Grade 3 How-To Procedural Writing, Community Theme Includes Template & Rubric
- Google Slides™
Description
This How To, Procedural Writing Unit, complete with procedural writing template and procedural writing rubric, not only teaches procedural writing, but also allows your 3rd graders to reach out to others in their community. It is also perfect for writers workshop writing.
This no prep resource combines procedural writing while including civic and social studies standards, as well as writing standards. The 8 writing prompts include topics that range from planting a tree that will provide food and shelter for local birds, to organizing a book drive for less fortunate children.
Students become problem solvers, tackling real life issues, while working with others to collaborate and fulfill a need. They learn how to create and carry out a plan of action, including all of the necessary steps (procedures) to complete a community project. Includes resources and sites for real life implementation, if desired.
Resource is in Google Slides to assign in Google Classroom and includes a PDF version for printing.
Included in This Unit
- Eight How To Writing Prompts
- My How-To Writing Contract
- Turn and Talk Task Cards
All focused on how to create and organize a community project
- How-To Sentence Starters
- How-To Action Words (Resource Sheet)
- How-To Brainstorming Organizer
- How-To Graphic Organizer (with sentence starters)
- How-To Article Writing Checklist
- Rubric
- Sample to Model
- Suggestions for Publication
How can you use this resource?
- A month long resource for teachers students procedural writing
- Include in a Choice Board where students can select from 8 how-to prompts
Option included to add your own prompts
- Add prompts to a task list or include in a Literacy Center
- Get your students involved in reaching out to their community by actually implementing the projects they have written about
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