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March 24 Harry Houdini, magician and escape artist, was born in 1874. He was famous for being able to escape from extremely complicated and difficult traps. He once said, “My brain is the key that sets me free.” What do you think he meant by that?
March 28: The first Spanish settlement in San Francisco Bay was begun in 1776 by Juan Bautista de Anza. Suppose you were selecting people to set up a new colony in a far-away place. What skills do you think such colonists should have? List 10 skills, then decide whether each skill is necessary for every colonist, or is only needed by a few of them.
Combining history, pop history, science, literature and more, Jim Wayne's writing prompts can also be used to add pizazz to newsletters and morning announcements!
Here's a sample of the prompts Jim Wayne put together for you for the coming week:
February 11: Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He patented more inventions than any other single person in history. His talent was to see situations where an invention could make life better, then to work out a way to make the things he imagined. Imagine an invention that would make your life better. What would it do?
George Washington, Lena Horne, Benjamin Disraeli, transistors and a quotation, "If you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil” are just some of the writing and discussion starters - or newsletter nuggets - featured in this collection by Jim Wayne.
Be sure to pass the link on to colleagues and school administrators. In addition to the many classroom uses, this is also great material for morning announcements and district newsletters!
im assign to report steps in writing hypothesis in our class, our lesson is about how to write research paper .I need steps with discussion PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
Here are the coming week's writing prompts and discussion starters. Consider using them to add interest and information to newsletters and morning announcements.
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Need writing prompts or discussion starters based upon historical and pop history events? Tidbits for morning announcements and newsletters? Or just plain interesting reading?
If so, click over to Jim Wayne's thoughtful prompts for this week. (Be sure to share the link with your colleagues!)