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Course, Subject

English Regents, Social Studies, English Language Arts (NYS P-12 Common Core), Literacy in History/Social Studies (NYS 5-12 Common Core)

Description

Memorial Day, formerly known as Decoration Day, is a day to honor fallen soldiers who have given their lives for our country. Although Waterloo, New York is officially recognized as the birthplace of this holiday, many towns planned similar memorials in the wake of the Civil War. The following websites describe the origins of Memorial Day and feature soldiers' firsthand accounts of their war-time experiences.

Website(s)

The History of Memorial Day
General Logan's Memorial Day Order

Related Academic Standards

New York State

RI.11-12.8 Delineate and evaluate the reasoning in seminal U.S. texts, including the application of constitutional principles and use of legal reasoning (e.g., in U.S. Supreme Court majority opinions and dissents) and the premises, purposes, and arguments in works of public advocacy (e.g., The Federalist, presidential addresses).

RI.11-12.9 Analyze seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and nineteenth-century foundational U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (including The Declaration of Independence, the Preamble to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address) for their themes, purposes, and rhetorical features.

RH.9-10.6 Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts.

RH.11-12.6 Evaluate authors' differing points of view on the same historical event or issue by assessing the authors' claims, reasoning, and evidence.

SS.E.1.2B Students recognize how traditions and practices were passed from one generation to the next.

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