THANKSGIVING Writing Prompts & Activities Text Structures Mini-Lessons & MORE

Digital Thanksgiving Writing Prompts with rubrics, mentor sample answers, and mini-lessons for constructed response, summary, instructional, and cause and effect writing. This resource is packed with engaging learning tools, videos, and articles. STUDENT APPROVED!

❤ INCLUDES:

• 4 Writing Lessons
• 4 Writing Prompts
• 4 Digital Rubrics w. Moveable Pieces
• 4 Mentor Sample Responses
• Instructions
• 2 Informational Articles
• 2 Short Documentary Videos
• Shareable Slides for Peer Review and Scoring Stations

❤ WRITING PROMPTS AND WRITING TYPE

1- National Cook For Your Pets Day-- Instructional Writing: Recipe

2- History Of Macy’s Day Parade-- Summary Writing

3- The True Origin of Pardoning A Turkey-- Constructed Response Writing

4- Top 10 Macy’s Balloon Disasters-- Cause and Effect Paragraph

ALSO CHECK OUT THE THANKSGIVING/NOVEMBER BUNDLE!

INCLUDES:

1. SHORT FILM WORKSHOP: SALT
2. VIRTUAL FRIENDSGIVING DINNER PARTY
3. NOVEMBER WRITING PROMPTS

❤ SHORT FILM WORKSHOP- SALT:
Short Film Synopsis: A young boy makes a lovely pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving dinner, but accidentally uses salt instead of sugar.
THEME: A beautiful theme of kindness emerges as his family and dinner guests spare his feelings and eat the pie, pretending to enjoy every bite.
Included:
Literary Devices:
Making Inferences
Setting
Theme
Dialogue
Conflict
Text Structures
Culminating Writing Activity:
Students learn 5 text structures and an easy plot summary. Each text structure has a writing prompt. Students can choose which the prompt for which they would like to respond. Or, you can choose the prompt(s) you would like to assign.
Prompts are highly engaging and relate to Thanksgiving.
Text Structure and Prompt Topics:
Problem and solution: Pardoning A Turkey?
Sequence: Make a Thanksgiving Recipe
Description: Describe a favorite holiday memory or tell a story
Compare/Contrast: Favorite and least favorite Thanksgiving dish
Cause and effect: Relate something you are grateful for and describe the effect it has had on you
Plot Summary: Students use the 5 easy questions to create a plot summary
Activities:

• Interactive questions and activities for inference, theme, conflict, and
• Video link to watch directly on slides
• Sample answers for everything
• Moveable pieces to reveal some answers
• Inspiring vocabulary activity

❤ VIRTUAL FRIENDSGIVING DINNER PARTY INCLUDES:

• WRITING FORMAL INVITATIONS
• PLANNING A MENU
• CREATING OR SHARING A RECIPE 
• WRITING A TOAST OF GRATITUDE
• SETTING THE TABLE (with moveable clipart)
• WRITING A POEM
• DECORATING WITH ADORABLE THANKSGIVING CLIPART
• SHARING WITH CLASSMATES

Tried and True! My students LOVE this activity

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