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Fire Project - Extra Credit, October 2016

We Didn't Start the Fire Assignment Guidelines:

In literature and in songs, authors often reference things that happened in history.  These type of references create a deeper meaning in the piece of art.  The song, We Didn’t Start The Fire by Billy Joel has over 100 references to history.  First, you must listen to the song and look up the lyrics. Then, you will choose 20 things mentioned in this song and do some basic research on what Billy Joel might have meant by including those topics in his song, We Didn't Start the Fire. You will teach me about those events and people, and what he might be teaching us about the nature of history overall.  This project is due on or before October 27th if you want it to count for grading period 1; If you do not care about that, it is due October 31st.  It will count for 3 grades and is expected to be excellent.  Use your creativity.  Make it fun.  You may choose a format for presenting your information on the topics of your choice and your explanations for why they are included in this song:

• PowerPoint
• Google Doc shared with me at delicata10ela@gmail.com
• Mixbook shared with me as a collaborator (Scrapblog, or other site)
• Written report (typed, at least a half page on each topic)
• Literal Scrapbook
• Any other approved format (Movie Maker, Photo Story, etc.)