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We Didn't Start the Fire: US History 1949-1989
 * *Students, feel free to edit this page to help you better learn about "We Didn't Start the Fire!" **

During the final week of the school year, any student who would like to improve his or her test + project grade and/or learn more about US History can earn some extra points by learning the meaning behind Billy Joel's classic song about the US from 1949-1989, "We Didn't Start the Fire." At the designated time (see below) Mr. Duncan will give students 10 consecutive terms from a section of the song for students to define. Students who correctly define 6-10 of the terms from the song will be able to add that number of points to a test/project grade. Students who get 0-5 terms correct will not have any points added (Mr. Wood will explain why in class). The great news: (A) It is completely optional and (B) it cannot do any way harm on your grade.
 * Block C: Thu May 30
 * Block G: Wed May 29

[|"We Didn't Start the Fire"] The original video by Billy Joel.

[|Mr. Allsop Teacher Tribute] Teacher-made video that includes images and the years for each event. Also, this website has hyperlinks to all of the people/places/events/things mentioned in the song.

[|Ye Li WDSTF Video] Homemade video that also includes images and the years for each event. While this site does not have hyperlinks, the video is more fun, even mixing in some subliminal messages while also including memorable pictures and dates. (Warning: It may take about 1-2 minutes to load.)

[|School for Champions WDSTF] Great summaries of each person/place/event/thing from "We Didn't Start the Fire."

[|Wikipedia WDSTF] As is often the case, Wikipedia's entry is hard to beat.

[|Fun Review Game for 'We Didn't Start the Fire'] There are 5 games that deal with the different sections of the song. To play each game, go to the website and then change the number in the address bar from 1 to 2, 3, 4, or 5.