Don't Eat the Turkey Persuasive Writing Project

"Don't Eat the Turkey" is a Thanksgiving-themed persuasive writing project perfect for students in grades 3-5. While you may see many, "Don't Eat the Turkey" products in your search, this product is unique because of the turkey emojis! Students get to choose a turkey emoji from a total of 20 different options. The emoji turkeys will inspire students to come up with reasons as to why they should not be taken home and eaten for Thanksgiving! The finished products make a fantastic bulletin board display for the fall!

Included in this Resource

• Teacher guide/suggestions
• Introduction to writing assignment for students (handout)
• 3 persuasive writing examples to serve as models for student writing
• 20 black-and-white emoji turkeys
• 3 different graphic organizers for easy differentiation
• 3 different rubrics to correspond with each graphic organizer (rating scale 1-4)
• Teacher feedback page (lined paper with turkey emoji in corner)
• Lined draft paper titled, "Persuasive Writing Draft"
• Persuasive writing phrases handout
• Transition words and phrases handout
• "Call to Action" handout
• Large bulletin board letters (size 520) that spell out, "Don't Eat Me!" and "Don't Eat the Turkey!" Letters come in black as well as white with a black outline (to print on colored paper/cardstock)
• Speech bubbles- 6 speech bubbles come blank and also with writing such as, "Please don't eat me!" and "I wouldn't eat me if I were you..."

Three Different Publishing Options

1. Emoji turkey with speech bubble attached

• For this option, students choose a speech bubble with lines to publish their writing on. There are three different style speech bubbles and come with single spaced and 1.5 spaced lines. Students attach completed speech bubbles to the mouth of their colored turkey emoji.

2. Emoji turkey with lined emoji turkey template

• For this option, students publish their writing on a turkey emoji with lines. Lined turkey emojis come with single spaced and 1.5 spaced lines. Once students are finished publishing, they color & cut their lined turkeys out and attach them behind their colored turkey emoji. Viewers will flip the emoji turkey up to read the writing behind.

3. Lined paper with black-and-white turkey emoji on left

• For this option, students publish their writing on lined paper. Each piece of lined paper has a turkey emoji on the left for students to color once finished publishing. (There is a different sheet for each of the 20 turkey emojis). The lined paper is single spaced. This option is best for students writing a full 5-paragraph persuasive essay.

Please take a look at the preview for a sample of what is included in this resource. If you have any questions, please ask prior to purchasing! Thank you!

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