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3rd Grade Common Core: W.3.1

Common Core Identifier: W.3.1 / Grade: 3
Curriculum: Writing: Text Types and Purposes
Detail: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
30 Common Core State Standards (CCSS) aligned worksheets found:
Write a friendly letter (fan mail) to your favorite author and send it off in the mail.
Level: 1st through 5th Grades
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Do you believe students should wear uniforms to school? Write a persuasive essay in favor or against uniforms.
Level: 3rd through 5th Grades
Tell whether or not you think pizza should be served in the school cafeteria everyday.
Level: 1st through 5th Grades
Do you think a monkey would make a good pet? Explain why or why not.  (persuasive writing topics)
Level: 2nd through 5th Grades
Students must explain which character, in their opinion, is more intelligent: Harold or Chester.
Level: 3rd through 5th Grades
Should cell phones be banned in schools? Students express their reasons for and against having smart phones in the classroom.
Level: 3rd through 5th Grades
What do you like best about your home? (descriptive writing idea)
Level: 2nd through 5th Grades
Would you rather live in a castle, on a houseboat, or on a farm?  Why?  (writing ideas)
Level: 2nd through 5th Grades
Invent a new kind of sandwich. Describe what is on it and how you would make it. (critical thinking and writing)
Level: 2nd through 5th Grades
This is a different version of the above graphic organizer. This one has lines for students to write on.
Level: 3rd through 6th Grades
This worksheet tells what a couplet is and includes space for students to write three couplets of their own.
Level: 2nd through 5th Grades
Describe your favorite season (fall, spring, summer, or winter). Tell what kinds of things you like to do during that season.  (Science journal topics)
Level: 2nd through 5th Grades
Write a descriptive essay about a fun fact many people don't know about you.
Level: 2nd through 5th Grades
Xander is attending the school fair, but he feels unlucky and believes he doesn't have a chance of winning any of the games.
Level: 3rd Grade
Olivia needs a great idea for her school's pumpkin decorating contest. Will a mysterious owl in her yard be the good luck she needs for her project?
Level: 3rd Grade
Use this worksheet to write a spring-themed poem. Then color in the rainbow!
Level: Kindergarten to 4th Grades
Describe several ways a person your age can earn money.  (Social Studies writing topics)
Level: 2nd through 5th Grades
If you could spend an afternoon with one member of your extended family, who would it be? Tell why you chose this person and tell what you do together.  (descriptive writing)
Level: 2nd through 5th Grades
Write a descriptive essay about what, in your opinion, is a big waste of money.
Level: 2nd through 5th Grades
When Lena's two best friends plan a bowling trip without her, Lena is determined to find out why she's left feeling like the spare. But when she shows up at the bowling alley, she'll find out things aren't always what they seem.
Level: 3rd Grade
Make up a creative story about a girl or boy who goes fishing and catches something very unusual.
Level: 2nd through 5th Grades
Imagine you worked at a football stadium. What would your job be? (examples: quarterback, cheerleader, coach, referee, ticket seller) Describe what you would do while you were on the job.  (creative journal prompt)
Level: 2nd through 5th Grades
Which superpower would you most like to have-- invisibility, super strength, or the ability to fly? Describe what kinds of things you would do with your powers. (creative thinking)
Level: 2nd through 5th Grades
Each student use the template to write a haiku about their favorite animal. Thread the poems together with yarn and hang them in the classroom.
Level: 2nd through 4th Grades
Do you have any brothers or sisters? If you do, describe what they're like. If you don't, tell whether or not you would like to have a brother or sister.  (creative writing; family)
Level: 2nd through 5th Grades
Jayden doesn't know how his teacher expects him to find every color of the rainbow on their autumn nature hike. There's nothing blue or purple in the woods!
Level: 3rd Grade
With this worksheet, students learn about haikus and write one of their own about spring. They can then color in the flower.
Level: 1st through 4th Grades
Meet a sneaky, undercover thief who steals sandwiches and hot dog buns from campers during the night.
Level: 3rd Grade
Cinderella's fairy godmother used her magic wand to create a beautiful dress and slippers. Imagine you had a fairy godmother. What kind of magic would she do?
Level: 2nd through 5th Grades
According to Facebook's terms of service, you need to be at least 13 years-old to have a Facebook account. Do you think this is a fair rule?
Level: 3rd through 5th Grades
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