Piecing a Peace Quilt Decorate a quilt with names and designs that reflect people who have contributed to making the...		Holocaust Courage Students are challenged to write about courage.
The Ending after the Ending Ask your students to write what happens after the end of the book.		You Are There! In this creative writing activity, students will write an original historical fiction story.
Peer Conference Notes: Reader Focus peer conferencing and make it a valuable tool with this set of questions.		Prose and Poetry Connection Have students write a narrative poem based on a prose realistic fiction selection. This...
Peer Conference Notes: Writer Focus peer conferencing and make it a valuable tool with this set of questions.		Writing Prompts and Literature Ideas: 1900s Assign writing prompts about the 1900s, and/or books that were written in the 1900s.
Scoring Rubric: Definition/Classification The organization, elements of definition/classification, grammar, usage, mechanics, and...		Writing Prompts and Literature Ideas: 1910s Assign writing prompts about the 1910s, and/or books that were written in the 1910s.
Scoring Rubric: How-to/Process Explanation The organization, elements of how-to/process explanation writing, grammar, usage, mechanics,...		A.A. Milne, Children's Author Read about A.A. Milne's achievements, and explore the related activities to learn more about...
Scoring Rubric: Multimedia Report The organization, elements of multimedia report writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and...		Writing Prompts and Literature Ideas: 1920s Assign writing prompts about the 1920s, and/or books that were written in the 1920s.
Scoring Rubric: Technical Description / Explanation The organization, elements of technical description / explanation writing, grammar, usage,...		Writers of the Forties Learn about three major writers of the forties: Richard Wright, James Michener, and Herman...
Callahan Cousins Writing Activity Students use their answers to these questions to write a newspaper article about the feud...		Curious George Authors: The Reys Share the story of the Reys, creators of Curious George books, and assign the related...
Create a Story About the Holocaust In this group project, students create a story about the Holocaust using suggested plot...		Writing Prompts and Literature Ideas: 1930s Assign writing prompts about the 1930s, and/or books that were written in the 1930s.