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    Thanksgiving and how it has changed. Investigate holidays over the years with a focus on Thanksgiving. Using the news articles to compare current Thanksgiving traditions, food, cost and even comics to that of 1897, 1906, 1917, and 1942. Students will look at newspapers and do a Venn diagram comparing historical to current.

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      thanksgivingnow andthen Pre K - 2 3 - 5 6 - 8 English/Language Arts Social Studies/History

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    Los Angeles herald., December 23, 1906, Image 44
    Image 164 of World War history (New York), November 19, 1917, (1917 November 19-25)
    Image 3 of Topaz times (Topaz, Utah), November 26, 1942
    Image 13 of New York journal and advertiser (New York [N.Y.]), November 21, 1897, (SUPPLEMENT)
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