Integrating Social Studies and Writing

By including writing in all subjects the students are getting several opportunities to practice their writing. One subject that is easy to incorporate writing is social studies. An idea from the aticle is to have,  “students write formal essays, creative stories, poetry, songs, and dialogues.” This way they are thinking deeply about what they are learning and they are learning/ practicing several writing skills. The students also can practice reading by reading, “primary sources, secondary sources, historical fiction, and historical non-fiction.”  By incorporating social studies and writing it will make writing more enjoyable.