genre
Your teacher asks you to write a story about getting lost during a tornado.
imaginative narrative
Class bulletin board
students and teachers
Last week was Earth Day. This is a worldwide celebration to recognize all that the Earth provides for us and for people to think about how they can help keep the Earth healthy. Write an informational article for a school newspaper about three ways that people can help keep the planet healthy with examples.
three ways to help the Earth be healthy with examples
Your English teacher is going to create a class blog that features all of your class’s creative writing. You are responsible for writing a story that is several paragraphs long and includes information about the marine mammal that you researched—humpback whales. In your story, you and several other tourists are on a whale-watching boat off the coast of Maui. The marine naturalist on board is providing information about humpbacks while you wait for a humpback to swim near the boat. Write a story about what happens while you are on the boat. You might describe what you saw and heard and how you felt. Be sure to use details, description, and dialogue to develop the characters, setting, and plot of your story.
time, weather, character, setting, problem
Your Assignment:
Your teacher is creating a bulletin board display in the school library to show what your class has learned about different types of jobs. You decide to write an informational article on astronauts. Your article will be read by other students, teachers, and parents.
Using more than one source, develop a main idea about being an astronaut. Choose the most important information from the sources to support your main idea. Then, write an informational article that is several paragraphs long. Clearly organize your article and support your main idea with details from the sources. Use your own words except when quoting directly from the sources. Be sure to give the source title or number when using details from the sources.
G- informational
A- students, teachers, parents
S- what it is like to be an astronaut
Is the law about no texting while driving fair? Use evidence to support your reasons.
opinion
local newspaper
adults
Thinking about what you have learned about the water cycle, finish the story as if you were a water droplet that travels through the water cycle. You will start as a water droplet.
water droplet traveling through the water cycle
Your teacher wants each student to write an informational article that will be displayed with your science fair project. You decide to write about animals and where they live. Your article will be read by other students, teachers, and parents. Using the source information, develop a main idea about animals and their surroundings. Clearly organize your article and support your main idea with details from the sources. Use your own words except when quoting directly from the sources.
start with a question or a fact, introduces topic, main idea
Ex: The desert is an interesting habitat to explore. It has lots of animals and plants that call it home. Animals in the desert use their surroundings to help them to survive.
Your assignment:
When your class returns from the library, your classmates begin to share what they learned about different types of service animals. They also begin to discuss the new rule that allows only dogs and miniature horses as service animals in public places. Some students agree with the rule, and some students disagree with the rule. Your teacher asks you to write a paper explaining your opinion about the new rule.
In your paper, you will take a side as to whether you agree with the rule allowing only service dogs and miniature horses in public places, or whether you disagree with the rule. Your paper will be read by your teacher and your classmates. Make sure you clearly state your opinion and write several paragraphs supporting your opinion with reasons and details from the sources. Develop your ideas clearly and use your own words, except when quoting directly from the sources. Be sure to give the source title or number for the details or facts you use.
G- opinion
A-teacher and classmates
S- is the rule a good or bad idea
The school newspaper is reporting on how coyotes are helpful and harmful to the city of Long Beach. Write an article that can be used for this special edition.
informational
school board
adults
A new recess schedule is being created at school. A decision needs to be made if upper grades should have recess in the morning or the afternoon. Write an opinion essay on whether recess should be in the morning or the afternoon. Provide at least two reasons with support for your reasons. Be sure to include an introduction and opinion. Please write it in multi-paragraph form.
should recess be in the morning or the afternoon
With the use of Chromebooks at school, teachers have noticed many students are off task throughout the school day. Many teachers are complaining that technology, Chromebooks, are not helping students learn but are distracting students. Some want to ban computer use during the school day. Write essay to the school board, adults, about why or why not Chromebooks should be allowed at school.
question using global reasons, answer the question, my opinion
interesting lead, thesis statement, 2 or more sentences, my opinion
Your school writing club is creating an online magazine that is a collection of fictional stories about “The Great Outdoors.” You choose to write a story that is several paragraphs long to include in the online magazine. For your story, imagine that you are hiking in Grand Canyon National Park. In your story tell about an exciting adventure that you have during your hike.
The online magazine will be read by parents, teachers, and the other students in your school. When writing your story, find ways to use information and details from the sources to improve your story. Make sure you develop your character(s), the setting, and the plot. Use details, dialogue, and description where appropriate.
G-imaginative narrative
A- parents, teachers, students
S- adventure while hiking in Grand Canyon
There is a serious problem in Long Beach with the amount of water wasted in homes. Should people be limited to only 50 gallons of water a day in their homes?
opinion
scholastic news
students
You have been asked to write an article in the upcoming school paper about planets in our solar system. You have chosen to write about Saturn. Using the information from the above source, create an article about the planet Saturn.
information about Saturn
Scholastic News is having a special California edition. Since California is known for having earthquakes, they are asking students to write a story for this special edition. Imagine that your were woken up by a huge shake. It’s an earthquake. Tell a story about what happens when you experience this natural disaster.
time, weather, character, setting, problem
Your Assignment:
Now that you have completed research on the topic of sleep, the journalism club advisor has asked you to write an informational article about sleep and naps for the next issue of the school newspaper. The audience for your article will be other students, teachers, and parents.
Using more than one source, develop a main idea to explain about sleep and naps. Then, write a multi-paragraph informational article explaining your main idea. Clearly organize your article and elaborate your ideas. Unless quoting directly from the sources, use your own words. Be sure to reference the source title or number when quoting or paraphrasing details or facts from the sources.
G- informational
A- students, teachers, parents
S- article about sleep and naps
Using more than one source of information, write an article about how animals survive the harsh desert climate. Develop a main idea about the topic.
informational
online children’s blog
students
Your English teacher is going to create a class blog that features all of your class’s creative writing. You are responsible for writing a story that is several paragraphs long and includes information about the marine mammal that you researched—humpback whales. In your story, you and several other tourists are on a whale-watching boat off the coast of Maui. The marine naturalist on board is providing information about humpbacks while you wait for a humpback to swim near the boat. Write a story about what happens while you are on the boat. You might describe what you saw and heard and how you felt.
a story about being on a boat during a whale watching cruise in Maui
Your class has just finished learning about dinosaurs in their science unit. Your teacher has assigned each student a dinosaur to research and write a report on. You have been assigned a stegosaurus. You found the above information on the dinosaur. Develop a main idea about dinosaurs. Use the most important details from the source within your writing.
start with a question or a fact, introduces topic, main idea
Ex: The stegosaurus was a dinosaur that lived long ago. This truly amazing animal was known for his armored body that was unlike any other dinosaur.
Your Assignment:
As a contribution to the website your history class is creating, you decide to write an opinion essay that addresses the issues surrounding the penny. Your essay will be displayed on the website and will be read by students, teachers, and parents who visit the website.
Your assignment is to use the research sources to write a multi-paragraph opinion essay either for or against the continuation of making the penny in the United States. Develop your ideas clearly and use your own words, except when quoting directly from the sources. Be sure to reference the sources by title or number when using details or facts directly from the sources.
G- opinion
A- students, teacher, parents
S- should the US continue to make pennies