Writing+Activities

1.) Students can take turns drawing out a noun and a verb and then they will write using those nouns and verbs.

2.) (Narrative ?) Use this to get students writing. This is a reindeer application. The questions are 1.) What talents and skills do you have that would help you be a good emploee? 2.) Why do you want to work for Santa? 3.) Why would you make a good reindeer?

You could use this for a lot of other subjects including the moon unit. Students could apply to be an astronaut.

3.) (Expository)

Students can create an acrostic for any subject. For the space lesson they can write the word SPACE down. Then for each letter they can write either a sentence or word about space.

4.) Students can create a R.A.F.T for their persuasive writing. Role: Someone living on the moon trying to recruit new people. Audience: People back on Earth Format: Invitation Topic: Moving to the moon to work and live.

The students will create an invitation inviting someone to live on the moon and work there. They must include interesting things about the moon and what they will experience if they move there. They are trying to convince them to come and live and work on the moon.