Ideas for History & L.A.

This is an idea from a history teacher, "In Social Studies, we're learning about the American Revolution. I blogged to them to get their opinions on various historical events they've learned about or reenacted in class. I'd like to get a running dialogue between Patriots & Loyalists & King George III.

I'm going to blog a sentence with many mechanical errors & have them retype the sentence correctly. (Like D.O.L. Daily Oral Language) The sentence to be corrected will serve another purpose; it will be a journal prompt; Students will first type their name, fix the sentence(s), and then respond thoughtfully using good sentence writing skills. In one glance I'll be able to assess all 30 students D.O.L. practice as well as some writing fluency skills.

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