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W.A.R. (Wars Are Real) Lesson PlanW.A.R. (Wars Are Real) Lesson Plan
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8th
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W.A.R. (Wars Are Real)

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Eighth graders research America's involvement in wars and conflicts throughout its history. They are assigned a specific war or conflict and then research basic facts and what society was like in the era of their research. They present their findings.

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the military

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american conflicts, american wars, military history, social studies

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