Thanksgiving Writing Center Activities – November Narrative – Story Prompts

Description

Do you have reluctant writers in your classroom? Don’t despair! This Thanksgiving writing activity will motivate even your most challenged writers. These creative writing prompts provide choice and include the tools needed to plan and write great Thanksgiving narratives.

Your students will love getting to select the setting, problem/plot, and character cards for their story and creating their own unique Thanksgiving themed narrative. These Thanksgiving writing prompts generate fun and engaging plots  (some are humorous) which are highly motivating to even the most reluctant writers!

Be sure to check out the preview to see everything that’s included in this unit.

This Thanksgiving writing activity includes:

• A Google Slides™ version of the student response pages.
• An instructional slideshow teaching how to write a Thanksgiving narrative
• A poster about the elements of a Thanksgiving Adventure Story
• Thanksgiving Setting, Character, Problem, and Items Cards – includes some generic writing prompts (TIP: Do not put out all the cards at any one time in the center. Too much choice is overwhelming, especially for younger students. There are enough cards so you can put out a few each week. I would select 6-8 problem cards at any one time to put out.)
• Word lists for Thanksgiving words, sensory words, transition words, emotions, and vivid verbs
• Graphic Organizers for the Setting, Characters, Story Map, Story Summary, and Sensory Words
• Checklist for your story
• Thanksgiving narrative writing rubric
• Thanksgiving themed writing papers

What teachers like you have said about these Thanksgiving writing prompts

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐These are always a favorite of my students. This helps them love writing. They get excited every time we pull out our writing folders when we are completely one of these. – Michelle S.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐My students loved this activity, and they continue to ask for one for each holiday! – Christine S.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐I love this resource and the format. It really helped students think about everything when they wrote. Their stories were so creative because of all of the options! – Jessica M.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐You can bet I will be buying the bundle. I’m obsessed. This is the best resource for my SPED students. Their writing has exploded! – Christina B.

How can I use this product?

⇒ In a writing center

⇒ As a round-robin writing activity – a student begins the story and then passes it to the next person

⇒ As a paired writing activity

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Who can use this?

⇒ Teachers in grades 2-4. With modifications, it can be used with students in K-1

⇒ Homeschool Teachers

⇒ Teachers in upper elementary who serve English Language Learners or students with special needs.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.W.2.3 CCSS.W.2.5

CCSS.W.3.3 CCSS.W.3.3a CCSS.W.3.3b CCSS.W.3.3c  CSS.W.3.3d

CCSS.W.4.3 CCSS.W.4.4 CCSS.W.4.5 CCSS.W.4.3a CCSS.W.4.3b CCSS.W.4.3c CCSS.W.4.3c CCSS.W.4.3d CCSS.W.4.3e

CCSS.W.5.3 CCSS.W.5.3a CCSS.W.5.3b CCSS.W.5.3c CCSS.W.5.3d CCSS.W.5.3e

CCSS.W.5.4 CCSS.W.5.5

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More Seasonal Writing Units:

• Christmas Writing Center: Let’s Write a Merry Story
• Winter Writing Center: Let’s Write a Winter Story
• Halloween Writing Center: Write a Scary Story

More Thanksgiving Activities: 

• Sarah Hale Literature Guide – How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday
• Thanksgiving Trivia PowerPoint Game Show – Editable!
• Thanksgiving Analogies Task Cards

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Remember to always… Keep ’em Thinking!

Susan Morrow

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