5th Grade Writing Prompts

Related ELA Standard: W.5.10

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Writing prompts are designed to focus your writing towards and end goal. The goal of any writing prompt is to put students in situation where they can maximize their creativity while staying rooted in writing fundamentals. Special writing prompts ask students to explore the world and how it connects people or themes. The best work that comes out of writing responses start with a prewriting phase. We highly encourage all writers to start with a brainstorming and planning session. These worksheets will help students understand the importance of prewriting to do their best with writing prompts.

5th Grade Writing Prompts To Print:

Right Writing - Some common themes resonate through these choice prompts. Choose one of the writing prompts below. Write several paragraphs which completely answer the prompt.

My Valentine - Choose one of the pictures as inspiration for a Valentine’s Day story. Tell us what you think is happening in each picture.

Writing About Feelings - A prompt that is adventure driven and one that is on a more mellow note. On the back of this page, write an essay that answers what you are being asked.

Journaling - You have lots of choices for this one. Journaling can be a great way to sort out your thoughts and feelings. It is a great bridge between your inner and outer lives. Regular journaling will also make you a better writer.

Writing a Biography - Everything you need to put into a Biography stepped out for you. A biography is a story of someone's life written by someone other than that person. Choose someone that is no longer living who interests you or that you admire, research that person, and write their biography.

The Four Seasons - Poetry is a great way to express yourself. Poetry can rhyme, or it can be free verse, which does not rhyme or have a regular meter, but instead relies on things like imagery and alliteration to convey meaning.

All About Me - Choose one of the writing prompts below. Write several paragraphs to answer the prompt. Use the space provided.

World Building - Imagine a setting for a science fiction or fantasy story of your own. What does it look like? What geographical features does it have? Who lives there?

How To... - Choose one of the subjects below and write a paragraph about it. Use the back of this page if you need more space.

Superheroes - Invent your own superhero! What does your superhero look like? What is his or her power? Weakness? Backstory? Write a descriptive paragraph about your superhero on the lines provided.

Nature Walk - Describe a recent walk you took outside. What season is it? What did you see? What did you hear?

Brothers and Sisters - Make a list of between 5 to 10 people that you know who have at least one brother or sister. Your subjects can be friends, teachers, family members or neighbors.

Birdwatching - B Do you like to watch birds? Do you have a favorite bird?

Money Matters - Choose one of the writing prompts. Then write at least one full page answering the prompt. They can help you get in a real creative mood.

Soothe the Savage Beast - What is your favorite kind of music? Is there a particular song or kind of music that you listen to that cheers you up or calms you down?

How to Organize Your Thoughts When Responding to a Writing Prompt?

Writing a response paper in reply to a prompt is one of the very initial writing tasks a student has to complete. Responding to a prompt is not similar to other styles of writing. It requires a careful understanding of the prompt and then a careful collection of ideas regarding the prompt to pen down in the actual and final response. Mostly, assignments asking you to respond to a specific prompt have a limited time period in which you have to complete the response. Therefore, it is necessary to be very vigilant with your thoughts and ideas, and write them down in an effective, clear manner.


Here are a few tips that can help anyone organize their thoughts while responding to a prompt:


Understand the Prompt First

Most students are very creative and talented writers, but fail when it comes to responding to a prompt. The reason for this is their inability and carelessness towards understanding the prompt itself. Whenever you get an assignment to write on a prompt, calm yourself down and spend a few minutes understanding the prompt carefully.


Think What You Will Write

Now that you know what the prompt is all about, a plethora of thoughts will come to your mind, but this is the point where you are still not ready to write down the response. First, be clear on the ideas that come to your mind and eliminate any contradiction or confusion that is in your mind.


Note Down the Main Points

Now roughly write one or two sentences about all the main ideas that you want to include in the response essay. Number those points in an order and decide which one is important enough to be reported first.


Now start writing your response carefully following the notes you made.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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