Fourth Grade Daily California Writing Prompts Unit 2
Fourth Grade Daily California Writing Prompts Unit 2
Week 1My Brother Martin
Day 1
Think of someone who has made a difference in your life. Write an e-mail to that person to tell how your life has been changed by him or her.
Day 2
What are some examples of things you would like to change in the world? Write a journal entry that explains your reasons why these things should change.
Day 3
Write a short news article describing how volunteers can help in other parts of the world.
Day 4
Write a diary entry about a time when you made a difference in someone else’s life.
Day 5
Write a paragraph about a character from a book or movie who made a difference in some way.
Week 2 Mighty Jackie
Day 1
Would you want to be a baseball player? Write a paragraph explaining why or why not.
Day 2
Write a paragraph describing the similarities and difference between baseball and football.
Day 3
Sporting events are fun to watch. Write a letter to your friends to go to a game with you.
Day 4
Suppose you could interview a famous basketball player. What three questions would you ask?
Day 5
Write a review of your favorite sports movie. Briefly describe it and tell why people should see it.
Week 3Making a Splash
Day 1
If you could make an event for the Paralympics, what would it be? Explain.
Day 2
Write a short story about an invention that helped physically challenged people.
Day 3
You are a physically challenged athlete participating in the Paralympics for the first time. Write about the different events you will complete in.
Day 4
Write a headline and news brief explaining how artificial limbs are customized and why.
Day 5
Suppose you have been chosen to interview someone who competed in the Paralympics. What are some questions you would ask him or her?
Week 4 Wild Horses
Day 1
Create a poster to convince people to donate money to help a campaign to save wild horses.
Day 2
Write a list of ways that wild horses and domestic horses are alike and different.
Day 3
Write an e-mail to a government official explaining why wild horses should be saved from extinction.
Day 4
Suppose you could adopt a wild horse. Describe in a paragraph how your horse would look and what its name might be.
Day 5
If you were a wild horse, where would you want to live and why? Write a description.
Week 5 Mystic Horse
Day 1
Pretend that you are a Pawnee boy who lived long ago. Write a paragraph about a day in your life.
Day 2
Write a dialogue between two animals that you think might have something interesting to say if they could talk.
Day 3
Write a paragraph that tells what you know about horses and how horses have been used in the past.
Day 4
Write five questions that you would like to ask someone who rode in the Pony Express.
Day 5
What events in your life do you think might make an interesting scene in a play? Describe the event.