1St-2Nd Grades Make an Effort to Do Narrative and Nonfiction (Science/Social Studies)

Writing Prompts

1st-2nd Grades make an effort to do Narrative and Nonfiction (Science/Social Studies) Pieces for Scoring.

3rd-5th Grades Must Do 2 Narratives and 2 Nonfiction (Science/Social Studies) Pieces for Scoring This Year.

Please don’t do Sentence Starters for Writing Prompts that students may use for the beginning of every sentence. The purpose of using the writing rubric for the writing samples is to see what students can do independently. Assign a topic and use the rubric to see how well the students develop a story from beginning to end.

Narrative Writing Prompts

My Favorite Day The First Day of School The Perfect Vacation My Birthday

Imagine a Day One Spooky Night A Day at the Fair My Family

A Day Without Electricity Freaky Friday (Switching places with a Pet)

Fall (Any season) My Favorite Holiday My Hero Once Upon a Time

A Favorite Memory (Event w/ family or friends) A Dream I Once Had

I’m an Expert Saturday

*If you could be any animal, what would it be and why? What would you do as that animal? (F or NF)

*If you could meet anyone, who would it be and why? What would you do together?

*What would you like to be when you are grown-up and why?

Nonfiction Prompts

1.Write from the point of view of an animal, plant, the sun, other stars, a famous historic figure, a state of matter, etc. (Choose topics based on what has been studied in Science or Social Studies)

2. Explain something learned in Science.

-How are rocks formed? How does it rain? What’s the difference b/w Solids, Liquids, and Gases? How does a ______survive in it’s habitat?

How do magnets work? What do scientists do?

3. Share what you have learned about a period of history or a particular topic.

A Tribe of Native Americans An Inventor A Biography

An Exploration The Wild West A Battle in a War or the War Itself

A President The Branches of Government Life on the Prairie

4. Write about your life in a particular time period.

The Depression The Colonies Jamestown World War 2

S.C. During the Civil War Life on a Plantation Life as an Explorer

My Community A Community Helper