Ugly Pumpkin Patch: Persuasive Writing
Have you ever visited an ugly pumpkin patch? What if pumpkins did not like Halloween? What if they truly wanted to be left alone? I had this discussion with my second graders one day.
The result was a great activity that combined art and persuasive letter writing. Spyderley’s Ugly Pumpkin Patch was born! My students loved making their pumpkins very ugly, so that customers would not take them home. Spiders, oozing, worms, and things I never heard of, lived in these pumpkins! My students enjoyed having their pumpkins as a visual to help them write their persuasive letters. I used this project as a culminating activity after our letter writing unit (focusing on how to persuade customers of their opinion).
My package includes:
- Teacher Companion Book: Student paper for sketching pumpkin and describing the appearance of their pumpkin; draft letter paper with primary and intermediate lines; rubrics (CCCS aligned) for grades 1-3, and a blank rubric. 11 pages
- Portrait Orientation Letter Paper: Primary and intermediate lines. 6 pages
- Landscape Orientation Paper: Primary and intermediate lines. 6 pages
- Bulletin Board Banner: Two-page banner and decorations. 6 pages
Spyderley's Ugly Pumpkin Patch can easily fit into the Common Core Content Standards for writing. I hope your students enjoy this activity as much as my students have over the years.
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A fun persuasive writing activity to help pumpkins stay safe during Halloween!