In one paragraph, you will summarize the historical
time period or event that you have researched so far. In your paragraph, be sure to include:
● at least two specific details from your notes to help you
summarize the historical time period or event,
● a lesson that you think can be
learned from the historical time period or event and applied to the future, one that is supported by
the two details you include, and
● proper spelling, punctuation and
grammar.
My lai massacre was an awful war, and it shouldn’t have happened. Women, men and evan children were murdered. My lai wasn't a Viet cong sympathizer, but was judged to be one because they were in South Vietnam. The lesson here is to never judge a book by its cover.
ReplyDeleteYour conflict could be witnessing women and children dying and not being able to help. Or it could be trying to survive.
DeleteYour main conflict could be a child witnessing his/her parents dying and being taken by their killer.
DeleteThe main character of your historical fiction story could be one of the unarmed Vietnamese people who were attacked during the My Lai Massacre, and the conflict could be the brutal attacks on the main character and other South Vietnamese citizens.
DeleteYour main character could be an American soldier and who is against raping and murdering people by telling the press.
DeleteYour main character could be a boy with trimmed black hair with brown eyes
DeleteYour main character could be my lai. He could be tall, angry, and he could be a firefighter.
DeleteI suggest that your main character is a child that gets easily confused and tries to be optimistic even in a horrible situation.
DeleteThe Battle of the Somme, 1916, has a grand lesson to be learned. It was a terrible loss for the British and French Soldiers against the Germans during World War One ending with almost one million losses which could have been avoided. General Sir Douglas was in charge of these combined forces and ordered them into no man's land daily thinking the enemy forces were weak and crushable. Sadly he underestimated their numbers and strength which led to millions of losses. This tragic battle shows us to never underestimate something and always prepare for the worst. You can never know what the problem will look like "over the top."
ReplyDeleteMaybe a good idea for your story would be a General underestimating the other army, then trying to save their army once they realize they underestimated the them.
DeleteI think a good main conflict for this story would be this: One of the people in Sir Douglas's army was trying his hardest to convince him not to lead them into this field/no mans land and douglas continuing to say no.
DeleteI think a good idea for your main character could be an older general, who is very cocky and confident that his army will win the battle.
DeleteA lesson that I think can be learned from my topic, the American Revolution, is that if one person/group does something, the other will respond equally as harshly, and big arguments can start.
ReplyDeleteThe British, after the French and Indian war, were in debt and taxed the American colonies with the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and the 4 townshend acts. Then, a small British army in Boston was threatened by mob harassment from the colonists, and in turn killed 5 colonists in response. This was known as the Boston Massacre.
A group of colonists, in response, briefly disguised themselves as Mohawk people and dumped around 10000 Euros ($10,523) of tea into the ocean. The British, again in response, passed 4 Acts known as the Intolerable Acts. Things got worse and worse, and soon after came the American Revolution, where the Americans fought the British in a successful attempt of independence from Britain.
This is how great disputes can start, from one action to a war. And this is how people can start big arguments with each other, shown by the Americans and the British.
Dear Caleb Pinder :), a main conflict could be a person being trained to join either the American army or the British army.
DeleteHello! May I suggest that you use a conflict that a person is trying to get free from a British prison? Thanks!
DeleteA good main conflict could be being a british spy that has to go around all over.
DeleteA main conflict for your story could be a loyalist living in the colonies, and having to deal with the peer pressure of the patriots trying to get them to join their side.
DeleteMaybe your character can be a young or old male. They could be very passionate with their beliefs. The conversations can have some sarcasm and a hard working attitude.
DeleteA good main character could be skinny and brave.
DeleteMaybe your main character could be from a dogs point of view.
DeleteI think a good idea for your main character would be a rich, mid-aged, male loyalist who supports the king. But, he is constantly under the pressure of the patriots to come and join their army and be on their side of the war.
DeleteWhen the Naval base Pearl Harbor was attacked the U.S was not prepared. 2,403 Americans died that day when more than 350 Japanese planes attacked. At 7:55 the first wave arrived. At 8:00 Admiral Kimmel radios the line “This is no drill”. 9 USS ships fell with one holding 1,000 men inside. It got worse when a second wave arrived at 8:54. The U.S was not prepared for this day.
ReplyDeleteI think that a good idea for a main conflict for this story would be this: A fictional character happened to not be on duty in pearl harbor that day but all of his friends were and they were all killed. The conflict would be him wanting to get back on the Japanese for this act.
DeleteI think another good idea would be if a character was at pearl harbor and miraculously survived ( might be a doctor) and had to help other people who got hit bad.
DeleteYour conflict should be that your main character is a soldier that is trying to defend pearl harbor from Japan.
DeleteI think that a good idea for your main character would be having him go on a bunch of missions against the Japanese and fighting them in different battles.
DeleteI think your character could be Admiral Kimmel. He is short, and mad and he is a man.
DeleteThe Parkland School shooting claimed the lives of 17 people, this number could've been reduced if proper protocol was executed by the staff. On the other hand that number could've been increased if it weren't for the actions of people who were just like you and me. Scot Peterson, former deputy, failed to call the code red after seeing the shooter on his way into the school, then he told officers to "stay at least 500 feet away at this point." Those officers didn't enter the building for 11 minutes after the shooting was ended, what could've happened if those officers did enter the building sooner? What could've happened if that code red was called sooner? We will never know, but what we do know is Aaron Feis, the school football coach who saved lives that day. He charged at the shooter instead of running away; shielding students from the gunshots and unfortunately dying in the process, he will forever be a hero. You can use this story to improve yourself in your own life. Don't be afraid to call out danger and don't be afraid to help people who are in danger. Of course you don't have to charge at bullets like Aaron Feis but helping a friend in need is just as good.
ReplyDeleteMaybe your main conflict could be one of the officers trying to deal with the guilt of not going into the school to help.
DeleteMaybe the main conflict can be the students and family questioning the police's code.
DeleteYour main conflict can be a student and an officer communicating with each other through the shooting. Trying to get the rest of the students safely out of the school. You can switch between the pov's of the cop , the shooter and the random student.if you want
DeleteYour main character could be an officer haunted by not helping.
DeleteAn idea for a main character could be a kid that was on the football team. They could talk kind pessimistically, and they could have a sarcastic tone and body motion. Their speech can be very heavy and serious.
DeleteIn 1929-1939 the great depression was in full swing. President Hoover was the president from 1929-1933, this was in the middle of the Great Depression. The Great Depression was a horrible time for the USA. The Wall Street market crash was a huge drop. It dropped by 90%! People were losing everything, money, their houses, jobs, businesses, and everything else. President Hoover was not really helpful during this time. He more laid back and watched it other then help. He also wasn't very prepared for it. But, when President Roosevelt came in he was prepared for what was coming as a president. He passed 15 major laws in his "first hundred days!" This shows that if anything happens like this in the future, we should be prepared for something big that could happen just like the Great Depression. We should really be prepared now because of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine and Russia effecting out economy.
ReplyDeleteA main conflict you could use is the Wall Street market crashing by a large amount.
DeleteThe Great Depression is a fantastic idea Molly! A conflict that would work well is from the point of view of President Hoover dealing with the Wall Street market decreasing.
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DeleteYour main character could possibly be President Hoover, and you could focus on his behavior and or actions of not being helpful.
DeleteYour main conflict could be about people losing their jobs in the Great Depression.
DeleteYour main character could be a person whose parents lose their jobs in the Great Depression, so they have to work hard to earn money.
DeleteA main character you could include in your story is a normal middle school boy who notices President Hoover struggling so he talks with him then says that he will figure something out. Later he passes out laws and attempts to help the problem.
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ReplyDeleteThe U.S. entered the Vietnam in an attempt to prevent the spread of communism., but foreign policy, economic interests, national fears, and geopolitical strategies also played major roles. So november 1st 1955 they attacked Vietnam in order to stop the communism and it turned out to be one of the worst wars to happen. The U.S underestimated the vietnamese because they thought the little country couldn’t have a good fight, so they attacked them, and it turned out bad over; 58,000 U.S soldiers were confirmed dead.
A main conflict you could use is your character trying to survive the war.
DeleteA good main conflict is an American soldier having to clear a chunk of forest in Vietnam as ambushing Vietnamese Soldier take out their squad, one by one.
DeleteA main conflict you could use could be the point of view of a family member of someone who died in the war.
Deletea good main character could be a scrawny man with a funny accent , unsure of what hes doing as he stumbles through the terror.
DeleteYour character can be an tall soldier. Their behavior could be depressed because he/she lost someone during the war.
DeleteJune 6, 1944, D day was at its start at 4 am the largest amphibious military operation was a go. we had most success storming 4 out of the 5 beaches but there was one beach that was very tricky to storm. The US and Britain teamed up and by 6:30 am the war at Omaha beach in the pitch black the battle started like any other but soon the US would realize this battle would cause major casualties to there military. 4,134 out of there 9,000 troops that landed in Omaha died and only 68% of people that tried to storm the beach ended up successful which made it the most casualties in the US military ever in a single battle but what makes that even worse there was always another way to go around that battle and suffer no casualties.
ReplyDeleteA conflict a character could go through is a soldier storming the beach. Having to suffer from the traumatic scenes around him with all the caulsitles.
DeleteYour conflict could be see your friend died and you have to keep flighting
DeleteFor your characters appearance he could have a muscular build
DeleteYour main character can be Britain solider Behavior can be friendly by teamed up with the U.S
DeleteThe morning of September 11, 2001 will always be known as the worst attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor. Four planes killed almost 3,000 people. The planes all took off from the East Coast and were headed to California, because those planes had the most fuel so it did the most damage. What I think we should learn from this is that the darkest people are right under our noses. Most of the hijackers were trained and taught to fly a plane in the United States.
ReplyDeleteA possible main conflict you could consider is a citizen on the plane having to go through the hijackers on the plane. Maybe trying to uphold the hijackers or get contact of a loved one.
DeleteYour main character could go through the conflict of losing a loved one who worked inside the twin towers during the attack.
DeleteA conflict for your story could be a person in the twin towers the day of the event trying to survive.
DeleteFor your characters appearance you could say "brushed their thick black hair out of their eyes"
DeleteYour character could be an old sweet lady. You could say things such as "she slowly climbed up the stairs" cause shes an old lady.
DeleteYour main character could be a middle aged woman who is usually quiet. But when she hears about the attack she could act with strong emotions.
DeleteJuly 20, 1969 was a day where so many life lessons were learned for the future.
ReplyDeleteNeil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins took the lunar module "Eagle" on the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. They were the first men to ever step foot on it; "That's one small step for a man, a giant leap for mankind" -Neil Armstrong.
Neil always knew he wanted to be a pilot, and always had plans to achieve his goals of becoming an astronaut.
An important lesson to be learned; don't be afraid to pursue your dreams. Be motivated and determined to continue them, and you might do something out of this world.
Neil and the other astronauts could be stuck in space because their ship broke so they have to figure out a way to get back to Earth or land on the moon and get back to Earth.
DeleteYour main character could be a NASA worker going through a mental conflict of all the horrible possibilities during this experiment. Experiencing regret and joy at the same time.
DeleteMaybe your main conflict could be about the astronaut who stayed in the crew capsule and did not go down to the moon and having to deal with that.
DeleteYour main character could be an astronaut that is in the capsule. He is short and has a beard. He is also funny and smart.
DeleteA guy who is buff and has brown hair. He'd talk excitedly about space and is overall a good guy. He'd be very excited about space related things.
DeleteIn 1909 Henry Ford had an idea to create a semi reliable, affordable car for the people. He named it model t known as “Tin Lizzie”. It was the first time in American history that there was a car that people could afford. The car wasn't perfect, it had some problems in itself. People made fun of the car, but in their hearts they still loved the car. Imperfect things are still worthy of love.
ReplyDeleteA good main conflict would be a college kid saving up for a "Tin Lizzie".
DeleteI think that a good main conflict for this story would be this: You could do Henry Ford failing and failing trying to make the model T and all of the fails that he has, trying to get to the final product.
DeleteA good main conflict could be a young male trying to invent their own version of the "Tin Lizzie".
DeleteA good character could be a young man out of college, messy hair, he stutters and often goes back on what he says.
DeleteI think that if you take the idea of being Henry Ford then you should make him shut everyone out when he is offered help so it will make the story more intriguing.
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DeleteA young male or female that is interested in mechanics and they want to try and copy the "Tin Lizzie ''. They could be described as tall or small. They could have a set type of tone but be very passionate, they could also be a rebel kid.
On september 11th 2001 19 people working with al qaeda hijacked 4 planes. 2 of those planes were headed for the Twin Towers. American Airlines flight 11 hit the North Tower. 17 minutes later United Airlines flight 175 hit the South Tower. A lesson that was learned is how terrorism can affect anyone.
ReplyDeleteYour main conflict could be someone trying to get out of one of the towers and helping people on the way out.
DeleteI think a conflict could be a firefighter trying to rescue people from the building. The firefighter can't save everyone.
DeleteA good character could be driven by anger and emotion.
DeleteThe firefighter could be tall, muscular and fearful of fire. He could also be funny.
DeleteOn May 31st 1911 the titanic had launched But on April 14th the ship was approaching an area known to have icebergs. Meanwhile the crows nest binoculars were missing.At 11:40 PM the starboard side of the ship scraped against the iceberg. Not long after this happened the crew started to load the passengers into the lifeboat while also sending out distress signals.The carpathia had received this distress but was over three hours away from where the titanic was at the moment.They realized that they had only 27 passengers on a single lifeboat when they could fit 65 adult men.The crew was afraid that the lifeboats could not handle the weight.But During this entire time people were panicking so much trying to save them and their families .but I believe that if they did the safety drill the day before the people and crew would know what to do and freak out. i also think that if they had filled the boats up to the limit more people would have survived.If they did not panic things would be a whole lot different.
ReplyDeleteYour main conflict could be trying to survive the Titanic but not having enough life boats.
DeleteYour main conflict could be trying to get off the boat but you cant find one of your loved ones
DeleteMaybe your character could be someone who is trying to save their family, friends or just other people on the boat. Instead of worrying about getting themself on a life boat, they could be trying to help other people to get to safety. This would make them a kind, selfless person, who doesn't worry about themselves much, but just wants to help others.
DeleteHarold Shipman was a diligent and noble doctor through the perception of his patients- before they were murdered. Harold Shipman is the most notorious serial killer in modern history, with his schemes lasting from 1975 to 1998. Harold Shipman is without a doubt the most sinister kind of serial killer for many reasons. One reason is that Harold Shipman hid himself in the shadows, as people didn’t suspect him as a serial killer as they were distraught from his conventional life. He had four children and was married, and worked as a doctor almost all of his life. Another reason is that he killed the most vulnerable targets, with the age range 41- 93. He had also used scheming ways to kill people, as he administered drugs, such as Morphine into his patients. He and his foul acts remind us that darkness can lurk in the safest of places.
ReplyDeleteA good main conflict could be someone trying to get away from the killer or being a target.
DeleteMaybe your main character could be a little boy that lives next door!
DeleteIn the 1980’s during the Olympics girls would compete as early as age 14. This made it very hard for young girls to be away from their parents. During training for competition they worked really hard and missed a lot of family time. Mary Lou Retton was a very famous gymnast that had a lot of public attention for winning and competing. She also was injured and pushed to continue to compete. However at what cost where young girls pushed to extremes.
ReplyDeleteDear Bri, a main conflict for your story could be a young female training and being injured for the olympics.
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DeleteFor your story the conflict can be a girl in the olympics suffering from depression, and trying to build her confidence. While wanting to bring awareness to the situation that is happening in the olympics, or better treatment to be given to the young olympians.
DeleteA main conflict for this story could be a gymnast coming out about the hard conditions of having to compete for the olympics and receiving backlash.
DeleteEveryone sees 9-11 as one of the worst experiences America has witnessed. They only see the bad and not the good. You might be asking yourself or wondering, "What good!" Almost 3,000 people died on 9-11-01. A lot of the people that sacrificed their lives for the well being of others in danger. "Selfless". That is the word to describe them. They put their selves in harms way to save people. And that is what we shall remember from that day not the bad but the good. What I am trying to say is that we need to stay strong as a people no matter what happens.
ReplyDeleteFor example after the incident on september 11 america and every person got through what happend and remained strong.
Your main conflict could be the main character being selfless and saving people.
DeleteYour main character should have to face the challenge of trying to escape the towers before they collapse.
DeleteMain conflict could be a firefighter trying to help people in the building and put out fires in it.
DeleteYour main character could be kind, caring and selfless.
Deleteyour main character should be younger and had come to work with her mother so she is trying to escape once she gets separated to her mother.
DeleteMain character could be a buff firefighter who has brown hair and speaks fluently in spanish and english without stuttering. He likes to work but gets nervous sometimes. He sometimes get anxious around fires and big buildings.
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ReplyDeleteRoselle was a dog who saved Michael Hingson from 9/11 twin towers.
She was a service dog too. He was walking up to the 78th floor tower one where he worked with Roselle. She was a Labrador Retriever. She died in June of 2011, at age 14, in Michael Hingson arms. Never underestimate a dog and what it can do.
Roselle's conflict should be having to get up the tower past all the fleeing people to get to Michael Hingson.
DeleteA main conflict you could use is the reason why Michael Hingson was in need to be saved from the Twin Towers.
DeleteYour main character should have dialogue inside his head instead of out loud to make it more believable that it is a real dog.
DeleteA main character that you could include is a dog that has the ability to talk and communicate to Michael Hingson and others.
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ReplyDeleteA small number of people began to experience shortness of breath and fever. Soon it was all connected to a seafood market and a nearby Meat shop. Many people got sick and some died. All of the exotic meats can spread diseases like Covid. This is how covid began to form in these markets. This is why you should be careful of what you consume.
maybe the main conflict could be someone from china trying not to get covid.
DeleteYour main character should be someone who eats one of these exotic meats and is trying to fight for her life to survive.
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Delete“The Titanic, the unsinkable ship.” -Harland and Wolff. Everyone back in the 1910s trusted the Titanic. All 2200 passengers were traveling from Southampton England to New York. Many went to start a brand new life. 885 workers on the deck working on the most luxurious boat in the World. No one would expect the boat would be underwater within four days, with 705 remaining passengers alive. You should never trust people with information because nobody can predict the future and how things might turn out. Just like how the Titanic was called “The unsinkable ship.”
ReplyDeleteYour main character could go through the conflict of trying to survive the Titanic as it's sinking. Because your character is fictional, you could write them to be one of the only survivors of the Titanic.
DeleteHi! I like your topic about the "Titanic", and I have some suggestions for it. #1, you could use a conflict like your main character is trying to get into a lifeboat but he/she can't. #2, you could consider putting a second main character for your story. Thanks!
DeleteA good main conflict could be your character surviving the propeller falling on the people that jumped off the ship.
DeleteYour main character would probably be well-mannered and wealthy because they are on an expensive and famous boat. They may talk a little rudely sometimes and get angry easily throughout your story sometimes.
DeleteI also have a character suggestion: you could create your character so he/she/it has some interior/exterior emotion. He/she/it could also speak using a passionate voice or a desperate one.
Delete“If you work hard and believe in yourself.” , there are no limits in your success” One exemple some of the U.S hockey players were inexperienced players, but they didn't give up, they kept practicing and they persevere . Another exempleis the U.S fell behind again in the finals. even though the U.S fell behind. They didn't say " we are out of this game, we are going to lose", They said’ “Even though we are losing we can still come back, and come on top.
ReplyDeleteIn your story I think maybe your conflict could be trying to train enough and, beat the opposing team, and trying to win. Your main character could be someone on the team.
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DeleteYour main character could be a member of the hockey team. The person could be more of a laid back person, but takes their work seriously and tries there best in the games.
DeleteYour main conflict could be how the team progresses to become better.
DeleteYour main character could be one of the inexperienced players on the team that is from a poor town, so he is trying to go big in hockey to help his family.
Delete9/11 was a horrible attack, but it wasn't a surprise. On September 11, 2001, 19 militants hijacked an aircraft. They were associated with the group al-Qaeda. At 8:46AM a Boeing 767 aircraft hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center at roughly 466 mph. This plane was carrying around 10,000 gallons of jet fluid, which demolished floors 88 through 99. So many lives had been taken that day. People donated money, gave blood, flew flags and were truly proud of our great country. It's hard to make a lesson out of this tragedy, but if there was anything to learn that day, it was that were at are best when times are the worst.
ReplyDeleteFor your historical fiction writing piece, you could consider writing from the perspective of an innocent passenger on the kamikaze planes; the main conflict could potentially be about accepting your fate.
DeleteHi! For your historical fiction, I suggest that you use conflict between a businessman surviving the plane crash and the dangers he had been on. Thanks!
DeleteI suggest that your main character could be a person who is still young and has a lot of life left in them who possibly overthinks things but does not vocalize their emotions loudly.
DeleteOn August 23, 2005 the worst hurricane in U.S. history hit. Hurricane Katrina nearly killed 2,000 people and affected 90,000 square miles of U.S.The hurricane damaged a bunch of businesses and homes; this made people very desperate. They needed shelter, water, and food. The people either died or got injured by trying to leave New Orleans. The lesson that I learned from my topic was to always be prepared in life.
ReplyDeleteYour main conflict could be trying to survive the hurricane.
DeleteJayde I believe that Hurricane Katrina is a fantastic topic! A conflict that would work well with Hurricane Katrina is from the point of view from someone who is attempting to help the people that suffered from the Hurricane.
DeleteA good conflict could be someone near the water and they see the big waves coming and then they try to run.
DeleteA main conflict could be a family who survived the hurricane but lost everything
DeleteJayde, I feel like your main character would be very engaging if it was a child, and if your character should have an independent and determined mindset.
DeleteMaybe your character is someone who is trying to escape the hurricane themself, but also needing to help other people in danger, like family, friends or strangers. They could be helpful and caring and that's why they would be willing to help, instead of just focusing on surviving by themself.
DeleteLooking at the salem witch trials we can learn that suspicion can make do crazy things. The prayer test was a test to tell if someone was a witch or not; the person had to recite the lord's prayer without error, but when a suspected witch recited the prayer perfectly it was thought to be the devil's trick, and they were hung anyway. The witches mark was an imperfection on someone's skin. It could be a freckle, a wart, a mole, or even a scar, and if you tried to cut or burn the marks off; the cuts and burns were also considered witches marks.
ReplyDeleteThe German’s occupied france and were transporting resources and troops to help with fighting Russia, and the Allies landed in Normandy, France and took back most of France, liberating it, and pushing the Germans back. They then went on to win the war, going from france to belgium, and finally took berlin. D-day is considered the turning point of the war in the allies favor. The first person on D-day to die in combat that was known is a German gaurding the Pegasus bridge.
ReplyDeleteThe battle of verdun was a horrible and bloody war; in fact it was longest war of world war one, and the horrible conditions doesn’t help its reputation. The lesson you can learn from the battle of verdun; helps show that you should be happy with the living standards, and conditions of life; because there can be much worse.
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