This Day in History
What has happened in the past on this day and how does it affect me?
Follow the directions below to complete the activity.
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Open the app “On This Day”.
Choose one of the events listed to read about.
In your interactive notebook, write a short summary in your
own words about that event from history.
Be sure to answer the following question:
**How has this event or person made a difference in
your life or today’s world?
Use the activity sheet to go along with this task.
This task uses:
Common Core/NG Standard(s):
RL.5.2: summarize the text.
Social Studies GLE 23 (5th grade)-Identify the
causes, effects, or impact of a given
event in early American history