One of my favorite lessons so far was the one on Persuasive Writing. The students were to create their own invention and really try to sell it to us! Here is the outline we followed:
Paragraph 1: Talk about a problem that everyone experiences.
Paragraph 2: Introduce your product.
Paragraph 3: Describe your product in detail, including how it works and how it would solve the problem.
(Older students were asked to expand this part-- discussing purchasing options, appearance, price, and any other tricks the invention can do. I was proud that my younger students pushed themselves to include some of this information, too!)
Last Paragraph: A great conclusion. Sum it up!
What was fun about this was that I taught the students how to write in a casual tone that broke some grammar rules. I even encouraged fragments (gasp!) to make a point and to sound like the writer really understood the reader's needs. It was all about conveying the right tone. It was fun seeing what the students came up with!
Here is Melissa's (entering 6th grade). I love the creativity she displays. She and I brainstormed the idea together, but the direction she took it was quite different than how I perceived it at first. I love this!
(Melissa made Paragraph 1 into three paragraphs-- it works well this way and spreads out the problems.)
The Grow Or Shrinker
Everybody tells you that your height is completely out of your control. Say you're 4'3" tall, and you're in fifth grade. And of course you want to play basketball. Hopeless. You'll be stuck on the bench, for something that's not even your fault...
Being tall isn't so perfect either. Ducking your head through every doorway can't be fun. At worst, getting a big bruise on your forehead as a result of not ducking.
As you can see, height is a huge issue for many people like yourself, struggling to overcome height limitation. But need it be that way anymore??
The Grow Or Shrinker is literally as simple as a gum ball machine. In fact, it IS a gum ball machine-- with a few essential changes. Use this great device to change your height!
Simply type your height into the Grow Or Shrinker's user-friendly keypad. Out pops a gum ball. After you chew it, then.... POOF! You are a completely different size!
Using special technology, the Grow Or Shrinker reads your typed information and calculates the perfect recipe of exotic ingredients, specifically designed to alter your size quickly. Chew, chew, chew..... Voila! The new you! It never wears off, unless you want it to.
When you're done enjoying your spectacular new height and want to return to your original size, just type in your information like usual. And sooner than soon, the Grow Or Shrinker will change your life again. You're back to normal. Munching on the last morsels of your tasty gum ball, you'll be wondering how you ever survived without this brilliant invention.
And the best part? The price! Only ten dollars for the awesome, life-changing Grow Or Shrinker. It even comes in different patterns, including but not limited to zebra, bright stripe, and leopard. Refill gum ball ingredient bags can be purchased for only five dollars each.
Simple. Stunning. And a great deal. The Grow Or Shrinker is something no one with height issues can live without. And the Grow Or Shrinker motto? Any size, any time!
Here is Matthew's (entering 3rd grade). His description of his product is fantastic! I think he was hungry when he invented it!! See if you laugh as hard as I did when you read his conclusion.....
The Food Stealer
You look across the table and you see your friend eating some delicious cookies. Your mom packed you a disgusting sandwich. You really want those cookies, but you can't take them. What to do?
Simply get the Food Stealer! This will be your favorite device that steals all the food you want!
The Food Stealer is a small metal device that is nearly invisible. It has a small metal piece inside its metal body. It has a small button that you press to activate and after that, you speak into it. It steals food you want it to!
The Food Stealer comes only in silver. It costs only ten dollars, and is as big as a baseball.
Small, nearly invisible, and cheap. It's the perfect device for any poor, hungry person!
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