Practice writing a narrative letter, a compare and contrast, an informational paragraph, and an opinion paragraph using 4 different prompts inspired by the Thanksgiving historical fiction picture book, The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh.
This picture book-based writing lesson correlates with The Thanksgiving Story. As students learn of the many difficulties that the Pilgrims faced, they will better understand why the pilgrims were so thankful.
See also Thanksgiving Writing Prompts for Squanto’s Journey by Joseph Bruchac.