In addition, students will be given a United States map which requires the students to identify the location in which their events took place. Once the timeline segments are put together, students will then need to write the events on the sticky notes provided by the teacher and place them on the timeline matching the correct date of the event. Students will then understand the purpose and significance of a historical timeline. It is now time for each student to compose a timeline including important dates, events, and the location in which the event has taken place in their lives. The teacher then asks students which people and events were important at that time.
Students then place the correct event on the sticky note next to the correct date.
The end result is a chronological timeline. The last task for the students involves identifying states where each event took place on a map of the United States. Those states are then shaded in by the students. Students are then assigned to compose a timeline of their own lives, including two national events that have occurred. Identifying the states where events took place also is required by the students.