Alternate Histories

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Alternate Histories or
Alternate history is a look at what would have
happened if one important event in history was
changed. How would it effect the rest of history
with the changed outcome to the event? For
example.
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D-Day June 6th
Turning Point
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Disaster at Normandy Beach
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• In the prior slides the turning point is a failed
  landing at Normandy Beach. This is one of the
  pivotal points in World War Two. There are many
  points, for example
• The Japanese never bomb Pearl Harbor
• The United States never enters the war
• Germany creates the atomic bomb before the United
  States does
• Great Britain is invaded by Germany

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Say that again...
Another example and closer to you.. What if your
Dad never met your Mom???? How would that have
changed things for you? So how do you do
things? Like this
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What do I do ???

• Decide what event from the list that you want to
  write about.
• Use the internet to research the event and find
  out what happened.
• On scrap paper write what really happened as a
  result of the event you have chosen.
• Reverse the event (if it happened then it did
  not happen)
• Cross out what could NOT have possibly have
  happened
• On scrap paper write down what could have
  happened because of the changes
• Decide what changes that you have listed would
  make the most sense
• Cross out the events that do not make sense
• Transfer the results to your project file
• Locate pictures of the event/people to support
  your project and add it to the project
• Review your work for accuracy and completeness
  based on the rubric
• (Fifth grade students will have 3 events from
  their turning point. Fourth grade students will
  have 2 events from their turning point. )