Thankful Essay: Thanksgiving Narrative Writing Assignment, 6th 7th 8th Grade

This middle school resource is perfect for a November writing assignment! Students reflect on people, places, and things they are thankful for while writing a six-paragraph essay. While ideal for Thanksgiving, it can be used whenever you want students to write a personal narrative essay with self-reflection. There are specific topics for the four body paragraphs and graphic organizers to help students generate content for each of the essay paragraphs, including the introduction and conclusion. Detailed instructions and a reflection page that can be used as closure are also included. Be sure to add it to your other narrative writing prompts!

What’s included in this resource:

• 13-page student packet with cover page
• Introduction to the assignment
• Graphic organizer, including example organizer, to help students pick a topic for each of the body paragraphs
• Instructions on content for each of the six paragraphs
• Graphic organizers for each of the six paragraphs to help students brainstorm content
• Final guidelines for writing the essay including a reminder for content of paragraphs and general writing guidelines
• 3 reflection questions that can be used as closure

Benefits:

• Helps students who struggle with ideas by giving them a topic they know about
• Gives students practice writing in first person point of view
• Clear guidelines help students create content for each paragraph.
• Teaches students how to write an essay with an introduction, a body, and a conclusion
• Enhances narrative writing units
• Perfect for Thanksgiving!

Instructions/tips for implementation:

• Review the instructions with students prior to having them begin work.
• Give students time to work on the graphic organizers. This can be done in class or as a homework assignment.
• Let students know whether or not they need to have the rough draft approved before writing the final draft.

This resource is licensed for single classroom use only, including homeschool use. It is also licensed for single classroom use online, provided that it is available on password-protected sites only.

Great for 6th, 7th and 8th grade!

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