End-of-Year Writing Prompts | Depth and Complexity | Short Answer and Essay
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End of the Year Depth & Complexity BundleRock the end of the year with these Depth and Complexity resources. You'll build skills and develop social/emotional learning as students reflect, write, and create their way to deep analysis of the school year. These End-of-Year Depth & Complexity acPrice $7.00Original Price $9.00Save $2.00
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End of the Year Writing Prompts | Depth & Complexity
Looking for end-of-year activities that require high-level thinking skills? These writing prompts will let you recognize the end-of-year while still keeping students' skills growing. The prompts use the elements of Depth & Complexity to help students analyze the year and the season to come.
Both color and blackline versions are included, so you can make it look just the way you like.
A wide range of grade levels can use the prompts appropriately and effectively.
Included in the package:
☀️ 20 short-answer writing prompts
☀️ 3 long-form essay prompts
☀️ Rubrics for both length of written responses
☀️ All prompts in color and black/white
☀️Google Slides®️ versions of the prompts
☀️ Instruction sheet
They're flexible and can be used with many grades, and they are especially appropriate for:
✅ Elementary Gifted and Talented (especially 2nd grade and up)
✅ Middle School Gifted and Talented
✅ 3rd Grade
✅ 4th grade
✅ 5th grade
✅ 6th grade
✅ 7th grade
✅ 8th grade
✅ 9th grade
✅ 10th grade
Why these are special:
This writing prompt assortment has been specially designed to meet the needs of a wide variety of students.
In addition to a variety of approaches to the end of the year, there is an intentional use of diverse clip art. Because of this, students of many ethnicities, races, and abilities are represented.
Additionally, there is no assumption that students' families will be able to afford elaborate vacations. The prompts are sensitive to the home and family situations of many different students.
There are enough prompts to choose from that you can pick the ones that work best for your students. They approach the long school break differently, allowing you to match the interests of students, as well as their abilities.
If you don't use Depth & Complexity
If you don't currently use Depth & Complexity in your classroom, simply have students ignore the emoji representing the thinking prompts.
If you've considered using Depth & Complexity in your classroom, this is a gentle way to introduce it to students.
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