Writing is a skill that develops with regular practice sessions.  These prompts will help fine tune your writing skills so that the 5th grade writing assessment in FEBRUARY  will feel familiar. 

REMEMBER , read the instructions carefully,  think of your audience, use all of your writing strategies, and PROOFREAD.

 

Narrative Prompt  (5th grade expectation)

Informational Prompt

Persuasive Prompt

 

Score YOURSELF- go to Pennsylvania Department of Education and check the Domain Score Guide

Scoring Rubric

Or visit Pennsylvania Department of Education and see scored student samples.

 http://www.pde.state.pa.us/a_and_t/lib/a_and_t/20/16/gr6writinghndbksupp.pdf