Nonfiction
During our nonfiction units in 2nd and 4th quarter, we will work with multiples types of nonfiction
-In second quarter, we will be writing a memoir as our personal narrative which will be about a time in your life that is strongly worth writing about. During second quarter, we will also be reading many different nonfiction stories and articles to really immerse ourselves into all sorts of different nonfiction topics.
-In the fourth quarter, students will be writing and creating a research paper/presentation over a famous disaster in history.
-In second quarter, we will be writing a memoir as our personal narrative which will be about a time in your life that is strongly worth writing about. During second quarter, we will also be reading many different nonfiction stories and articles to really immerse ourselves into all sorts of different nonfiction topics.
-In the fourth quarter, students will be writing and creating a research paper/presentation over a famous disaster in history.
Nonfiction Topics:
-------------------------- Animals Jackie Robinson Holocaust The Spartans Civil War Slavery |
Research Topics:
-------------------------- Hurricane Katrina - 2003 San Francisco Earthquake - 1989 Sinking of the Titanic - 9/11 Twin Towers The Hindenburg explosion - Pacific Coast Tsunami - 2011 D-Day invasion (World War 2) Chicago Fire – 1871 Haiti Earthquake - 2010 The Black Death plague Pompeii - Spanish Influenza Oklahoma bombing - The Holocaust Joplin tornado - Pearl Harbor bombing Underground Railroad/slavery NASA Challenger explosion Hurricane Harvey - 2017 - Chernobyl |
Memoir Ideas:
-------------------------- Vacations Injuries Best days of your life Sad times Scary moments Important people |