Person of the Year: Students will select one of the following figures: Louis Armstrong, Langston Hughes, Babe Ruth, Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, Duke Ellington, Margaret Mitchell, or Jesse Owens. Using online biography websites or picture book biographies, students will research the person they selected addressing the specific contribution listed in the standard and the impact they had on America. The teacher should work in guided reading groups with students who may have a difficult time identifying the most important contributions. Students should write a letter to the editors of TIME magazine nominating the individual they researched for Person of the Year. Students will include the year that would be most appropriate. Within the letter, students must convince the editors that this individual has had a tremendous and lasting impact on American society.
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