Activity Overview

Students use historical information from an exhibition to write a story from the point of view of someone who lived in the past.

Objectives

Students will be able to

  • identify a particular time period and describe several of its characteristics
  • describe what daily life was like during this time period
  • write a story about someone who lived during this time period

Materials

paper and pens or pencils; clipboards; copies of What Was It Like? and Who Am I? activity sheets

Subjects

History
Language Arts
Life Skills

Grades

7-12


Last Modified September 19, 1997
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