This is one of my favorite times of year! The time of year when college basketball is coming to an end and the NCAA tournament fans take on their second job: backetology. The fans analyze the teams, look at records, scan for important player stats and create a bracket of winners and losers. Each person has their own method for picking the winners and this lead me to think, what if students were able to create a bracket of famous Americans in US History? How would students rank these Americans' influence in history and how would each historical figure "compete" to win the coveted title of Most Influential Person in US History II?
I created a bracket for students to use in Excel. They have to choose their "winners" and write an explanation defending their choices. There is no right or wrong answer, however just like in competitive games, defense wins. Without a strong defending argument, students will not win the bracket competition. Below are some pictures of the document students used.
The following link will take you to a site where you can download the file:
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