African-American Heroes Students visit websites to learn about important African Americans and the honor of being...		Benjamin Banneker's Letter Review Banneker's life, read a letter he wrote to Jefferson, and write analogies in this lesson...
The Life of Milton Hershey Enhance reading comprehension with a lesson that is centered around a biography about Milton...		Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring Enhance reading comprehension with a lesson that is centered around a biography about...
Write a Letter to the President Students will write a letter to the president with details of their ideas for goals to be met...		Comparing Fractions with Unlike Numerators Using Journaling Use a lesson that is an introduction to comparing fractions with like denominators and unlike...
Write a Letter to Jesse Owens Assuming the role of a fellow athlete, Nazi supporter or African-American, students will write...		The Rights of Bike Riders Students will write a letter to the editor of a newspaper in reaction to the bicycle helmet...
Journal Writing Introduce students to autobiographical journal writing with this lesson plan.		Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...
An Autobiographical Poem Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject...		Historical Sites Project Students will research an historically important site and make a project explaining its...
Harriet Brent Jacobs Harriet Brent Jacobs was a slave who wrote an autobiography. Students read an excerpt and react...		Who Writes History? Rethinking Columbus Day In this lesson plan, students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. The...
Comparing Fractions with Unlike Denominators Using Journaling Discover an introduction to comparing fractions with unlike denominators. Students will compare...		Today's Pilgrim Worksheet Use this worksheet with the "Today's Pilgrims" lesson plan.