Putting Events in Context For every event you write about in your project, you must provide context: who, what, when, where, why & how.

Context Helps You Understand WHO “My grandpa fought in the Korean War.” “My grandpa fought in the Korean War.” “My grandpa was a helicopter pilot during the Korean War.” “My grandpa was a helicopter pilot during the Korean War.”

Context Helps You Understand WHAT “My grandpa was a helicopter pilot in the Korean War, which was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. The United States supported South Korea, and China supported North Korea.” “My grandpa was a helicopter pilot in the Korean War, which was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. The United States supported South Korea, and China supported North Korea.”

Context Helps You Understand WHEN “My grandpa was a helicopter pilot in the Korean War, which was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. The United States supported South Korea, and China supported North Korea. It took place between 1950 and 1953.”

Context Helps You Understand WHERE “My grandpa was a helicopter pilot in the Korean War, which was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. The United States supported South Korea, and China supported North Korea. It took place between 1950 and My grandpa helped fight to regain control of Seoul, which is the current capital of South Korea.” “My grandpa was a helicopter pilot in the Korean War, which was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. The United States supported South Korea, and China supported North Korea. It took place between 1950 and My grandpa helped fight to regain control of Seoul, which is the current capital of South Korea.”

Context Helps You Understand WHY “My grandpa was a helicopter pilot in the Korean War, which was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. The United States supported South Korea, and China supported North Korea. It took place between 1950 and My grandpa helped fight to regain control of Seoul, which is the current capital of South Korea. North Korea and South Korea were fighting because each had its own government, and each thought their own government should control all of Korea. The United States supported the democratic government of South Korea, and China supported the communist government of North Korea.” “My grandpa was a helicopter pilot in the Korean War, which was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. The United States supported South Korea, and China supported North Korea. It took place between 1950 and My grandpa helped fight to regain control of Seoul, which is the current capital of South Korea. North Korea and South Korea were fighting because each had its own government, and each thought their own government should control all of Korea. The United States supported the democratic government of South Korea, and China supported the communist government of North Korea.”

Context Helps You Understand HOW “My grandpa was a helicopter pilot in the Korean War, which was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. The United States supported South Korea, and China supported North Korea. It took place between 1950 and My grandpa helped fight to regain control of Seoul, which is the current capital of South Korea. North Korea and South Korea were fighting because each had its own government, and each thought their own government should control all of Korea. The United States supported the democratic government of South Korea, and China supported the communist government of North Korea. My grandpa came home when the war ended in 1953 with neither side having achieved victory. He survived by using the training he received in the Army.” “My grandpa was a helicopter pilot in the Korean War, which was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. The United States supported South Korea, and China supported North Korea. It took place between 1950 and My grandpa helped fight to regain control of Seoul, which is the current capital of South Korea. North Korea and South Korea were fighting because each had its own government, and each thought their own government should control all of Korea. The United States supported the democratic government of South Korea, and China supported the communist government of North Korea. My grandpa came home when the war ended in 1953 with neither side having achieved victory. He survived by using the training he received in the Army.”