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November 11 is a special holiday that honors veterans of our nation’s efforts to defend freedom, and 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the onset of one of our nation’s greatest conflicts—World War I. Pausing to reflect on the challenges of sustaining self-government builds awareness of civic responsibility and respect for those who have gone before. This issue spotlights not only the conflict of World War I, but actions that led to resolution. The symbols and special activities associated with Veterans Day are explained and underscore the positive and negative impacts of conflict and the alliances that are created between nations.
In this issue students will:
- understand the meaning of Veterans Day
- learn about the history of World War 1
- practice non-fiction expository reading
- use “close reading” for “cloze reading” to understand context clues
- practice creating compound words
- write a personal “thank you”
- create a reflective poem
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