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'WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE"

This Billy Joel song encompasses 114 different events that stood out in history beginning at his birth in 1949 through 1989 when he wrote the song.  Its purpose is to prove that no matter which time period you live through, there will be crazy events and crazy times  How perfect is this as we are living through one of those crazy times in history with the Coronavirus? 

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· Choose a section of the song and sign up through the link above.

 

· Working with a partner, create a Google Slide presentation explaining the significance of each event as it pertains to the years 1949-1989 and go in order of the song.  Remember, you can both work on the presentation from home, just share it with the other person.  I recommend you each take two lines found in your song section. However, it should look like one unified project using the same fonts and backgrounds.  Share it with me as soon as you begin. 

 

· Choose the one date in history in which the event was the most newsworthy and  historically notable.

 

· One topic per slide and include photos.

 

· Using the link below, select a video presentation time in which you and your partner are both available to present during a Google Meets session. Other groups will be included in the same presentation slot. ONLY SIGN UP USING THE NAME OF ONE PERSON FROM YOUR GROUP!

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