On-Demand Writing Prompts: Test Prep for Narrative, Opinion, Informative Writing
- Zip
What educators are saying
Description
Intermediate and middle-grade classrooms are moving toward accountability tests that focus on On-Demand writing. It’s important that our students be able to quickly and effectively communicate through their writing. This means students are developing their writing ideas, responding to a prompt, structuring their thinking, support their thinking with reasons and evidence, and communicating a claim.
In this resource, you’ll find prompts {narrative, inform/explain, opinion} that give students practice reading and responding to prompts. I’ve included sample anchor charts (in color and black/white), 15 total practice prompts, as well as, information about and resources to teach SPAM/SPAT – a strategy for analyzing writing prompts.
Analyzing a Prompt
- Teacher overview
- SPAM/SPAT Anchor Chart
Teacher Notes
- Opinion On-Demand Writing
- Narrative On-Demand Writing
- Inform/Explain On-Demand Writing
15 Writing Prompts (6 Narrative, 5 Opinion, 5 Inform/Explain Prompts)
*Format 1: one prompt on page (allowing for brainstorming on same page)
*Format 2: multiple copies of same prompt on page (allowing for easy printing)
Happy teaching,
Catherine
