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Geography Lesson:

Fourth grade students: Above is a photograph of Mt. Rainier (an active volcano) located in the state of Washington. Using the Six + One Traits of Writing model, write a paragraph using the following RAFTS prompt:

As a European explorer in the 1700's, write a friendly-letter to your loved ones back home describing your adventure and the wonderous sites you have come across.

Use the photograph of Mt. Rainier as your motivation to paint your reader a picture of what you have encountered. Make sure to use your senses to describe your findings and to show, not just tell!

R (role) = European Explorer A (audience) = your family back home F (format) = friendly letter T (topic) = your adventure S (strong verb) = describing

For more information on Mt. Rainier National Park visit [].