Benchmark #: The Family Story of America on the Move

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American history is the story of people on the move, and those people are us. This project reminds us that the history of this country is not merely what happened to presidents; it’s what happened to our parents, grandparents, and great-great-great grandparents. And that story is not found in textbooks; it’s found in attic boxes, old black-and-white photos, and that crazy story your grandma tells you about her grandma.

Just about everyone in America comes from somewhere else. Where do you come from?

The major products that you will create over this project are:

Moving Voices Narrative – a historical fictional account from the point of view of one of your relatives
Independent Research Paper, or IRP – on a slice of American history that illuminates the context of your narrative
Dramatic Monologue – enacting your narrative for exhibition night in December
Project Web Site – the final publishing place for everything that you have discovered and created