October 7th Highlights of Lesson Planning

Our group today had an exciting discussion about tying history into the language arts curriculum.  We discussed the possibilities of incorporating  historical fiction into our writing themes of persuasive, response to literature, and even narrative writing.  For example, students can read literature on a historical hero and persuade the reader how that person is in fact a hero or not.  A character trait or theme can be pulled and supported by details in a response to literature essay.  We chose to use Benjamin Franklin's biography from the American Heroes  book and have students create a persuasive piece to support why he is a hero.  I think this is a great way to bring more history to students across the curriculum.