Halloween Persuasive Essay Writing Prompt & Planning Pages Grades 3-5

Product Description:

Provide your students with a persuasive writing prompt that they can get excited about!  Over the years, different groups have discussed the idea of celebrating Halloween on the last Saturday in October rather than the 31st.  Your students will become invested in this idea when they discuss and think about the advantages of having an entire day to celebrate while not having to worry about getting up for school the next day.  These No-Prep Printable pages have been created to guide your students through the process of planning and write a multi-paragraph response encouraging others to consider the idea of moving Halloween to the last Saturday in October.

Students often struggle with the process of developing a plan to organize their writing. This often leads to responses that are not well written and may not address the prompt. Using these pages, you can introduce, model, or guide your students through the process of developing a plan using two column notes. 

This resource includes:

 Differentiated Writing Prompts:

√ One Paragraph Response

√ Three Paragraph Response

√ Four Paragraph Response

√ Five Paragraph Response

• Planning Pages
• Student Response Writing Pages
• Teacher Directions
• Sample Answer Pages

Different options for use:

• Whole Group Instruction
• Small Group Guided Instruction
• Partner/Independent Work

Thank you for purchasing this product! Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Happy Teaching!!

Shea Palmer

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