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Ugly Christmas Holiday Sweater Descriptive and Persuasive Writing Editable

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This was used as a Media Literacy assignment. Students had to persuade the audience to buy their ugly Christmas sweater. They had a lot of fun with this.
Both my students and I thought this activity was awesome! Such a fun way for students to still be engaged in doing meaningful work in the weeks leading up to the winter break.
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Description

Keep your students engaged as you wait for the holidays with this fun, creative Ugly Christmas or Holiday Sweater writing challenge. Students will design, describe, recreate based on a description, and persuade.

They'll be practicing writing and reading skills in a fun, unique way, and your lesson planning is finished!

This resource is completely editable -- you can have students create any kind of holiday sweater.

Students will:

  • design an original ugly Christmas or Holiday sweater following a prompt
  • describe the sweater so that someone can recreate it
  • (now the fun part!) swap descriptions and follow directions to recreate another student's design
  • assess the effectiveness of their descriptions
  • analyze persuasive language
  • create a persuasive ad for their sweater

What you'll get with this resource:

  • teacher instructions (perfect for a sub!)
  • prompt and student instructions
  • writing pages for the description and ad
  • graphic organizer of sample ad
  • ad prewriting graphic organizer
  • student instructions and tips for recreating the design
  • blank sweater outlines
  • rubric
  • editable instructions -- easy to adapt to your students' needs
  • digital slides included -- project on your white board for an easy lesson!

This lesson is perfect for practicing descriptive and persuasive writing skills - and your students will love it!

This resource has everything you need!

Makes a great hall or classroom design with the original sweater and the one recreated from the description.

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I can't wait to hear from you! I read all feedback – please let me know how you use this resource & earn TPT credits at the same time! And if you have any questions, just pop them into the Q&A below, and I'll get right back to you!

With gratitude,

Marypat

Total Pages
14 pages
Answer Key
Rubric only
Teaching Duration
1 Week
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to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

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