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Elementary and Middle School Stories

Some of our favorite essays...

These stories were selected for being well-written and for speaking to the heart of both the writer and the reader.

Grades 2 and 3

Mae Jemison

By: Chase, Robert, Logan and Kyleigh from Reeds Spring

Ruby Bridges

By: Austin, Shelby, Kialie, and Brianne from Reeds Spring

Jane Goodall

By: Carolina from Mozambique

Elizabeth Blackwell

By: Daniela Marina from Mozambique

Grades 4 and 5

Jeremy Glick

By: Emmy from Saddle River
Jeremy Glick was a hero of Flight 93 and Emmy's beloved father.

Lydia Maria Child

By: Esther from Virginia
Lydia Maria Child wrote brilliantly to advocate for the abolition of slavery.

Harry Tao

By: Thu from Bradford
Harry Tao sets a wonderful example for his stepdaughter.

J.N. (Ding) Darling

By: Lauren from Charlotte
J.N. (Ding) Darling was a conservationist and cartoonist who used his art to raise awareness about the environment.

Donkey

By: Mohamed from Tinghir, Morocco
Donkey inspires his family with his hard work and patience.

Los Topos de Mexico

By: Leslie from Sultana
Los Topos de Mexico is one of the most elite earthquake rescue teams in the world.

Grade 6

Jim and Jamie Dutcher

By: Sarah from Laguna Beach
Jim and Jamie Dutcher are wolf conservationists.

George Taliaferro

By: Nathaniel from Marietta, Georgia
George Taliaferro was the first African American drafted by a National Football League team.

Dolley Madison

By: Charlotte from New York
Dolley Madison was admired for her social graces, courage and patriotism as First Lady of the US.

Grade 7

Sadie Dunn

By: Jemirio from Roxboro
Sadie Dunn is an inspiring role model as a teacher and great-grandmother.

Fantastic Four

By: Ervin from San Antonio, Belize
The Fantastic Four by Ervin Mai

Mohamed Anwar El Sadat

By: Youssef from Cairo
Mohamed Anwar El Sadat risked his life for peace.

Archbishop Oscar Romero

By: Natalie from San Francisco
Archbishop Oscar Romero was a passionate voice of hope, peace and justice in war-torn El Salvador.

Austin Gutwein

By: Lindsey from Palmer, Massachusetts
Austin Gutwein founded Hoops of Hope.

Alexander Solzhenitsyn

By: Artyom from Tselina, Russia
Alexander Solzhenitsyn was a Russian novelist and dissident who won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Louis Zamperini

By: Annika from Eden Prairie
Louis Zamperini was a WW2 prisoner of war survivor who forgave his tormentor and inspires others to forgive.

Alexandra Scott

By: Kendall from Brea
Alexandra Scott raised money for cancer research through her nationwide lemonade stands.

Wladyslaw Szpilman

By: Adrian from Pleasant Hill
Wladyslaw Szpilman was a survivor of the holocaust but went on to perform beautiful music.

Operation Kindness

By: Chloe
Operation Kindness is Texas's oldest and largest no-kill animal shelter

Cleo (Yaiya) Chafouleas

By: Samantha from Lagrangeville
Cleo (Yaiya) Chafouleas inspires her granddaughter with her strength and sense of humor.

Peace Pilgrim (Mildred Norman Ryder)

By: Shiloh from Alaska
Peace Pilgrim (Mildred Norman Ryder) walked over 25,000 miles for peace.

Grade 8

Socrates

By: Kayla from Marathon, Wisconsin
Socrates is an important founder of Western philosophy.

Frank Zamboni

By: Cassie from Marathon
Frank Zamboni developed the world's first ice resurfacer machine used on ice rinks.

Imhotep

By: Katie from Marathon
Imhotep considered the first recorded physician.

Niels Bohr

By: Morgan from Marathon
Niels Bohr invented and tested theories that we still use today.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The New Dealer

By: Catherine from Manhasset
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The New Dealer guided the United States through the Great Depression and World War II.

Stephen Siller: From The Tunnel to the Towers

By: Vincent from Manhasset
Stephen Siller: From The Tunnel to the Towers was a firefighter who bravely sacrificed his life to save others on 9/11.

Organizer created on 12/31/2014 8:18:06 AM by Becky Miller

Last edited 12/24/2018 12:50:49 AM by Anthony Pouw

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