American Memory & Me Birthday Project

Birthday Project newspaper

Overview

Students learn about primary sources then analyze both secondary and primary sources to investigate historical events that happened on their birthdays, helping them to recognize that each person is part of and contributes to the ongoing American memory. After, students create news sheets that summarize key points of a seminal historical event or person in American history, celebrate their births, and describe the legacies they would like to imprint on the American memory.

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Grade

Elementary

Subjects

Civics, English Language Arts, Social Studies

Length

120 minutes

Topics

American memory, birthdays, citizenship, leadership, legacies, primary sources, U.S. history

Author

Primary Source Nexus

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