West Virginians in the Military: Letters Home
West Virginians in the Military: Letters Home
Description:
Students will read a series of letters from military personnel from West Virginia deployed overseas during different periods of war to family and friends stateside. After researching what life was like in West Virginia for family members as well as at the area of deployment for military personnel, the students will assume the role of a family member at home or a deployed military personnel member and write historically accurate letters to each other. This lesson also includes a technology enrichment idea for a final product other than letters.
Education Levels:
8
Subject:
World History, United States History, Writing (composition), Reading
Resource Type:
Lesson plan
Medium:
PDF
Fee Status:
Free
Beneficiary:
Students
Online provider:
West Virginia State Museum
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