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What Is History, and Why Does It Matter?

Pulitzer Center ↗️

Grades K - 8

1h 15m

Learning Standards: Common Core (ELA)

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What Is History, and Why Does It Matter?

Pulitzer Center ↗️

Grades K - 8

1h 15m

Learning Standards: Common Core (ELA)

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In this activity, students define history and explore its significance. Students will analyze a short text, participate in group discussions, and develop personal and collective understandings of the importance of history. Then, students will reflect on their personal histories to create a Roots and Wings mural that charts where they come from and where they are going.

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