Thanksgiving Writing Activities - Persuasive Opinion Writing for Grades 3-5
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Looking for a fun and engaging Thanksgiving writing activity that your students will love? Look no further than this fun, persuasive opinion writing resource. Picture this…. You are a turkey writing an article to the local newspaper trying to convince people to eat beef or chicken...NOT TURKEY! Students will laugh out loud as they enthusiastically participate in this fun project. Included you’ll find a writing prompt, graphic organizers, informational articles and even QR codes with audio! You can share the links to the audio with students or have them scan the QR codes included in this pack. This will be especially beneficial in differentiating the content to ensure ALL students can read/hear the articles. This writing pack is versatile and comes in both print and digital options for Google Classroom. Use this fun activity to keep engagement high during the final days before Thanksgiving break!
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Thanksgiving Writing Activities - Persuasive Opinion Writing for Grades 3-5 Includes:
- Persuasive Writing Prompt & Instructions
- Articles on the Health Benefits of Chicken & Beef with QR Codes for Audio
- Persuasive Essay Note Taking Page
- Graphic Organizers
- Writing Paper
- Craft Topper
There is an article provided on the benefits of chicken, as well as an infographic page on the benefits of beef. Students will use this information to help them write a persuasive newspaper article helping to make their case to not eat turkey for Thanksgiving. This activity allows students to read articles, while practicing using text details to support their claim, a common core standard of writing. This is the perfect fun November and Thanksgiving writing piece to add to your lesson plan!
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⭐ This was a perfect resource for opinion writing before the Thanksgiving holiday. I like that it provided reading passages for the students to use to gather information from.
⭐ I've used this for multiple years with my students and it is a great writing activity. Its fun and engaging and the students create quality persuasive writing.
⭐ My students' papers turned out so well. They enjoyed the prompt and I appreciated having research materials included. Thank you!
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