This text structure project and comparison activity is great for RI.4.5, RI.5.5, RI.6.5, RI.7.5, and RI.8.5! It merges social studies with ELA standards beautifully, and your students will have fun with the challenge of creating writing pieces that inform about topics related to the early American settlements (New Spain, New England, Jamestown, Plymouth, New France, New Netherlands, etc.).Students will create writing about a topic related to the early American settlements, in a specific text st