Purpose/Task: Writing Ideas:
Understanding current events or topics in history
  • Write an explanation paragraph
  • Write an interview between you and a famous person (alive/dead)
  • Write a letter explaining a point of view to someone opposed to it
  • Write a first person account from the point of view of another person
  • Write a play in which you involve real and fictional characters in the event
Clarifying the main ideas of a chapter
  • Write a summary
  • Write a speech, using the main ideas
  • Create a brochure
Understanding a formula/process
  • Explain how in a paragraph/essay
  • List the steps
  • Use a narrative (story) to explain
  • Create an instruction manual
  • Write a poem/rhyme illustrating the process
Comprehending complex ideas
  • Simulate a dialogue in which two people discuss the ideas
  • Write a business proposal urging a business to invest money in the idea or plan
  • Compare complex ideas to simpler, everyday events, ideas
  • Write a lesson plan to teach fifth graders about the ideas