Chinese Lunar New Year U.S.A. Compare Contrast Informative Writing

This New Year writing activity is an engaging way to compare and contrast traditions between Chinese New Year and New Year's celebrations in the United States. Two reading passages, doodle notes taking pages, a scaffolded informative writing organizer, writing papers, and a New Year word search round out this product.

Take advantage of the avalanche of excitement, energy, and hopefulness, for the New Year and channel it into informational writing.

Use this compare and contrast product for:

• ❇ Informative text writing about the New Year
• ❇ Learning about different traditions
• ❇ Cultural understanding and history

The reading passages are original, written by a teacher (me) with specific details to compare and contrast between the two holidays. They can be used at any age level, but will appeal most to 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students.

• Are you hoping it's a NO-PREP resource? Just print the student pages and you're set!
• Are you hoping it's rigorous and meets standards in writing? It meets writing standards for informative writing. They'll be fully engaged to tell their stories with these new prompts.

This NO-PREP resource is in printable PDF format. All your students need are pencils, and perhaps an eraser. You can use this year after year.

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• My students loved this resource! They were very engaged.

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• My students loved getting to reflect on their year, the planning page was visually engaging for students and the prompts significantly helped their quality of writing for introduction to their teacher next year. I look forward to giving their new teacher their letters.. ---Ann G.

CCSS Standards covered: for grade 3, grade 4 and grade 5.

• Common Core Anchor Writing Standards
• W.3.2, 4.2, 5.2
• W.3.6, 4.6, 5.6a
• W.3.10, 4.10, 5.10

➤Who this is for:

▶️3rd grade

▶️4th grade

▶️5th grade

▶️Homeschool

➤What this resource includes:

• ✅1 page of teacher notes and ideas
• ✅1 page with the Common Core Standards
• ✅2 reading passages (written by Suzanne Pitner)
• ✅2 doodle note taking pages
• ✅1 compare and contrast writing scaffold page
• ✅3 choices of decorative writing paper
• ✅1/2 inch lines on the writing paper
• ✅A word search with vocabulary from the reading
• ✅Comes in color or black and white

• ⭐Check out the preview to see examples of what's included!⭐

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