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Dear Principal: Please More Recess! WritingDear Principal: Please More Recess! Writing
Publisher
K12 Reader
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Grade
2nd - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Writing Prompts
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Independent Practice
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Year
2013
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Dear Principal: Please More Recess!

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Want to really tap into your pupils' persuasive instincts? Here is a writing prompt that is sure to get your youngsters' pens scribbling furiously. After all, who doesn't want more recess?

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

Persuasive Writing, the writing process, Writing Prompts, argumentative writing, arguments, persuasion, persuasive arguments, persuasive language, persuasive letters, persuasive techniques

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Consider offering some persuasive writing sentence frames to support ELLs and general language acquisition
  • Use this worksheet as a brainstorming tool. Then, have pupils edit and revise their drafts to compose a formal letter that you can then give to your head of school

Pros

  • Engaging writing prompt
  • Worksheet is ready to administer

Cons

  • None

Common Core

W.2.1 W.3.1.a W.4.1.a W.5.1.a

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