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One Crazy Summer

Project Overview

Using One Crazy Summer as a model, you are going to write your own historical fiction short story based on one of the historical events mentioned in the book. You will spend some time researching historical events, choosing one, then crafting a fictional story that centralizes that event in a character’s life. 

Topics

 

  • Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay)
  • President LBJ
  • Ho Chi Minh in South Vietnam
  • Martin Luther King Jr’s funeral (you may also choose to research his life)
  • Bobby Kennedy’s funeral (you may also choose to research his life)
  • Race riots—Harlem, NY; Watts Riot (Los Angeles, CA); Newark, NJ; Detroit, MI
  • Sit-ins—Greensboro, NC; Orangeburg, SC; Rock Hill, SC; Charleston, SC; Baton Rouge, LA; 
  • Elizabeth Taylor (and her husbands)
  • Huey Newtown
  • Bobby Seale
  • SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
  • Other (see Ms. Meade for approval):

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ONE CRAZY SUMMER

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