Inspiring Writing Projects for Students This Summer
Encourage student creativity and skill refinement with engaging writing projects this summer. Provide opportunities for students to practice and enhance their writing abilities while igniting their imagination. Foster a love for writing and ensure continued learning outside the classroom setting. Students will have the chance to explore new ideas, express themselves, and hone their communication skills through exciting summer writing activities. Keep students motivated and stimulated through this enriching writing program.
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Teachers, this summer, engage your students in writing projects that spark their imagination and provide opportunities for Teachers, this summer, engage your students in writing projects that spark their imagination and provide opportunities for practicing the skills they ve learned over the course of the year. Feel free to assign several or offer students a choice. practicing the skills they ve learned over the course of the year. Feel free to assign several or offer students a choice. Each slide also has a coordinating template for students to use. Each slide also has a coordinating template for students to use. How-To books - use the templates provided to write a How-To book on a topic of your choice. Literary Analysis - read a book and answer the literary analysis questions. Write a paragraph using text evidence. Comic Book or Graphic novel - Draw, sketch and write an original story using pictures and word bubbles. Use the templates provided and be creative. Microblogging Journal - Create a journal of your summer experiences, report on current news, post an announcement, share a funny story, or write your opinion about something important to you by using only 5-6 sentences. Nature Study - head outside and choose one detail to study - plant, insect, tree, bird or other natural element. Use your powers of observation and record specific details. Then, write a short descriptive paragraph and draw a picture or snap a photo to go along with the writing. Interview a Special Person - Use the interview questions to get to know this person and then write a short paragraph introducing them to someone who doesn t know them. You might learn a thing or two about them along the way.
How-To Books Skill: Plan and Write an Informational Essay To book that teaches someone how to do something step by step. Objective: I will create a How Objective: I will create a How- -To book that teaches someone how to do something step by step. Directions for Students: Directions for Students: Choose a topic for the How-To project such as: How-to take care of ___ (each student chooses a pet - supplies, care/feeding, activities) How-to make ___(each student chooses a type of food item/recipe - supplies, procedure, serving suggestions) How-to build ____(a lego project, sandcastle, tree fort, etc. -supplies, procedure, finishing touches) How-to play ___(a sport, board game, or other activity - supplies/equipment, rules, fun facts) How-to _____ (student choice) Create a summarizing framework for the chosen topic. Ex: Topic: How to build a sandcastle Main Idea#1: supplies Main Idea #2: procedure Main Idea #3: finishing touches On each page of the template, draw or add a photo in the box. Then, write your paragraph to teach about that section of your topic. Be sure to use some of the sentence starters for variety and interesting word choice.
Literary Analysis Skill: Analyze a story for literary elements Objective: I will read a story, analyze the literary elements and write a constructed response using text evidence. Objective: I will read a story, analyze the literary elements and write a constructed response using text evidence. Directions for Students: Directions for Students: Read a story and answer the literary analysis questions. Fill in the grid organizer provided with the answers to the questions and the evidence from the story. Write a constructed response to one of the questions. Literary Analysis Questions: Literary Analysis Questions: Who was the main character? What was the setting? What was the problem or adventure? What was the main character s motivation? What was the main character s conflict? How was the problem solved or adventure concluded? What was the theme of the story? How did the main character feel about the adventure? Have you ever had a similar experience? What was it? How did you feel about it?
Comic Book or Graphic Novel Skill: Write a Narrative Story using dialogue and exclamation Objective: I will write a story with a beginning, middle and end using pictures, dialogue and exclamations. Objective: I will write a story with a beginning, middle and end using pictures, dialogue and exclamations. Directions for Students: Directions for Students: Think about a story you would like to tell and fill in the summarizing framework on the template provided. Instead of writing the story in words, use pictures and thought or dialogue bubbles to tell the story. Use the template provided to complete the assignment. EXAMPLE Summarizing Framework: This story is about Mac, a fire breathing dragon. The problem was he was trying to make friends but they were afraid of his fire breath . The problem was solved when the other animals used his fire breath to roast marshmallows for s mores. NOTE to STUDENTS: This project follows the same shape as a story told in words using the Narrative Diamond. It will need an entertaining beginning, elaborative detail, suspense, main event and extended ending.
Microblogging Journal Skill: Write to Reflect blogs to share my reflections, thoughts and ideas with others. Objective: I will create a series of mini Objective: I will create a series of mini- -blogs to share my reflections, thoughts and ideas with others. Directions for Students Directions for Students: Microblogging is a form of communication where you share your ideas in short segments, 5-6 sentences. For this assignment, you ll journal using the template provided. The prompts below will help you to generate ideas. Writing Prompts: Writing Prompts: 1. Write an entry about a fun day you spent this summer. 2. Report on current events. 3. Share a funny story. 4. Write an opinion about something important to you. 5. Take a photo or draw a picture and describe it. 6. What surprised you today? 7. Did you learn something new today? 8. What s your favorite flavor of ice cream? Why? 9. Write about something you re grateful for. 10. Choose a special person in your life and describe them. NOTE to STUDENTS: NOTE to STUDENTS: Feel free to choose your own ideas too!
Nature Study Skill: Observe using the 5 senses, take notes, and write a descriptive paragraph Objective: I will observe an element in nature and write a descriptive paragraph. Objective: I will observe an element in nature and write a descriptive paragraph. Directions for Students: Directions for Students: Head outside and observe your environment. Choose ONE element and focus your attention on it. Observe closely using your five senses. (Use the productive questions to help you focus.) Take notes on what you observe. Then, write a paragraph describing the element you chose to focus on and draw a picture or snap a photo and add it to the template provided. For Fun For Fun - - go outside at night and observe your environment. go outside at night and observe your environment. Productive Questions: Productive Questions: What do you see? Hear? Smell? Feel? Taste? How big/small is the element? What color? What shape? What does it remind you of? What is it made of? What kind of distinctive marks does it have? What makes it unique? Suggested Natural Elements to Describe: Suggested Natural Elements to Describe: Insect Bird Plant or flower Tree Grass Moon Stars
Interview with a Special Person Skill: Write an informational paragraph Objective: I will conduct an interview and write a paragraph about a special person in my life. Objective: I will conduct an interview and write a paragraph about a special person in my life. Directions for Students: Directions for Students: 1. Think about a special person in your life and ask them if it s OK to interview them. 2. Imagine that you re introducing them to someone who doesn t know them. Use the guiding questions for your interview but feel free to ask any other questions to help get to know your person better. 3. Write a paragraph introducing your special person using the template provided. NOTE: NOTE: If you have the use of a video camera, consider videotaping the interview so you have all of the information handy before writing your paragraph. Questions: Questions: What is your full name? Where were you born? Where did you grow up? What do you like to do in your free time? What makes you happy? Sad? Tell me something nobody else knows about you. What were you like in high school or college? What is the funniest thing that happened to you recently? If you were an animal, what would you be and why? Do you have a favorite sport or team? What is it and why? If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why? **To make it really special, take a photo of your person and add that to your paragraph.
