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Writing Activities
- Have two students assume the role of a journalist and/or a farmer. Have them write interview questions they might ask a farmer. Extension: Using information gained from the interview, have students assume they are a television news anchor and give a news report to the class.
- Have students hypothetically create a product they might think of selling, make an application to be a part of Pride of Dakota, and set up a marketing plan on how they might sell that product.
- Have students write a paper on the importance of 4-H membership, what 4-H means, and how 4-H membership might impact their future career.
- Have students write a paper on why they should consider joining FFA when they begin high school.
- Have students assume the role of North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner. What would be changed? Kept the same? New ideas? Future thoughts for growth?
- Have students write a “What if . . .” story on their life as an American Indian farmer, an early settlement farmer, or a modern-day farmer. What would the hardships be? How would they set up their farm? Who would they do business with? How would they survive and be productive with enough to live on?
