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My Hometown WritingMy Hometown Writing
Publisher
K12 Reader
Resource Details
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Grade
2nd - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Writing Prompts
Audiences
For Teacher Use
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Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategy
Writing
Technology
Projection
Year
2012
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Writing

My Hometown

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Our town is a very, very fine town. Kids craft a short paragraph about their town, its size, location, interesting features, and climate. The template even provides room for pictures or illustrations.

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Concepts

towns, climates

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Have kids make a mural representing their town, and have them affix their writings to the various areas 

Classroom Considerations

  • The fourth in a series of seven writing prompts

Pros

  • The prompt gives young writers a topic with which they are familiar

Cons

  • None

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