Retelling Dunn County Tales 

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Mr. Dolan’s eighth grade language arts students at Menomonie Middle School completed a unit digging deep into Dunn County history. They used the Dunn County News archives through the Menomonie Public Library and other resources to research a story from the past. The unit focused on literary nonfiction, which retells historical events in a story format. The main text for the unit was Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. Students retold their chosen historical story from Dunn County's past using literary nonfiction elements. 

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Stories and Authors

The following link to PDF documents.​

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• The Knapp Train Crash
  by Cole Christenson 
   

• Caddie Woodlawn’s Nighttime Adventure
  by Molly Davis 
   

• Travel Diary from Susan B. Anthony
  by Grace Edenborg 
   

• Kraft State Bank Robbery
  by Scott Hoiby 
   

• BANG!
  by Danica Holcomb 
   

• Small Town, Big News

          by Maddy Horvath 

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• Buffalo Escape

         by Nathan Kruschke 

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• A.W. Schafer’s Story
  by Abby L__________ 
   

• The Ghosts of Mabel Tainter
  by Mya McMahon 
   

• The Ghost of The Mabel
  by Jacob Rue 
   

• Menomonie Football Championship

          by Isaac Rynes 

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• Kraft State Bank Robbery
  by Wren Swaenepoel