Thanksgiving Persuasive Writing Activity | Print + Digital

Description

This Thanksgiving persuasive writing activity is the perfect November writing project. Students will write from the point of view of a turkey and create a persuasive paragraph or essay to try and convince people NOT to eat them this Thanksgiving. Students love using their creativity to write this assignment and often say it was their favorite of the whole year!

Optional Disguise A Turkey Extension Activity Idea:

Have students create a turkey in disguise out of construction paper so that it makes it hard for Americans to find them and cook them. They LOVE taking their turkeys home to share with their families on Thanksgiving. Link to a FREE turkey in disguise template is included in this resource.

This product contains:

• Printable & Digital (Google Slides) Versions
• Persuasive writing task to either display on board or print and make copies for each student (color & black/white)
• Paragraph Writing Graphic Organizers – For use when time is limited or students are not yet ready to tackle a full essay.
• Essay Writing Graphic Organizers – Included is a simple one-page graphic organizer and five pages of expanded graphic organizers for students who need more structured planning
• Final Draft Publishing Paper – Four different styles are included. Each style has a title page + a blank page.

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