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Students are to write a narrative identifying their persaonal hero, explaining why this person merits such honors, give examples of behaviors of this person, and transfer their emotions to the reader.

Triabal challenges: Students work in groups (tribes) to create four challenges based on historic information about colonial times, a voting box, flag, constitution,immunity item.

Students will choose a country in North or South America. Through research they will find the country's flag, three different recipes from that country, the currency, short biography of person or symbol on the currency, map of the country, 5 facts, puctures of culture. The are to work in a timely manner and particpate in a "Taste of the Americas" event at school. They will particpate in preparation, during the event, and clean up.