Every morning after D.E.A.R (Drop Everything And Read) I have started the morning off with a "TWT". There is this outstanding link attached to the history website that I have found and I google what happened in history each day. I scroll through and select two prompts that are relevant, interesting, and 4th grade appropriate. The students have thoroughly enjoyed this! Usually, I also try to have photos on the smartboard so they can have a visual picture of whomever or whatever we're writing about. I give them thirty minutes and they have to create a title and a paragraph about the prompt. Afterwards, they draw an illustration. If you're looking for ideas for writing, I suggest 'TWT'S!
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history
Here's some of the things we have written about.
- Elvis Presley
- Hawaii becoming the 50th state
- The thief of the Mona Lisa discovered
- First victim of yellow fever fell ill in Memphis Tennessee
- Voyage 1 went to Mars
- First football player to be paralyzed in the NFL
- First balloon travelled from Maine to Paris, France
- Skeleton of a T-Rex found in South Dakota
- Black Out happened on the East Coast
- Earthquake hit Turkey leaving 250,000 homeless
- First African American graduated from Ole Miss
- First NASCAR race in Indianapolis
- First telegram sent around the world
These are the historic facts. I create a prompt to go with them :)! Happy Writing!
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