What is your history? Scholars work with their own families to create a unique story of the courage and bravery of their ancestors. The third and final part of the series culminates in a creation of not just a family history, but a family tree as well—helping your class get in touch with their roots!

Concepts

world war ii, courage, bravery, family history

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Extend the lesson with a Monologue Cafe where the class can review different projects
• Invite a guest speaker to share their family honor with the classroom (war veteran, immigrant)

Classroom Considerations

• Have a laminated family tree up in the classroom as a model to use during the lesson

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Pros

• Includes reproducible Monologue Planner for classroom use
• Contains history detective materials to use both online and in printed form

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.3 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3