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What If . . . Social Media: Set 1 is a ten-book set that challenges students to create social media profiles and posts for famous scientists, inventors, and explorers; ancient Greeks and Romans; people of the American Revolution, Renaissance, and Reformation; U.S. Presidents; and characters of Shakespeare. Print the full units or just the pages needed for key individuals your students are studying.

They need to use their imagination and independent research to fill out personal information about each individual as well as his or her family, friends, acquaintances, jobs, education, and interests. Then they are challenged to write ten posts the inventor could have posted and illustrate five of them as though they were shared in image or video format.

See a preview of each title at the links below. Ages 11-18.

What If Famous Explorers Were on Social Media? What if Famous Explorers Were on Social Media challenges students to create social media profiles and posts for 31 famous explorers from around the world and various periods in history.

What If Famous Inventors Were on Social Media? What if Famous Inventors Were on Social Media challenges students to create social media profiles and posts for 43 famous inventors from around the world and various periods in history.

What If Famous Scientists Were on Social Media? What if Famous Scientists Were on Social Media challenges students to create social media profiles and posts for 38 famous scientists from around the world and various periods in history.

What If Shakespeare’s Characters Were on Social Media? What if Shakespeare’s Characters Were on Social Media challenges students to create social media profiles and posts for 65 characters from five classic plays: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, and Romeo and Juliet.

What If the Ancient Greeks Were on Social Media? What if the Ancient Greeks Were on Social Media challenges students to create social media profiles and posts for 36 famous ancient Greeks.

What If the Ancient Romans Were on Social Media? What if the Ancient Romans Were on Social Media challenges students to create social media profiles and posts for 37 famous ancient Romans.

What If the People of the American Revolution Were on Social Media? What if People of the American Revolution Were on Social Media challenges students to create social media profiles and posts for 63 famous people from the period of the American Revolution, including individuals fighting for and against independence.

What If the People of the Renaissance Were on Social Media? What if People of the Renaissance Were on Social Media challenges students to create social media profiles and posts for 25 famous people from the time of the Renaissance.

What If the People of the Reformation Were on Social Media? What if People of the Reformation Were on Social Media challenges students to create social media profiles and posts for 18 famous people from the time of the Reformation.

What If the U.S. Presidents Were on Social Media? What if the U.S. Presidents Were on Social Media challenges students to create social media profiles and posts for all of the Presidents of the United States, including those from long before social media was available.