Writing a Short Story - History

Printer Friendly Version
Grade Level
Middle School
Subject
History
Length of Time
1 hour
Description

Students will choose a period of history that they have studied so far and find interesting. Then, they will write a short story with the setting in that period of history.

Students can do the research and rough draft of their short story at home, and then they can write the final short story in class.

Goals

Students will learn:
To research topics
To develop a short story in different period of history
To revise, edit, and submit a final copy

Materials Needed

History book
Notecards or notebook paper
Pens and whiteouts

Procedure

First, students will look through their history books and select a period of history they have studied so far that they would like to study more.

Then, they will gather more information about that period such as clothes, weather, environment, food, activities, and other things that were involved during that period of history.

After that, they will write a short story using fictional characters, but a real setting and information based on the research in the period of history they chose.

Next, you will have them edit and revise their short story before they submit their final copy.

Finally, you will collect the papers and grade them.

Grading

You can grade on the accuracy of the information about the period of history they chose. You can also check on correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence and paragraph structure.

Navigation
Sponsored Links
Lesson Plans
Lesson Plan Subjects
Similar Lesson Plans
  • Guess the State?
    In this lesson, students will select a state they want to research and write down their information in the form of questions and answers so they can ask their class to guess the identity of their...
  • Writing a Biography - Part Two
    In this lesson, students will gather their information and write their outlines. You can assign their first draft as...
  • The States and Capitals - Part One
    In this lesson, students have to write the capital beside the state. This lesson is in two...
  • Team Exercise - History
    Students will write their own questions about a specific topic related to history, so they can present them to the opposite team. Each team needs to let the other team know the area they selected,...
  • Writing a Historical Fiction Story
    In this lesson, students will choose some period of history and write a fictional story, but the facts of history need to be...