Need to incorporate more creative writing activities in your history class? Here's a diary entry writing activity on the Samurai. Using historical evidence, students are asked to embody a Samurai and explain what the average day was like in Tokugawa Japan. Graphic organizer + rubric are included! Allow your students to showcase what they have learned about Samurai while being creative and independent. I highly recommend using the Samurai Webquest prior to this activity, so students can obtain t