Learning Made Fun!
SHORT FILM SYNOPSIS: A young aspiring chef makes a lovely pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving dinner, but accidentally uses salt instead of sugar. His family’s reaction is priceless!
LITERARY DEVICES: Making Inferences Setting Theme Dialogue Conflict Text Structures
TEXT STRUCTURES AND THANKSKGIVING 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.
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.
- 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
Serious Thanksgiving / Friendsgiving Fun! This digital resource provides practice for informational, instructional, and creative writing. It is PACKED with engaging, real-life activities for planning a virtual friendsgiving dinner party! Perfect for light learning just before Thanksgiving break, when students are typically difficult to engage.
INCLUDES ACTIVITIES FOR:
WRITING FORMAL INVITATIONS
PLANNING A MENU
CREATING OR SHARING A RECIPE
WRITING A TOAST OF GRATITUDE
SETTING THE TABLE (with moveable clipart)
WRITE OR SHARE A POEM
DECORATING WITH ADORABLE THANKSGIVING CLIPART
SHARING WITH CLASSMATES
Tried and True! My students LOVE this activity!
NOVEMBER IS COVERED with this bundle: Thanksgiving Pixar Short Workshop, Friendsgiving Virtual Party, and November Writing Prompts! This digital bundle provides practice for informational writing with engaging, real-life activities while students plan a virtual friendsgiving dinner party; practice literary elements, and constructed response writing with RACE strategy.
Perfect for light learning just before Thanksgiving break when students are typically difficult to engage.
3 RESOURCES
- SHORT FILM WORKSHOP: SALT
- VIRTUAL FRIENDSGIVING DINNER PARTY
- NOVEMBER WRITING PROMPTS
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