1. Title: Happy Birthday, U.S.A.!
Main Topic: (Use from previous lessons)
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Page 399- The text tells me that people celebrate the birthday of the United States.
Page 399- The photograph shows me that people celebrate by going to parades.
Page 400- The text tells me our nation was small and had 13 colonies.
Page 400- The caption tells me our country began over 200 years ago.
Page 402- The text tells me Thomas Jefferson led the team that wrote the Declaration of Independence which says that people should be free from rulers.
Page 402- The photograph shows me what Thomas Jefferson looked like.
These are possible student responses. Actual student responses may vary.