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This month's theme

History

Help bring history to life.

We're looking for challenge sets on any history topic taught in U.S. schools, including world history. Create a new set or share one you've already made.

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  1. Make them want to write

    Would a student who can't sit still want to try it? Go for something relatable, surprising, or a little silly. Invite ideas, not just recall.

  2. Make the image matter

    In fiction, let the image spark ideas. In nonfiction, it can help explain the situation. The image and words should work together.

  3. Keep it short and clear

    One short context line. One clear writing task or question. Use plain, grade-appropriate language and give students enough context to get started.

  4. Pick one focus

    Choose the quality students should aim for, like Suspenseful, Convincing, or Touching. Make sure it matches the task.

  5. Help them get started

    Add four short tips. Ideally three concrete questions, and the last one can be a sentence starter. Keep each tip under about 10 words.

Show me history examples

Six real challenges from WeWillWrite to use as inspiration for your own.

Small line: contextSet the situation.
Large line: main promptSay what to write.
Criterion: focusShow what to aim for.
Amelia Earhart in a flight jacket standing in front of her plane at sunset. Context: Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. Prompt: Imagine you're her, right before takeoff. Describe the moment and how you feel.

Step into a moment

Vivid

Fiction · Grades 4–12

Context: Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

Prompt: Imagine you're her, right before takeoff. Describe the moment and how you feel.

Tips

  • What do your eyes notice on the control panel?
  • How does your heartbeat feel inside your chest?
  • What sounds fill the air near your plane?
  • "I hold my breath as the wheels begin to creep forward."
Sailors working on the deck of a wooden sailing ship in a storm. Context: You are a sailor on a ship in the 1500s. Prompt: Describe a day on your long, dangerous voyage.

Imagine a voyage

Interesting

Nonfiction · Grades 6–12

Context: You are a sailor on a ship in the 1500s.

Prompt: Describe a day on your long, dangerous voyage.

Tips

  • Describe the hardest part, like storms or bad food.
  • Who's with you: friends, a strict captain, a troublemaker?
  • What do you see along the way?
  • Do you feel excited, scared, or just tired of it all?
A black and white photo of children with school bags crossing a city street by a streetcar. Context: You travel back to their first day of school. Prompt: What do you think school was like in 1931?

Explore everyday life

Interesting

Nonfiction · Grades 6–12

Context: You travel back to their first day of school.

Prompt: What do you think school was like in 1931?

Tips

  • Jobs were gone, and many families struggled to eat.
  • Some kids couldn't afford books or warm clothes.
  • They had no internet, just books and pencils!
  • What do you think they learned on the first day?
An illustration of Martin Luther King Jr. reading a glowing letter. Context: Write a letter to Martin Luther King Jr. Prompt: What would you tell him about equality and justice in today's world?

Write a letter

Credible

Nonfiction · Grades 6–12

Context: Write a letter to Martin Luther King Jr.

Prompt: What would you tell him about equality and justice in today's world?

Tips

  • What's gotten better since King's time?
  • What's still a challenge for equality and justice?
  • What's one thing you've learned about him in school?
  • What advice would you want from him?
A boy holding papers in front of a large portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. Context: "I have a dream", said Martin Luther King Jr. Prompt: What's your dream for a better future? Write it as a speech.

Give a speech

Convincing

Nonfiction · Grades 6–12

Context: "I have a dream", said Martin Luther King Jr.

Prompt: What's your dream for a better future? Write it as a speech.

Tips

  • What's one big change you'd want in your community or the world?
  • Why does this dream matter to you?
  • How would it make life better for others?
  • What's one way people could work together to make it happen?
A person seen from behind, facing a wall of TV screens showing news. Context: Two sides. Two stories. One event. Prompt: Why is it often hard to know the truth in a war?

Question the story

Credible

Nonfiction · Grades 9–12

Context: Two sides. Two stories. One event.

Prompt: Why is it often hard to know the truth in a war?

Tips

  • Who was actually there to see it, and who was not?
  • What does each side gain from you believing them?
  • Would you check it as carefully if you agreed with it?
  • "Before I believe anything, I ..."

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