Writing+Activities

Writing Activites:
Narrative: “I” poem After reading “Abraham Lincoln: Defender of the Union.” Create an “I” Poem. Students make connections by writing the poem from the perspective of Abraham Lincoln. Therefore, write this poem as if you were Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. Follow the following format for your poem: I am_ I wonder_ I hear I see_ I want I am_

I pretend_ I feel_ I touch_____ __I worry___ I cry_ I am_

I understand_____ __I say____­­­_______ __I dream___

Persuasive: RAFT After listening to the story “Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln” write a persuasive letter using a RAFT format. The following format should be followed. -Role: Derek or Michael -Audience: their grandmother -Format: letter -Topic: Students will write a letter and either Derek or Michael, attempting to persuade their grandmother that they really went back to the Civil War and saw Abraham Lincoln.

Expository:

Use you topic web graphic organizer from the book “Northerners” to create an expository writing on life in the north during the Civil War. The graphic organizer contained questions posed by the students using who?/what?/where?/when?/why?/how?. Take the questions and answers you have formulated to create a short one page paper ( two paragraphs) describing life in the north at this time. The graphic organizer will help you organize their paper.