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December Holidays Writing Prompts: Informational Text Writing Prompts

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Are you looking for a stress-free, engaging way to spice up your writing period? These text-based informational writing prompts with articles take all the stress out of finding paired text for writing instruction. This December writing prompt is a great resource to use around your winter break or during any winter holiday activities.

The print and digital resource includes printable differentiated articles and many graphic organizers to help students learn how to write informational essays. Have your 4th, 5th, or 6th grade students explore the articles to get ideas on how to respond to the December holidays writing prompts. This writing resource can be used as a literary response, in writers workshop, or as test prep practice.

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This text-based informational writing resource includes:

  • Two differentiated articles at varying Lexile levels:
    - Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights (925-975 & 1010-1080)
    - The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa (1050-1100 & 1150-1185)
    - Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe (1000-1025 & 1075-1125)
  • December holidays writing prompt: The articles detail different celebrations that take place in December. Think about a holiday that you celebrate in or around December. Choose one of the three celebrations you read about and write an essay comparing that celebration to your own. Support your ideas with descriptive details, as well as examples and information from the text.
  • Graphic organizers 
  • Planning sheet (three variations to choose from)
  • Final draft paper
  • Essay planning sheet
  • Seven-day lesson guide (lesson plans are NOT print and teach, but give you suggestions and tools to build a lesson to meet your students' needs)
  • Editable writing lesson plan template
  • Writing long-range planning guide
  • Writing grading rubric + editable version

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Last updated Aug 28th, 2022
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to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Introduce a topic clearly, provide a general observation and focus, and group related information logically; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.
Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., in contrast, especially).
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

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