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Reading about history is nothing like experiencing it firsthand. Encourage your eighth graders to do the next best thing with a historical narrative prompt, in which they describe the experience of a first-time traveler on the Transcontinental Railroad. The prompt provides two documents on which learners can based their narrative essays.
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Instructional Ideas
- Join forces with a social studies class to create a cross-curricular assignment during their unit on the Transcontinental Railroad
- After they create their characters, have classmates pair up to write scripts between their characters based on a common conflict or plot
- Have your class complete further research on the time period before revising their essays to reflect additional information
- Use the prompt as an in-class writing assessment to check for understanding after your unit on the California Gold Rush
Classroom Considerations
- Doesn't include a teacher lesson plan, but the instructions are explanatory
Pros
- A great way to introduce or reinforce document-based writing for middle schoolers
- Restates the prompt after the passages for quick reference
Cons
- None