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"Would You Rather?" Writing Prompts Writing"Would You Rather?" Writing Prompts Writing
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2nd - 3rd
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"Would You Rather?" Writing Prompts

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Would you rather eat a cricket or a worm? Have your young writers decide and write about why. Choose from 35 different writing prompts to spark interest and creativity. Even your most reluctant writers are sure to enjoy. Each prompt also comes with a blank square for drawing a picture.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

opinion writing, narration, narratives, personal narrative writing

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Model for learners how to write an opinion prompt and support their stances with evidence or persuasion 
  • Use some of the prompts in writing centers

Classroom Considerations

  • Intended for beginning writers

Pros

  • Comes with framed lines to promote neat handwriting
  • Offers opportunites for creative writing

Cons

  • None

Common Core

W.2.1 W.2.3 W.3.1.a W.3.3.a L.2.1.a L.2.2.a L.3.1.a L.3.2.a

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