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This activity serves as an introduction to a narrative writing assignment. To provide context for this activity, teachers will give students an overview of the Census Bureau. Then, students will complete a Quickwrite about their name and its history. After that, students will examine and answer questions about census data on popular last names, listen to a story about names, and complete a Quickwrite about that story.

Students will use State Facts for Students to explore data about their state and voice their opinions on how the population has changed over time.

Students will discuss what the Census Bureau does and what information it collects. They will analyze text and an infographic and answer questions.

Students will learn about how the U.S. government classifies race and ethnicity through watching a video and reading a blog post.

Students will engage in a class discussion on young adulthood, answer questions about a technical document, then write about their generation.

Students will read an informational text about college completion rates for people born in different years and answer questions citing evidence.