Raising the Flag
Library of Congress: American Treasures
Description: This resource is an digital version of the famous World War II photograph showing American soldiers raising the flag on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima. (Primary source material with commentary).
Teaching Tips:
"Do Now" Suggestion
- After students have a chance to look at the photograph from Iwo Jima and read the short description on the website, the teacher can break them into groups of 4 to recreate the scene from the photograph. The class can vote on the most dramatic recreation.
- In the culminating project described in the activity section for VUS.10b.12, this could be a useful research for a student creating a PowerPoint presentation on Iwo Jima.