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Grade Levels

6th Grade , 7th Grade , 8th Grade

Related Academic Standards

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Standards and Anchors

8.1.6.A 

Explain continuity and change over time using sequential order and context of events.

8.1.7.A 

Demonstrate continuity and change over time using sequential order and context of events.

8.1.8.A Compare and contrast events over time and how continuity and change over time influenced those events.

1.4.6.B 

Write multi-paragraph informational pieces (e.g., letters, descriptions, reports, instructions, essays, articles, interviews).

• Use relevant graphics (e.g., maps, charts, graphs, tables, illustrations, photographs).
• Use sources, as appropriate, to task.

1.4.7.B 

Write multi-paragraph informational pieces (e.g., letters, descriptions, reports, instructions, essays, articles, interviews)

• Use relevant graphics (e.g., maps, charts, graphs, tables, illustrations, photographs).
• Select and use primary and secondary sources, as appropriate, to task.

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Description

In this lesson, young students will gain a frame of reference for understanding history and for recognizing that the past is different depending on who is remembering and retelling it. They will construct a timeline based on events from their own lives and family histories. This will give them a visual representation of the continuity of time. They will also be able to see that their own personal past is different in scope from their family's past, or their country's past.

Web-based Resource

Access this resource at:

What is History? Timelines and Oral Histories

Content Provider

Thinkfinity content is provided through a partnership between the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications, and eleven of the nation's leading educational organizations, including: The American Association for the Advancement of Science; The International Reading Association; The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; National Center for Family Literacy; Council for Economic Education; National Endowment for the Humanities; National Council of Teachers of English; National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; National Geographic Society; ProLiteracy; and The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

 

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