http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2008/09/29/using-diaries-to-write-about-history/ From the Desk of WriteShop Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:34:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2008/09/29/using-diaries-to-write-about-history/comment-page-1/#comment-561 Lilah Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:49:28 +0000 http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2008/09/29/using-diaries-to-write-about-history/#comment-561 This is such a great idea! Journal writing was such a chore in my house until we read a few historical diaries. The children like to find things in their days that they think someone in 50 or 100 years might enjoy reading about. It has made writing in their journals both challenging and fun. This is such a great idea! Journal writing was such a chore in my house until we read a few historical diaries. The children like to find things in their days that they think someone in 50 or 100 years might enjoy reading about. It has made writing in their journals both challenging and fun.

]]> http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2008/09/29/using-diaries-to-write-about-history/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Kim Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:12:59 +0000 http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2008/09/29/using-diaries-to-write-about-history/#comment-441 I hope you do get a chance to look them up--they're great! We have especially enjoyed reading some of the slave narratives. Quite eye-opening, and a great enhancement to a pre-Civil War study. I hope you do get a chance to look them up–they’re great! We have especially enjoyed reading some of the slave narratives. Quite eye-opening, and a great enhancement to a pre-Civil War study.

]]> http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2008/09/29/using-diaries-to-write-about-history/comment-page-1/#comment-440 The Carnivals are Here! « Schule For One Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:12:38 +0000 http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2008/09/29/using-diaries-to-write-about-history/#comment-440 [...] Using Diaries to Write About History: There are some great ideas and links in this posting at In Our Write Minds about using primary sources and Journals and weaving them into your history curriculum.  The whole blog looks like its worth perusing. [...] [...] Using Diaries to Write About History: There are some great ideas and links in this posting at In Our Write Minds about using primary sources and Journals and weaving them into your history curriculum.  The whole blog looks like its worth perusing. [...]

]]> http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2008/09/29/using-diaries-to-write-about-history/comment-page-1/#comment-439 sharala Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:58:27 +0000 http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2008/09/29/using-diaries-to-write-about-history/#comment-439 I might look up these references myself. I might look up these references myself.

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