In this fun holiday writing lesson, 6 - 8-grade students will design a family menu after learning menu appropriate vocabulary. Then they will write a personal narrative describing their own family traditions, or a particular story that happened at one their family holiday gathering. It can be centered around any holiday or family gathering such as New Years, Christmas, Thanksgiving, 4th of July, Halloween, birthdays, anniversaries, and even a wedding celebration.This lesson is CC aligned for t