Writing+Activities

Narrative The students will write a narrative as if they were an immigrant coming to the United States during the Turn of the Century. They will talk about things that they would feel before arriving in New York, things that they would experience at the immigration ports, and how they felt once the process was complete.

Persuasive When the students learn about the famous inventors, they are going to write a persuasive paper. I will design a fancy award that needs to be given to the greatest inventor who contributed the most to our lives. The students will each write me a paper persuading me to choose their favorite inventor for the award.

Expository The students will write me a short paper explaining how Yellow Journalism contributed to the United States declaring war on Spain. This will directly follow our discussion on the United States becoming a World Power.