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Historical Context for "May Day"
Kind of Activity:
Group Discussion
Objective:
Students will deepen their understanding of the "May Day" by reading about part of the historical context behind the story and sharing their findings with their classmates.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1
Structure:
Part 1: 20 minutes
Students should be assigned one of the following articles:
https://time.com/5580829/anarchist-may-day-mail-bombs/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/magazine/world-war-i-veterans-treatment.html
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/antisemitism-in-history-world-war-i
After reading,...
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