Prompts for Daily Writing

1. 5th Grade
5th Grade, Unit 1 Writing Prompts
Unit 1
Writing Prompts

2. Lesson 1
Describe a funny event you would like to write
about.

3. Lesson 1
Write a humorous caption for one of the story
illustrations.

4. Lesson 1
Describe what happens after Louis knocks on Mrs.
Jewls’s classroom door.

5. Lesson 1
Describe what life might be like without gravity.

6. Lesson 1
Tell about a time when you did something dramatic
to make a point.

7. Lesson 2
Tell whether you would like to be an astronaut.
Why or why not?

8. Lesson 2
List some safety precautions the students had to
take at space camp.

9. Lesson 2
Describe something you earned from the selection that you didn’t know
before.

10. Lesson 2
Compare and contrast space camp with other
camps or afterschool programs.

11. Lesson 2
Tell which space activity you would most like to try,
and why.

12. Lesson 3
Explain what you would like to change in your
school.

13. Lesson 3
Tell whether you think Miata or Rudy will win the
election, and why.

14. Lesson 3
Describe what would happen if class presidents
were chosen by teachers.

15. Lesson 3
Write a copy for a campaign poster for Miata or for
Rudy.

16. Lesson 3
Describe when you voted for something and the
reasons for your choice.

17. Lesson 4
Write about what your favorite game is and why.

18. Lesson 4
Tell about a new game or sport you want to learn.

19. Lesson 4
List two advantages and two disadvantages of
being part of a team.

20. Lesson 4
Compare today’s games to the games played by
the previous generation.

21. Lesson 4
Describe a time when a rhyme or song helped you
learn something.

22. Lesson 5
Write about something you enjoy that you could
share with a new classmate.

23. Lesson 5
Describe how Elisa felt about learning English.

24. Lesson 5
Write a short paragraph about something that you
would like to learn.

25. Lesson 5
Describe how April Holmes learned to run again
after her accident

26. Lesson 5
Explain whether you se yourself as more like Elisa
or more like April.