Category: Other

Tite: #29 Diaries or journals from a historical persons perspective.

Time Needed: 30-45 Minutes
Room Arrangement: No Changes Needed
Materials: Paper, pencils, texts, historical documents, documentaries, historical novels,
autobiographies, biographies and drawing materials.
Process/Directions: During a study on a person or time period, explain that the students will be
keeping a journal as if they are that person or a person from that period. A person could be
assigned to each student or the students could choose a person they are interested in. Have them
make a journal that they could staple together and decorate the front. Each day or a few times a
week, have the students use materials to study or after the whole class social studies time, the
students should make an entry into their journals as that person. Remind the students to try and
be historically accurate. At the end of the unit, students could read some excerpts from their
journals.
Example of when I would use this: During a social studies unit.
Source: I really dont know. I always thought it would be fun.