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World War II on social media
What if more history unfolded on Twitter? I'm sure the tweets of today will be examined by future historians but what if people had Twitter years ago. Today is our chance to see what would happen.
You will create a timeline of events(that means the events will need to be put in chronological order. from World War II and tweet about them from the perspective of one of the participants. I would like to to pick events from the following list.
The number of events you need to tweet about will be determined by the number of people in your team.
In all of your tweets, be sure to include the following
Please put your tweets into a Spark Page presentation. Check out the presentation that I made on the American Revolution for some ideas on how to do this. This project will be worth 20 points. Please email me the presentation at [email protected]. Be sure to put everyone's name on your work.
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Please read the section of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck posted below or on eBackpack. Imagine that you were listening to the conversation between the tractor driver and the tenant farmer. Who would you side with and why? Please write a response that states your position and at least one reason why you feel the way you do. (Collins Type II) When you are done, please submit your work to eBackpack.
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