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Writing Jobs for the Class Newsletter

Grade 3 writing: match each writing job to the right kind of writing, study how a how-to is organized, and plan your own.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toW.3.4

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  • Single worksheet
  • Auto-graded online
  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 13 questions
  • Classroom-ready

Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 3
Subject
ELA
Question types
Multiple choice, Matching, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students choose the kind of writing and the organization that fit a task and purpose.
  • Students explain how the parts of a how-to text are organized for its readers.
  • Students plan a how-to with a beginning, materials, steps in order and an ending.

How to use

Talk through the first section together, then have students read Lena's how-to and answer on their own. Use the last section as a plan before students write a full how-to.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

W.3.4

With adult help, produce writing whose development and organization suit the task and purpose.

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Writing Jobs for the Class Newsletter

Choose the kind of writing and the order that fit each job.

Match the writing to the job

Ms. Okafor's class writes a newsletter for families. Before they write, students think about the task (what to write), the purpose (why) and the readers (who).

1.
Match each writing job to the kind of writing that fits it.
  1. Teach readers how to make a sock puppet.
  2. Tell a made-up tale about a dragon who is afraid of the dark.
  3. Convince families that the school should hold a reading night.
  4. Share true facts about animals that live in the desert.
  1. A. a report with facts grouped by topic
  2. B. a how-to with steps in order
  3. C. a story with a beginning, middle, and end
  4. D. an opinion piece with reasons
2.
Jada's job is to write about the class trip to the history museum. She wants families to know what the class did first, next, and last. How should she organize her writing?
  • A. in ABC order by the names of the rooms the class saw
  • B. as a list of reasons that families should visit museums
  • C. in time order, from the bus ride there to the ride home
  • D. as steps a reader must follow to build a museum model
3.
Theo is writing a funny made-up story about a puppy who learns to ride a skateboard. What is the main purpose of his writing?
  • A. to give readers true facts about how puppies grow
  • B. to teach readers the steps for riding a skateboard
  • C. to convince readers that every family needs a pet
  • D. to entertain readers with a story they will enjoy

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