In honor of Valentine's Day, my classes wrote PEAC paragraphs on a noun that they love. Some of them took the challenge of drawing the words "person," "place," or "thing" out of a bag, and some of them wanted to choose for themselves.
A PEAC paragraph is:
P- Point (Introduction): Make sure it has two strong adjectives
E- Evidence: Give a reason for what you just said. Try to use at least one vivid verb.
A- Analysis: Go deeper! An example works great here. Vary your sentence patterns with a dependent clause or prepositional phrase at the beginning.
C- Conclusion: Wrap it up. Experiment with giving the reader something to consider, or use ? or ! instead of a period.
Each section can have more than one sentence!
Here are some great samples across the grades. Each student had to label the parts of their PEAC paragraph and color code it. Enjoy learning about nouns these students love!
People we love:
Places we love:
Las Vegas, by David (3rd grade)
Las Vegas is the best place for an amazing family vacation! It has a smaller copy of the Statue of Liberty, Pharoh, the Pyramid, Eiffel Tower, and even the London Eye! When I took a trip there, I saw all of those things! There was a sphere with a picture that changed that I saw up close at the Cosmopolitan. Then I went to the Grand Canyon and saw Mic! Obvioulsy, Las Vegas is the most wonderful place to take a family vacation!
The glorious Hawaii island, Kauai
By Jojo (5th grade)
The Ocean, by Audrey (5th grade)
The dazzling, majestic ocean is oh so interesting! It is home to many colorful and unique sea creatures. Ranging from the weird and scary sea lamprey, to the agile and graceful dolphin, the ocean is teeming with amazing life! Obviously, if you are a fish-lover, going to the ocean will enrich you more than going to the aquarium.