1. Memorial Day Project Name, Date, Period

2. History Read and Summarize the history of Memorial Day from: http://www.va.gov/opa/speceven/memday/history.a sp http://www.va.gov/opa/speceven/memday/history.a sp [Two Bullets, Eight Words Total]

3. Graph Go to this website: http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for- students/ww2-history/ww2-by-the-numbers/us-military.html http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for- students/ww2-history/ww2-by-the-numbers/us-military.html Pick a table from this list: U.S. Military Personnel (1939- 1945), Minority Participation in the Military, Women in the Military Use this the tool at the website to graph it: http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/

4. Pick a War- Put the name here First Bullet- Causes of the War [4 words] Second Bullet- Details (Names, Numbers, Places) that help us understand the war. [3 words] Use this resource: http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/products?ed=all& gr=Welcome+Olympia+School+District+111%21 http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/products?ed=all& gr=Welcome+Olympia+School+District+111%21

5. Stories from your family or family friends Primary Sources- [2 slides, 2 pictures, 0 words, 1 story given verbally of pride, glory, adventure, interesting facts- try for a celebration of their lives instead of a sad remembrance.] For example, you could show this picture then say- “My grandpa served on the U.S.S. Olympia seen here as a gunner from 1941-1943. They fought in three major battles outside of... ]

6. 2 nd Primary Source Make sure we can read it! “You could say- This is a post card my grandpa sent home to his mom. Look at the postmark date and the stamp to buy war savings bonds. I looked it up and it means...”

7. Reflection Option 1: Your thoughts about the causes and effects of War Option 2: Finish one of these stems- “One thing I didn’t expect was...” or “I enjoyed learning this because...”