Students will be able to write in two different writing styles. Students will be able to identify objective and subjective writing. In part because Robert Limbert could express his views on paper, Craters of the Moon National Monument was established. In several articles the explorer described the unique character of the land and promoted his view that it should be preserved in its natural state. Largely as a result of Limbert's written word, President Calvin Coolidge declared Craters of the Moon a National Monument in 1924.
Few skills are as important as writing-few are as complex and difficult to master, as well.
Now that your students have visited Craters and studied its geology, cultural history, and ecology, have them reinforce what they learned by writing about it. If they put effort into the assignment and experience some frustration as they struggle with it, they will learn writing skills. Two different writing styles are informal non-scientific and formal scientific. When Robert Limbert wrote about Craters of the Moon in his 1924 National Geographic article, he objectively described it in a formal scientific, irrefutable, and factual way. Limbert also had a viewpoint.