in your mental health, talk about the teacher that got you truly into history Dr. Jason Herbert, founder of Historians At the Movies and how he helped lit a passion for history for you.

2. Clearly articulates skills identified in work (classes, internships, etc.) as a History
major.--5 pts Provide 3-5 identified skills gained from training as a historian and provide concrete examples.

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Critical thinking being able to understand and articulate what you’re reading. Fact checking tends to always double-check qualifications or credibility of information. Nuanced thinking (able to be subjective and objective with history)

3. Clearly articulates career and civic engagement plans upon graduation (i.e., law
school, graduate work, education, museum curator, historic preservation, advising,
editorial). 5 points.

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Historic preservation and archivist work on maintaining history. Talk about the interesting nature of preserving historical artifacts process of maintaining documents or even putting Clay tablets in kilns to keep them dry from middle east Learned in Near Eastern Societies from Dr. Earlay-Spadini.

4. Remained within the allotted time frame of 5 minutes. For a thorough and focused
presentation, it should range from 4-5 minutes. 5 points

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Hope I do this well enough

5. Start Here--Submitted copy of well-thought-out, organized and proofread
presentation script (provides evidence of preparation and practice). 5
points.