Blogs for Social Studies
Below is an example of how a student can turn an essay about an event in history into a Blog News post: BREAKING: British Attack Colonists in Lexington Minutemen Drive British Away British forces were seen marching from Boston to Concord on April 18. Colonist minutemen responded by setting up defenses in nearby Lexington on April 19 to intercept the British movement. In response to their route now becoming inaccessible, British forces opened fire on the colonists. Colonists returned fire, defending themselves from red coats. In surprising twist of fate, the trained men of the British forces were outmatched by the local civilians a nd beat out a hasty retreat. Cheers could be heard across the fields of Lexington as the minutemen chased the British soldiers out of the town. "Those shots were heard around the world," one colonist declared, "British forces must understand that we are not fighting for simple issues, but for our lives and livelihoods." Reports from minu...
