What did you do this summer?

I know we're all familiar with the "summer vacation" writing project at school! It seems to be a rite of passage for beginnging each new school year, but it can be completed at home over the summer as well to keep writing skills sharp. Initiated by parents or tutors, use summer trips, vacations, excursions, or camps to lay the foundation for writing projects over the summer months. This year, though, spice it up by adding a new twist. Use the Library of Congress' database of travel journals and diaries written between 1750 and 1920 to jumpstart creativity. Children and teens can find first hand accounts written by historical peers their age during times when America was a vastly different country (though eerily the same).
Send us your projects and we'll post them online so students can read and review other works in a mini-online community.