After reading Elvira Woodruff's George Washington's Socks, young readers and writers embark upon writing their own historically based story, with a focus on developing ideas and details throughout the piece. In small groups, class members begin by reviewing student examples of the assignment and discussing idea development. Then, equipped with a prewriting worksheet and graphic organizer, they draft their own story about an adventure back in time!

Concepts

six-trait writing

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Additional Tags

elvira woodruff, six traits of writing, 6+1 trait, english language arts

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Pros

• Great samples of student work to use as a model for assignment
• Useful self-reflection checklist on student rough draft worksheet
• Download prewriting worksheet and graphic organizer to edit
• Provides suggestions for historical topics and pertinent considerations in developing ideas for writing

Cons

• Instructor may wish to incorporate one more activity focusing on the actual process of really developing ideas in writing
• Will require instructional time and support for conducting research

Common Core

RI.5.3 W.4.3.a W.4.6 W.4.8 W.5.3.b W.5.8