Puts their informative, explanatory, descriptive writing to the test and smiles on their faces! Students get to be creative and have fun, yet they must also use their best expository writing skills. The purpose for their writing becomes so clear during this lesson -- which is to have their partners draw exactly what they've described.

Includes lesson plan, sample hybrid animal photos, a sample drawing and description of a "jaccoon" (jaguar and raccoon hybrid), and a handout for the student that guides them step by step.

Perfect for getting to know each other in a relaxed way (a little trick I learned that really helps!). Also great for end of the school year when it's time to relax a bit.

Aligns to Common Core State Standard W.2 (Write informative/explanatory aka expository texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.)

Because you like to combine fun with learning, you might also like:

LOL LANGUAGE WORKBOOK: LOL Language Worksheets - Combine Serious Learning With Funny Content - CCSS Aligned

FREE IN DIGITAL AND PRINTABLE FORMATS for easy in-person, remote, or hybrid learning!

TRY MORE BACK TO SCHOOL WRITING ACTIVITIES:

1. Write a Poem About a Summer Memory

2. Write a Limerick About Yourself

3. Write an Essay About Summer

4. Writing About Me Using Hyperbole

5. Writing About Me Symbolically

6. Create an Animal or Create a Dog

7. Make & Present an Autobiography Block

PLUS SEE ALL THESE IN ACTION, INCLUDING SAMPLES, AND MORE at my blog post "10 BACK TO SCHOOL WRITING ACTIVITIES" - more fun and free writing lessons to get students thinking your class is the BEST and that writing isn't so bad after all!

AND check out my post "20 Ideas for Reading and Writing in Autumn"!

There's even ANOTHER BLOG POST FULL OF CREATIVE ELA IDEAS "Figurative Language Fun Reading and Writing" you should check out!

AND CHECK OUT LOVINGLANGUAGEARTS.COM FOR FREE, SELF-GRADING, INTERACTIVE TEST PREP, SEASONAL LESSONS, FREEBIES, AND MORE

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YOU'LL ALSO LIKE THESE GRADE-SPECIFIC RESOURCES:

High-Interest Informational Text Passages OR Literature Passages paired with COMPREHENSION TASKS or PRACTICE TESTS. Aligned to EVERY SINGLE GRADE-SPECIFIC READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT AND LITERATURE STANDARD. You won't find these anywhere else! Save yourself hours of internet searches trying to find the right texts for the right goals of the right lengths in the right formats at the right levels. Students keep reporting how much THEY LOVE the passages because they are interesting and relevant to them! GET YOURS NOW!

4th Grade Literature Passages & TESTS

4th Grade Literature Passages & TASKS

4th Grade Informational Text Passages and TESTS

4th Grade Informational Text Passages and TASKS

5th Grade Literature Passages & TESTS

5th Grade Literature Passages & TASKS

5th Grade Informational Text Passages and TESTS

5th Grade Informational Text Passages and TASKS

Upper Elementary Bundle Literature Passages & TESTS

Upper Elementary Bundle Literature Passages & TASKS

Upper Elementary Bundle Informational Text Passages and TESTS

Upper Elementary Bundle Informational Text Passages and TASKS

6th-8th Grade Informational Text Passages and TASKS - Volume I

6th-8th Grade Informational Text Passages and TASKS - Volume II

6th Grade Literature Passages and TESTS

6th Grade Literature Passages and TASKS

6th Grade Informational Text Passages and TESTS

7th Grade Literature Passages and TESTS

7th Grade Literature Passages and TASKS

7th Grade Informational Text Passages and TESTS

8th Grade Literature Passages and TESTS

8th Grade Literature Passages and TASKS

8th Grade Informational Text Passages and TESTS

Middle School Bundle Literature Passages and TESTS

Middle School Bundle Literature Passages and TASKS

Middle School Bundle Informational Text Passages and TESTS

Middle School Bundle Informational Text Passages and TASKS

9th Grade Literature Passages and TESTS

9th Grade Literature Passages and TASKS

9th Grade Informational Text Passages and TESTS

9th Grade Informational Text Passages and TASKS

10th Grade Literature Passages and TESTS

10th Grade Literature Passages and TASKS

10th Grade Informational Text Passages and TESTS

10th Grade Informational Text Passages and TASKS

11th Grade Literature Passages and TESTS

11th Grade Literature Passages and TASKS

11th Grade Informational Text Passages and TESTS

11th Grade Informational Text Passages and TASKS

12th Grade Literature Passages and TESTS

12th Grade Literature Passages and TASKS

12th Grade Informational Text Passages and TESTS

12th Grade Informational Text Passages and TASKS

High School Bundle Literature Passages and TESTS

High School Bundle Literature Passages and TASKS

High School Bundle Informational Text Passages and TESTS

High School Bundle Informational Text Passages and TASKS

Note About the Practice Tests: The test items contain a variety of question types similar to SBAC, PARCC, STAAR, MAP, CAASP, and all of the state standardized ELA assessment programs. The tests align to even more standards: Writing, Language, Speaking & Listening, Literacy in Science and History, etc. Items align specifically to the grade level, not just generally.

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Test Prep Workbooks Prepare Students For:

Alabama ARMT, Alaska SBA, Arizona NAEP, AzM2, AASA Arkansas AABE, California CAASP, STAR & SBAC, Colorado CMAS & CSAP, Connecticut CMT & CAPT, Delaware DCAS & DSTP, Washington, DC PARCC, Florida FSA & FCAT, Georgia CRCT, Hawaii HSA, Idaho ISAT, Illinois ISAT, Indiana ISTEP+, Iowa ITBS & ITED, Kansas KRA, Kentucky CATS & KCCT, Louisiana LEAP & ILEAP, Maine NECAP & MEA, Maryland MSA, Massachusetts MCAS, Michigan MEAP, Minnesota MCA II, Mississippi MCT & MFLE, Missouri MAP, Montana MontCAS, Nebraska NeSA, Nevada NPEP, New Hampshire NECAP, New Jersey PARCC, New Mexico NMSBA, New York Regents NYSE & NYSTP, North Carolina EOG, North Dakota CAT & NDSA, Ohio OAT & OST, Oklahoma OCCT, Oregon OAKS, Pennsylvania PSSA, Rhode Island RICAS & NECAP, South Carolina PASS, South Dakota DSTEP, Tennessee TCAP, Texas STAAR & TAKS, UTAH SAGE & UPASS, Vermont SBAC & NECAP, Virginia SOL, Washington WCAP & WASL, West Virginia WESTEST, Wisconsin WKCE, Wyoming PAWS