Articles and On-line Resources

• Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation by Neil Howe, William Strauss and R.J. Matson (2000)
• The World According to Y: Inside the New Adult Generation by Rebecca Huntley (2006)
• The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw (2004)

• Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069 ​by Neil Howe, William Strauss (1992)

• "Generations in Anglo-American History" (2013) from LifeCourse Associates (word doc; link)
• "Is History Moving Faster? Are Generations Getting Shorter?" (May 19, 2012) by Neil Howe (word doc; link)
• "Generations in History" from LifeCourse Associates (pdf; link)
• "What May Happen in the Next Hundred Years" (1900) by John Elfreth Watkins, Jr. featured in The Ladies' Home Journal (image, link)

Key Assessment

During this unit, students are responsible for creating a family tree that depicts both the members of their family, but also the events that coincided with their lives. The family trees should go back as far as possible (yes, that may mean talking to relatives), but should not go beyond 1600. There are some free online resources to help you out, and unless a really big event happened the year that they were born/died, you do not need to put the month or date. For example, my grandfather died in January 2001, I would put that because September 11th was later in the year and a very big event. But, my grandmother died in January 2011, and not much happened that year, so I would just put 2011. It is up to the individual student how they present their family, they may create a physical chart or even a website, Power Point, or Prezi presentation. They will be graded based on completeness, following directions, historical events included, and production value.



Neil Howe: Gen Xers

Presentation by Neil Howe about Generation Xers

Millennials Study Captures Snapshot of Young America

PBS Newshour story