Description
Use these paired passages all about Video Games Impacting Children with a highly engaging writing prompt to keep students on task during your dreaded writing block! Students will read the two sources and the writing prompt, plan out their essay, and write a four- or five-paragraph informative essay. Informational writing prompts using articles are the best way for students to practice writing skills.
This Paired Passages Informative Writing Prompt Includes:
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Text Source #1
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Text Source #2
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Writing Prompt: Explain how video games can impact children.
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Planning Sheets
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Writing Paper
Spark a love of writing with this high-interest writing prompt. A great way to meet multiple standards with one activity.
Standards:
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Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. -CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2
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Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. -CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1
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Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably. -CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.9
Ideas for Use:
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Individual Writing Practice
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Whole Group Instruction
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Partner Practice
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Substitute Plans
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Send Home as Practice
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ELA Work Stations or Centers
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Assessment
I am the author of each text, I just used different author names so students could practice citing different names.
*This was designed to be perfect practice for state writing tests! Directly aligned with Florida’s FSA format, but probably similar to your state, too!
Copyright © Chloe Campbell
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