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Grade 5 Writing CCSS: CCRA.W.2, W.5.2
There are many different kinds of entertainment, such as music, games, books, or movies.

Compare and Contrast your favorite type of entertainment with your least favorite.

Utilize at least one pre-writing strategy to organize and structure your 3 paragraph essay.
Grade 5 Writing Essays
Profession - Bodyguard - Small
You may have heard the phrase "fighting is not the answer", but what does that mean? Why isn't fighting a good way to solve your problems?
Grade 5 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.2, W.3.2, W.4.2, W.5.2
Your school paper has decided to include a movie review section. They want objective reviews about popular movies. That means they don't want to say whether a movie is good or bad, they just want to tell kids what they movies are about. Write a piece about your favorite movie to include in the paper, but be careful not to spoil the ending!
Grade 5 Writing Essays
Hazard Sign - Eye Face

Setting a goal is a great way to accomplish something. Set a goal for yourself and describe how you plan to reach your goal.
Grade 5 Writing
waving about in a bold or daring manner
  1. immersed
  2. imprinted
  3. brandishing
  4. honored
Grade 5 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.3, W.5.3
Write about a memory you have of something that happened in the summer.
Grade 5 Writing CCSS: CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.3, W.5.2c, W.5.3c
Using the following transitional words, write a paragraph and use the transitional words to link your sentences.

afterwards, also, as well as, at last, at the same time, before, first, for example, immediately, in fact, later, meanwhile, next, otherwise, previously, then, therefore, too, and usually.
Grade 5 Writing CCSS: CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2, W.5.1c, W.5.2c
List 10 transitional words or phrases and describe what each word or phrase does in a sentence.
Grade 5 Writing CCSS: CCRA.W.1, W.5.1, W.5.1c
How would a letter you write to a friend be different from a letter you write to a company?
Grade 5 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.1, W.5.1
Some people do not like to wear sunscreen in the summer. Why is wearing sunscreen important?
Grade 5 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.2, W.5.2
What is your favorite activity to do outdoors?
Grade 5 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.1, W.5.1
Some school districts want to take away summer vacation. Is this okay? Explain why or why not.
Grade 5 Writing CCSS: CCRA.W.3, W.5.3
WRITING PROMPT - NARRATIVE

Think about your own life. Have you ever set a goal for yourself?

Write a narrative telling about a goal that you set for yourself (in school or outside of school) and what you did/will do to accomplish that goal?

Use the space below to plan your writing. Write your final copy on a clean sheet of paper.

Writing Lines - Half Page
Grade 5 Opinion Writing CCSS: CCRA.W.1, W.3.1, W.4.1, W.5.1
A girl wants to play on the boy's soccer team, but the principal is not sure if he should let her. Write a letter to the principal explaining why the girl should or should not be allowed to play on the boy's team.
Grade 5 Writing Essays
Ice cream makes a nice treat in the summer. What is your favorite summer treat?










Summer - Ice Cream
Grade 5 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.2, W.5.2
Summer - Sun
What is your favorite thing to do in the summer?
Grade 5 Writing Essays
If you could create a time machine and go back to any time in history, where would you choose to go? Why?
Grade 5 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.2, W.5.2
Your school is hiring an artist to paint a mural on the outside of the building. Describe what the mural should look like.
Grade 5 Writing Essays



Do you think soldiers are brave? Explain your answer.
Grade 5 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.2, W.5.2
Why is exercise important?
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