3rd Grade Writing-Essays Google Apps

Summer Writing Prompts Journal: Writing Challenge Activities for 3rd & 4th Grade:

This 30-Day Summer Writing Challenge for 3rd and 4th graders contains a variety of engaging writing material for your students. There are 30 different writing activities (2 sheets per activity, created to be copied back-to-back and bound into a writing journal, if you choose). For a total of 60 writing pages, you will see the following activities:

• 2 opinion essays
• 2 persuasive essays
• 2 descriptive writing activities
• 2 narrative writing activities
• 1 "how-to" essay
• 5 journal prompts
• 5 story starters
• 2 recipes activities
• 3 newspaper articles
• 1 packing list activity
• 2 book reports
• 1 biography
• 1 restaurant review
• 1 autobiography

These writing activities are purposeful, but fun. Students will find that completing all of them is challenging, but rewarding. Some teachers choose to stretch the challenge to 60 days so that students have 2 days to complete each activity. I also reward my students with a pizza lunch party if they complete the writing challenge (for the summer challenge, I plan the pizza party during the first or second week back to school).

NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

This product includes a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.

Are you a 1st or 2nd grade teacher? Please click below to find the summer writing challenge for your students. The format, content, and prompts will be more appropriate for your students:

• 30 DAY SUMMER WRITING CHALLENGE FOR 1st-2nd GRADE

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Teaching how to write a literary analysis essay citing text evidence for A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle has never been easier! This writing unit with 5 complete essay prompt lessons (argumentative, compare and contrast, expository, narrative, and persuasive) guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a 5-paragraph (or more/less) essay.

The unit includes: argumentative writing graphic organizer, compare and contrast graphic organizer, expository writing graphic organizer, narrative writing graphic organizer, persuasive writing graphic organizer, argumentative rubric, compare and contrast rubric, expository rubric, narrative rubric, persuasive rubric, argumentative writing outline / writing quiz, compare and contrast writing outline / writing quiz, expository writing outline / writing quiz, narrative writing outline / writing quiz, and persuasive writing outline / writing quiz.

All aspects of argument writing, compare and contrast writing, expository writing, narrative writing, and persuasive writing are covered in this resource: brainstorming ideas, developing a thesis statement / plot, introducing supporting evidence, writing hooks and leads, and incorporating the 6 Traits of Writing™.

The videos, slide shows, graphic organizers, worksheets, writing templates, and rubrics allow students to practice and develop their essay writing skills. The writing quizzes reinforce guided note-taking techniques when used in conjunction with the instructional videos. The detailed lesson plans make implementing essay writing easy for teachers.

These lessons can be used in class, assigned for distance learning, or given as independent student work. The instructional videos with writing tutorials and templates can also be presented as whole class instruction or assigned for students to complete at home.

Each resource listed below is included in Google Drive™ and print format.

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This Citing Text Evidence Writing Unit for A Wrinkle in Time includes:

5 Entertaining Instructional Videos with:

• Brainstorming ideas
• Prompt identification and comprehension
• Thesis statement development
• Plot and character development
• Rubric explanation
• How to Write a/an (Argumentative, Compare & Contrast, Expository, Narrative, Persuasive) Essay Tutorial
• How to Write a/an (Argumentative, Compare & Contrast, Expository, Narrative, Persuasive) Essay writing quiz / guided note-taking

5 Detailed Lesson Plans with:

• Common Core State Standards Indicated on Lesson Plan
• Instructional Focus
• Instructional Procedures
• Objectives/Goals
• Direct Instruction
• Guided Practice
• Enrichment
• Differentiation
• ESE Strategies
• ELL Strategies
• I Can Statement
• Essential Question

5 Sets of Worksheets with:

• Prompts
• Brainstorming sections
• Thesis statement development sections
• Plot and character development
• How to Write a/an (Argumentative, Compare & Contrast, Expository, Narrative, Persuasive) Essay Tutorial

5 PowerPoint Presentations with:

• Introduction slide with prompts for argumentative, compare & contrast, expository, narrative, and persuasive prompts
• Brainstorming slide (interactive for students to list and develop ideas)
• Standard and implied thesis development slides
• Plot and character development
• How to Write a/an (Argumentative, Compare & Contrast, Expository, Narrative, Persuasive) Essay Tutorial
• Checklist Slide

5 Essay Rubrics

• (Argumentative, Compare & Contrast, Expository, Narrative, Persuasive)

5 Graphic Organizers

• (Argumentative, Compare & Contrast, Expository, Narrative, Persuasive)

Google Slides™

5 Writing Quizzes

• (Argumentative, Compare & Contrast, Expository, Narrative, Persuasive)

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Persuasive Writing Prompts & Graphic Organizers: Opinion Writing Prompts

Say goodbye to boring persuasive writing prompts! These opinion writing prompts are FUN and ENGAGING for students!

These no-prep persuasive writing prompts worksheets are standards-aligned for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade.

This file includes the following:

• A brief overview of the purpose of persuasive writing on reference pages
• 24 persuasive writing prompts with built-in graphic organizers

NOTE: Each prompt includes a prewriting brainstorming map for students to identify their position or opinion, reasons for their opinion, evidence or examples, and evidence of thought about the opposite point of view. The second page (could be the back side if copied that way) of each persuasive writing prompt gives space for students to complete their persuasive writing essay.

NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL OPTION!

This product includes a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The digital portion instructions appear at the end of the packet.

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