Classroom Activities

Although the 2008-2009 Contest submission period has ended, buiding classroom activities around the Being an American essay topic will help your students to generate new ideas and consider multiple perspectives, any day of the year!

A complete classroom activity, designed for a 45-minute class period, can be found here.

A set of inspirational quotations that can be used for pre-writing activities or as prompts for small or large group discussion can be found here.

A handout containing essay writing tips can be found here.

Additional resources can be found in the For Students section of this website.