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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 11
   Alex Haley, author of Roots, was born in 1921.
   Students explore their own roots by interviewing family members and use their family history to write a fictional account of their roots.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 17
   Davy Crockett was born in 1786.
   Students read selected excerpts from Crockett's biography and consider whether present-day politicians follow Crockett's advice.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 28
   Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
   Students explore the "I Have a Dream" Foundation's website and brainstorm ways they can help themselves or others at their school achieve their educational dreams.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 15
   In 1870, the U.S. Transcontinental Railroad was completed.
   Students access the National Park Service website and look at the webpage "The Last Spikes." Students explore different accounts of what happened as the railroad neared completion and discuss the nature of ceremonies.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 18
   Montgomery Ward published the first mail-order catalog in 1872.
   Students explore how and why catalogs have changed over the years and compare their findings about printed catalogs with online catalogs.