Thanksgiving Writing

[APZ26]

Anyone have the kids do a writing piece about being thankful? Would love to hear your ideas about the form/structure you use and how you generate ideas.
Thankfully,
APZ

 

[kt]

Thankful Turkey

I have seen a project where the kids make a turkey body then make several colorful feathers. On each feather they write something they are thankful for.

But my favorite Thanksgiving writing piece is a persuasive paper that the kids write from the point of view of a turkey. They are to choose something else for people to eat for Thanksgiving, and convince us to eat that instead of them. The kids really get into it. I start with the book T'was the Day Before Thanksgiving and go from there. I have a template of a turkey holding a paper that I use as a header for the paper. Cute and fun, and I get surprisingly good papers out of it, especially for so early in the year.

 

[supermom1010]

Persuasive Writing

I love your idea for the turkey and feathers, but the persuasive writing project caught my interest. Do you have the template on your computer? Can you attach it to a post?

Thanks

 

[kt]

Tuesday

I'll pick it up at school Tuesday and try to scan it at home to attach it. Send me an email, and I'll try to do it that way.

Kasey

 

[kt]

Duh

I've never attached anything to a post, so I'll try that too.