Writing Prompts from American & Ancient History – Ages 10-14

Writing Prompts from American & Ancient History – Ages 10-14

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American History:

This bundle of writing prompts includes 40 prompts from American history to engage your 10-14-year-olds in both writing and history. Topics explore daily life aboard the Mayflower and at home in Plymouth, during the American Revolution, during the life of Abraham Lincoln, and during World War II on the American home front. Ten writing prompts are included for each theme, each on its own notebooking page. An additional ten notebooking pages are also included with each topic to help capture longer stories. Help your students start writing and exploring with these writing prompts and spark a story in their imagination today. 87 pages.

Just a few of the writing prompts ideas included involve fighting off bugs in the hardtack, wrestling with boredom, listening to William Brewster’s Sunday sermon, hearing news of the first shots of the American Revolution, hearing the Liberty Bell ring out, reporting on the 1860 election, life as President Lincoln’s horse, building a new monument to the sixteenth President, organizing a scrap metal drive in World War II, dealing with blackouts, living next to an ostracized neighbor, and much more.

Ancient History:

This bundle of writing prompts includes 40 prompts from ancient history to engage your 10-14-year-olds in both writing and history. Topics explore daily life in ancient China, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and ancient Rome. Ten writing prompts are included for each theme, each on its own notebooking page. An additional ten notebooking pages are also included with each topic to help capture longer stories. Help your students start writing and exploring with these writing prompts and spark a story in their imagination today. 87 pages.

Just a few of the writing prompts ideas included involve feeding silkworms, helping to build a memorial for the emperor, an incident involving a new bronze vessel, trying to escape a charging bull, an impossible task for Pharaoh, a sticky situation concerning a hole in a canoe, a debate for a seat on the governing council, opening day of a play, a challenging day as a lyric poet, an intriguing aqueduct mystery, life as a directionally-challenged Roman soldier, a surprising discovery, and much more.