Famous Landmarks of the United States

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Famous Landmarks of the United States

• First and Last Name
• Period 1/2
• October 26, 2009

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Instructions

• Instructions Your assignment is to make a
  PowerPoint slideshow of famous landmarks of the
  United States. You will pick ten landmarks and
  make slides describing them. Each slide will say
• The name of the landmark
• The location of the landmark city and state (or
  states).
• The year the landmark was made (or how old it
  is).
• A sentence telling why the landmark is
  significant.
• Your slide will also have a picture showing the
  landmark.
• You should know enough about each landmark to
  describe it to another student.

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Pick 10 of the following

• Hoover Dam
• Liberty Bell
• White House
• Statue of Liberty
• Space Needle
• Gateway Arch
• Crater Lake
• The Alamo
• Lincoln Memorial
• Jefferson Memorial
• Capital Building
• Niagara Falls

• Yosemite
• Yellowstone
• USS Arizona Memorial
• Empire State Building
• Mount Rushmore National Park
• Golden Gate Bridge
• Grand Canyon National Park
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• Korean War Memorial
• Gettysburg National Park
• Washington Monument
• World Trade Center Site
• Arlington National Cemetery

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Landmark Name

• Where- City, State
• When the landmark was built/how old it is.
• What is significant about this landmark?
• Why did they build this landmark?
• What is interesting about it?

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The Oregon Garden

• Located in Silverton, Oregon.
• Grand Opening was July 2001.
• The Oregon Garden is a nice place to get married,
  attend concerts, or go for a field trip.

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When you are done

• You should have a title slide plus 10 slides
  describing landmarks.
• You should have 10 complete sentences and at
  least 10 pictures.
• No white backgrounds, no crummy pictures, and no
  cursive writing.
• Check your work for CUPS!