LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Laura Doles Ritchie is a teacher of the Academically Intellectually Gifted at Norwood Elementary School in Norwood, N.C. I have worked primarily with students in grades 4-8 for the past five years, and currently serve students in grades 3-6 weekly. I have also taught grammar and composition skills to both freshmen and continuing education students at the college level. I invite your comments and questions via e-mail.

Resources created by laura ritchie

Writing a ghost story/mystery
Building upon the students' knowledge base of Blackbeard the Pirate, the numerous shipwrecks off of the N.C. coast, myths, and legends of the Carolinas, and/or The Lost Colony, students will write a ghost story or mystery narrative of their own.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
By laura ritchie.