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The Write Stuff
Write Out 2023
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
A six-word story can be a great way to capture what makes nature cool!
Quill Pen Writing
Battle of Cowpens – Reader’s Theater Script for Classroom
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
The student will be able to: ●Identify key people in the battle and in the Revolutionary War ●Summarize the immediate and long term outcomes of the battle ●Summarize the role of geography in the battle ●Identify the effects of Morgan’s leadership style ●Summarize backcountry attitudes towards the British (in late 1780/early 1781)
The Green Corn Ceremony:Creative Writing
John Muir: Observation and Descriptive Writing
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
During the field trip to John Muir National Historic Site, students were encouraged to reflect on the home and work life of John Muir. They also learned about Muir’s battle to preserve wild places through writing articles and books about nature. His work influenced people all over the world and led to the creation of five National Parks. This exercise will give students a prompt for observation, analytical thinking, and descriptive writing.
John Muir: Research and Persuasive Writing
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

During their field trip to John Muir National Historic Site, students were encouraged to reflect on John Muir's home life and his dedication to conservation. They explored Muir's efforts to protect wild places by writing articles and books that inspired global audiences. His advocacy ultimately contributed to the establishment of five National Parks. These activities offer students opportunities to engage in research, develop analytical thinking, and practice persuasive writing skills.
Cows in the Campground - Pre-Visit Writing Activity
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students will read about the community of the Niobrara Valley prior to their field trip to develop an understanding of the significance of development and its co-existence with preservation of a natural resource. Students will demonstrate their understanding of the interrelationships contained in the river system by writing a descriptive essay based on an essay prompt of their choice.
Pathways to Discovery – Muir’s Trees and Writing Activity
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Use America's largest national park as a pathway to discovery! In this lesson, students take part in a writing activity which allows them to reflect on some of their thoughts about trees.
Wright Times Talk Show
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Writing Prompts derived from a visit to President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home NHS
Pirates of North Carolina
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

This lesson is designed to introduce students to pirates who plagued the coast of North Carolina during the time of colonization, as well as to develop research skills in technology and write a research report. They will use a variety of strategies and writing process elements in the composing of their report. It will allow students to integrate research of social studies/history of the colonial era with technology, reading, and writing.
The Washingtons in Chesapeake Bay History
Antietam Then and Now
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students will study historic photographs, sketches, and paintings of the battle and then compare them to modern photographs of the battlefield. They will then complete a writing assignment that compares the battlefield then and now. Skills: Reading, writing, utilization and analysis of primary sources, group discussion.
We the People: Challenges of Life at a Frontier Fort
Rats in a Cage Readers' Theatre
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
In Rats in a Cage! students will learn about the mid-September 1862 Battle/Siege of Harpers Ferry through a dramatic representation. Using the provided script, students will assume the roles of some of the most important Union and Confederate soldiers, and some civilians, during that event.