“My Life as a Plant” is a science-writing task that I have used for my fourth graders. It is a way to get them to complete some research on our science curriculum dealing with plants parts and structure, adaptations, the function of the various parts of a plant/flower, life cycle stages, photosynthesis, and reproduction of plants.At the same time that students are learning about the science topics, they are also writing creatively, using first person (point of view), and correct grammatical sen