Person I Admire Essay - A Scaffolded Descriptive Writing Activity
Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical
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Grade Levels
2nd - 4th, Homeschool
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSW.2.5
CCSSW.3.5
CCSSW.4.5
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
12 pages
Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical
18.6k Followers
What educators are saying
This is perfect for all of the appreciation days coming up! Students can choose whoever they want while working on their writing skills! This is very engaging and a great product!
Description
This no prep "Person I Admire" essay helps students walk through the writing process so that they can write a successful descriptive essay about a person they admire. Help students celebrate a person they love for Grandparents' Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, or other special holidays while also improving their writing skills.
This scaffolded writing activity includes:
- 2 Brainstorming pages - students are provided with sentence frames, descriptive words, and other guidance to help them with their brainstorming
- 2 Rough Draft pages - with extra directions to help students organize their writing in a way that makes sense
- A Revising and Editing page - for students to use to revise and edit their rough draft
- Final Draft Paper - includes empty boxes that students can use to draw a picture of the person they admire
- Grading Rubrics - to make grading easier on you
This makes a fun descriptive writing lesson for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade students that doubles as a Grandparents' Day Gift, Mother's Day Gift, or Father's Day Gift.
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Total Pages
12 pages
Answer Key
Rubric only
Teaching Duration
N/A
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSW.2.5
With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
CCSSW.3.5
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
CCSSW.4.5
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
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