October Writing Prompts | Real-World & Draw & Write Formats | PDF & GOOGLE

October Writing Prompts in Traditional & Real-World formats such as newspapers, comic strips, field guides, diary pages, cookbook pages, and more! Engage your young authors in writing for the 3 English Language Arts common core text purposes: Opinion, Narrative, and Informative in these engaging and enjoyable formats.

PLEASE NOTE: I now have October Writing Prompts for K-1!

• NOTE: Along with the printable PDF version, this resource now includes a FREE GOOGLE SLIDES version, making it ideal for digital distance learning and remote teaching!

Students will assume the role of a hungry young news journalist as they write a newspaper article for the headline: Dia De Los Muertos: Day of the Dead. They will put on their detective hats as they write a story to solve the Case of the CREEPY CUSTODIAL CLOSET. These real-world formats will help young writers discover the powerful role that writing plays in our everyday lives and make writing an adventure.

These October Writing Prompts are designed in both the traditional Draw & Write format and in numerous everyday writing formats that children are likely to come across in their day to day lives. Students will enjoy the creativity of authoring writing pieces as journalists, detectives, chefs, and much more!

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What does the product include?

This product includes 37 common core aligned writing prompts for the month of October on primary lined paper, regular lined paper, and in easy to cut and glue rectangles for writing journals. Each page is aligned to the following 3 Common Core Text Purposes: Opinion, Narrative, & Informative. A Temporal Words & Phrases sheet and a Linking Words sheet are also included for students to refer to when writing. Also includes Common Core aligned Student Writing Checklists for grades 1, 2, and 3.

October Writing Prompt Subjects Include:

Halloween

Fall

Columbus Day

National Fire Prevention Week

Day of the Dead

Vampire Bats

Statue of Liberty Dedication

R.L Stine Biography

Spider Life Cycle

Cookbook for Ghouls

Adopt a Dog Month

National Farmer's Day

National Custodial Workers Recognition Day

National Pizza Month

And much more!!

How can I use them in the classroom?

Narrative, opinion, and informational writing are the central focus of the ELA common core writing standards. As such, students need daily practice writing within these text types. These Writing Prompt pages can be used as morning work, during your guided or independent writing block, or at a writing center. Each writing prompt page can be printed front-to-back with an extra writing lines sheet to give young authors plenty of writing space.

What English Language Arts Common Core Writing Standards are Covered?

These October writing prompts are aligned specifically to the 3 Common Core text Purposes: Opinion, Narrative, and Informative writing. The traditional Draw & Write pages include the following ELA Common Core writing supports for students along the top of each page:

Narrative Writing: Recount the events, include details, use transition words, conclude.

Opinion Writing:Introduce the topic, state the opinion, supply the reasons, conclude.

Informative Writing: Name the topic, supply the facts, conclude.

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Please carefully read the description, click on the preview, and try out the FREE WRITING PROMPT SAMPLE pages with your kiddos in order to make an informed decision about the suitability of this resource for your students and teaching style.