5th grade writers are building off of the foundation of what they have learned to this point. This is where students begin to gain a bit of writing endurance. They expand from writing simple paragraphs to working on full essays and reacting to prompts that require higher levels of thought. As we see with each progressive grade level the work becomes more complex and the writing process becomes more multifaceted as students now not only need to write their work, they learn to plan it. This is also where students begin to learn the art of writing research papers and expanding on their use of various writing strategies. Students also begin to become better at proofreading and editing their own work as well as that of their peers.
Turn English class into an exhibition of creative writing by working through each of these awesome works. Watch your kids blossom as writers. Here's a question that is sure to trigger some robust emotions: "If you could go anywhere on a class field trip, where would you like to go? Why?" This is just one of the though provoking questions asked by this series of worksheets. Although each worksheet includes an answer key, not every worksheet requires a correct answer. The field trip question should get your kids excited to write and you never know, you might discover a great idea for the next class field trip.
