Devon Maye

Students will conduct research on a topic of their choosing and develop a slideshow presentation. Also upon completion of their slideshow, they should prepare themselves to deliver a two-four minute speech that explains how their chosen individual, organization, or event from early in American history influenced the trajectory of the young United States and justify why a monument commemorating their topic deserves to be placed in the nation's capital. This also includes a teacher's example from

This is a copy of the official Declaration of Independence on one side and space for a student's modern-day translation on the other.

This is a fill-in-the-blank template students will use to display their monument project.

This is a webquest on the Battle of Gettysburg that will take middle and high school students roughly an hour to complete.