Writing Made Slow For November {Common Inwardness Writing Grades 2-5}

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Last calendar month I created a package of October-Themed prompts for my tertiary graders. I wanted to capitalize on the excitement in addition to motivation that calendar month brings to learn them working towards those Common Core Writing Goals. I expected them to live interested inward the prompts, but I was non at all prepared for simply how much they would relish them.

I used the cards to model unopen to skills during mini-lessons earlier setting them gratis to pick their ain prompts from the collection. It was non my intent to create anticipation, but they were then anxious to learn their niggling paws on those cards.

At lastly the fourth dimension came for them to all pick their ain prompts from the lists/cards and...oh. my. goodness!!

There was hooting in addition to hollering in addition to whooping in addition to cheering.

You guys....their feet literally left the terra firma because they were jumping upwards in addition to downwardly amongst excitement.

Seriously?

The excitement continued throughout the month. They were non happy to listen that I was retiring them later 10.31 in addition to unopen to fifty-fifty asked to direct keep them dwelling describe of piece of occupation solid amongst extra paper.

I assumed it was the "Halloween factor" in addition to cautiously asked, "Are you simply excited almost writing almost Halloween or would you live interested inward other prompt cards too?"

They assured me that they simply actually loved having choices almost what to write almost in addition to peculiarly loved the creative writing options in addition to would similar them for every calendar month of the year.

Skeptical that they would live equally jazzed almost turkeys equally they were almost jack o'lanterns in addition to witches I spent the ameliorate business office of a sun trying to duplicate the magic of the cards past times creating a November package of prompts, packets in addition to thematic paper.

I sent them off to Staples to live printed.

I laminated.

I cut.

I prepared myself to live disappointed.

Instead I was greeted past times a grouping of eager niggling writers on Nov 1st holler for if "the novel cards were ready."

Why yep they were.

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They've continued to live excited almost writing in addition to I'm real much enjoying conferencing amongst them in addition to reading their work. It's made me realize how of import it is to give them choices whenever possible.

We soundless create planned projects. We simply wrapped upwards our Pilgrim in addition to Wampanoag Portfolios in addition to volition shortly kickoff the annual "How to Cook a Turkey" shape mass writing project, however, these cards direct keep been the perfect filler for students who are done amongst their operate in addition to demand something productive to do.

Oh...and I am caput over heels inward beloved amongst the novel production I simply made to showcase the writing they've been doing. More on that inward the side past times side twenty-four hours or two. :)

ABOUT THIS PRODUCT:

This package contains over 50 printable pages that volition motivate your students to explore all types of writing. It is completely aligned amongst the Common Core in addition to covers all writing standards for grades 2-5.

Your students volition beloved selecting from the prompts on the trouble cards or poster display to write opinion, narrative, informative in addition to creative pieces. It also includes a seven-page writing package designed to guide your students to live amazing writers!

Each package {narrative in addition to opinion} was created using my "paragraph of the week" formats. Each package contains a encompass page amongst prompt, graphic organizers, paragraph templates, draft in addition to lastly re-create pages.

Just similar my pop Narrative in addition to Opinion Paragraph of the Week products, these tin sack live used equally guided writing lessons, homework packets or self-paced writing projects.

Common Core Aligned:

First Grade: W.1.1, W.1.2, W.1.3, W.1.5, W.1.6, W.1.7, W.1.8

Second Grade: W.2.1, W.2.2, W.2.3, W.2.5, W.2.6, W.2.8

Third Grade: W.3.1 W.3.2 W.3.3 W.3.4 W.3.5 W.3.6 W.3.7 W.3.8 W.3.10

Fourth Grade W.4.1, W.4.2, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.6, W.4.7, W.4.8, W.4.9

Fifth Grade: W.5.1, W.5.2, W.5.3, W.5.4, W.5.5, W.5.6, W.5.7, W.5.8, W.5.9

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