1. Teacher Guide This lesson is designed to teach kids to ask a critical thinking question that you can’t just put into a search box to solve. To do that, we encourage them with smaller questions that search can help them answer. Make sure that you read the notes for each slide: they not only give you teaching tips but also provide answers and hints so you can help the kids if they are having trouble. Remember, you can always send feedback to the Bing in the Classroom team at BingInTheClassroom@Microsoft.com. You can learn more about the program at bing.com/classroom and follow the daily lessons on our Partners In Learning site. BingInTheClassroom@Microsoft.combing.com/classroomPartners In Learning site Want to extend today’s lesson? Consider using Skype in the Classroom to arrange for your class to chat with another class in today’s location. And if you are using Windows 8, you can also use the Bing apps to learn more about this location and topic; the Travel and News apps in particular make great teaching tools.Skype in the Classroom Ja'Dell Davis is a Los Angeles native who currently lives in New York City. She works in the Youth Services Department at the Educational Alliance as the Assistant Director for Higher Education Initiatives, where she specifically oversees college prep programming for high school seniors, and academic enrichment programming for middle school students. Ja’Dell previously taught high school in Philadelphia public schools, and implemented college access programming at Chester High School in Chester, Pennsylvania. Ja’Dell received her B.A. from Swarthmore College with a special major in History and Educational Studies, and a minor in Black Studies. She completed her M.S.Ed in Secondary School Education at the University of Pennsylvania. This fall, she will begin her doctoral studies in the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition to her work in the education field, Ja’Dell is a dancer, musician, avid people watcher, and Scrabble enthusiast. This lesson is designed to teach the Common Core State Standard: Reading: Informational Text CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.1CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.1Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.2CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.2Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.3CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.3Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.4CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.4Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.

2. © Paul Marotta/Getty Images How many total American flags would we need to honor soldiers who have died in the wars fought in your lifetime (since about the year 2000)? How many memorials would we need to honor civilians who have died in these same wars?

3. Many cities have taken up the idea of a Memorial Day “field of flags” to honor U.S. enlisted personnel who died in combat. The idea is simple and powerful. Each flag represents one life, and in the case of Boston’s field of flags, the scene is pretty sobering. For last year’s display in Boston Common, there were 33,000 flags planted in a field. That’s the number of Massachusetts natives who fell in service from the Civil War to the present. How many total American flags would we need to honor soldiers who have died in the wars fought in your lifetime (since about the year 2000)? How many memorials would we need to honor civilians who have died in these same wars?

4. 1 Web Search What are the wars fought in your lifetime that have involved United States troops? In which years did the United States fight in each of these wars? 2 Map Search/Web Search Find where the Iraq War was fought. How many U.S. troops died in this war (choose an estimate from a source)? 3 Map Search/Web Search Find where the War in Afghanistan is being fought. How many U.S. troops have died in this war (choose an estimate from a source)? 4 Web Search/ Thinking What is a civilian? How many civilians have died in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars? Do you think we should have a memorial for them as well? Why or why not? 5 Thinking Do you know someone who has fought in either of these wars? In which branch of the military did they fight? How do you feel about their military service? How many total American flags would we need to honor soldiers who have died in the wars fought in your lifetime (since about the year 2000)? How many memorials would we need to honor civilians who have died in these same wars?

5. 5 Minutes How many total American flags would we need to honor soldiers who have died in the wars fought in your lifetime (since about the year 2000)? How many memorials would we need to honor civilians who have died in these same wars?

6. 1 Web Search What are the wars fought in your lifetime that have involved United States troops? In which years did the United States fight in each of these wars? 2 Map Search/Web Search Find where the Iraq War was fought. How many U.S. troops died in this war (choose an estimate from a source)? 3 Map Search/Web Search Find where the War in Afghanistan is being fought. How many U.S. troops have died in this war (choose an estimate from a source)? 4 Web Search/Thin king What is a civilian? How many civilians have died in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars? Do you think we should have a memorial for them as well? Why or why not? 5 Thinking Do you know someone who has fought in either of these wars? In which branch of the military did they fight? How do you feel about their military service? 6 How many total American flags would we need to honor soldiers who have died in the wars fought in your lifetime (since about the year 2000)? How many memorials would we need to honor civilians who have died in these same wars?

7. 1 Web Search What are the wars fought in your lifetime that have involved United States troops? In which years did the United States fight in each of these wars? How many total American flags would we need to honor soldiers who have died in the wars fought in your lifetime (since about the year 2000)? How many memorials would we need to honor civilians who have died in these same wars?

8. 2 Map Search/Web Search Find where the Iraq War was fought. How many U.S. troops died in this war (choose an estimate from a source)? How many total American flags would we need to honor soldiers who have died in the wars fought in your lifetime (since about the year 2000)? How many memorials would we need to honor civilians who have died in these same wars?

9. 3 Map Search/Web Search Find where the War in Afghanistan is being fought. How many U.S. troops have died in this war (choose an estimate from a source)? How many total American flags would we need to honor soldiers who have died in the wars fought in your lifetime (since about the year 2000)? How many memorials would we need to honor civilians who have died in these same wars?

10. 4 Web Search/ Thinking What is a civilian? How many civilians have died in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars? Do you think we should have a memorial for them as well? Why or why not? How many total American flags would we need to honor soldiers who have died in the wars fought in your lifetime (since about the year 2000)? How many memorials would we need to honor civilians who have died in these same wars?

11. 5 Thinking Do you know someone who has fought in either of these wars? In which branch of the military did they fight? How do you feel about their military service? How many total American flags would we need to honor soldiers who have died in the wars fought in your lifetime (since about the year 2000)? How many memorials would we need to honor civilians who have died in these same wars?