Fifth Grade Daily Writing Prompts Unit 1



Fifth Grade Daily Writing Prompts Unit 1

Week 1

Story: Goin’ Someplace Special

1. Write about a time you stood up for your point of view.

2. Write a paragraph describing how your school might honor civil rights. How would you celebrate?

3. Write a description of a civil rights memorial you would like to design.

4. Write an advice column suggesting a course of action for someone whose civil rights has been denied.

5. Write a proposal that would establish a day to celebrate people from different cultures.

Week 2

Story: Shiloh

1. List questions you would ask about volunteering at an animal adoption center.

2. Write a letter to a friend about organizing a club to support animals that need protection.

3. Write a speech supporting the worthwhile efforts of a local animal center.

4. Write a haiku about an animal that helps humans.

5. Suppose that you’re a veterinarian. Write a journal entry describing what a typical day might be like.

Week 3

Story: Maya Lin: Architect of Memory

1. What do you think it was like for people on the Underground Railroad? Write a diary entry from such a perspective.

2. Think of an object you own, and write a paragraph about its importance to you as an artifact.

3. If you could build a monument, what would it be? Write a proposal that describes that monument.

4. What words and phrases do you find inspiring? Write a list of these and explain their significance to you.

5. If you could speak to anyone from the past, who would it be? Write several questions you would ask.

Week 3

Story: The Night of San Juan

1. Based on what you have learned about Puerto Rico, write a brief fictional narrative about a possible adventure there.

2. Write and illustrate an advertising slogan for a Caribbean island.

3. Write a letter to a pen pal in the Caribbean about a typical day at school.

4. Write a paragraph comparing Puerto Rico’s seasons to the seasons where you live.

5. Write a brief essay explaining why it is important to learn about different places and cultures around the world.

Week 5

Story: Sleds on Boston Common

1. Suppose you are a colonist. Write a letter to a friend in Europe explaining why you have decided to support the colonial revolt.

2. Write a journal entry of a British soldier in the colonies. Describe his hardships and his opinion of the colonists.

3. Write questions that you would ask George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, or any other Revolutionary War figure.

4. Write a short poem about Paul Revere from the point of view of a colonist.

5. Write an article that might have appeared in a newspaper in 1774 about sledding on Boston Common.

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