Holiday Writing Activity for Middle School Gingerbread House for Sale

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This was such an adorable and fun activity for right before the holiday break! My students really enjoyed creating their own gingerbread house and creating an advertisement!
I used this resource in conjunction with a gingerbread house building math project. It was a great way to work on descriptive writing and engage students before the Christmas break!
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This fun and challenging DIGITAL and PRINT “Gingerbread House for Sale” Holiday Descriptive Writing Activity for your Middle School (grade 5 and up) students is such a great way to get in the holiday spirit! Taking on the role of a realtor, students will use descriptive writing strategies to create a paragraph encouraging "potential buyers" to purchase a Gingerbread House. Students will identify strong vocabulary and descriptive phrases, complete a brainstorming graphic organizer, transform boring sentences into detailed descriptions, and finally, create a real estate flyer advertising their Gingerbread House for Sale!

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INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:

  • Instructions for Use
    • Model completed flyer

  • Student Task Sheet
    • Specific directions for students
    • Available in color and B&W 

  • Descriptive Language Handouts
    • Real estate adjectives list
    • Student adjective practice sheet

  • Gingerbread House Graphic Organizer
    • Template for students to plan how their gingerbread house for sale flyer will look

  • Creating Stronger Sentences Handout & Practice Sheet
    • Parts of Speech (adjectives, adverbs, & prepositional phrases) Review 
    • Example of improved sentences
    • Practice sentences for students 

  • Real Estate Flyer Template 
    • Includes space for gingerbread house drawing & descriptive paragraph

  • Editable Rubric
    • PowerPoint file (editable)
    • Includes a .pdf download as well (not editable)

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Total Pages
32 pages
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
1 Week
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Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

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