OST Writing Prompts

Write a multi-paragraph response that explains why bugs can be both interesting and helpful. Include information about how they live and what they do. Use information from both passages to support your response.

• Opinion

• Informational

• Narrative

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.1.9

Write a multi-paragraph response that explains why earthworms are important. Include information about how they help the Earth in your response. Use information from both passages to support your response.

• Opinion

• Informational

• Narrative

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

Write a multi-paragraph response that explains how cameras were invented to meet people's needs. Include information about how the inventors helped develop the camera. Use information from both passages to support your answer.

• Informational

• Narrative

• Opinion

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.1.9

In both passages, Buster shows that he likes to learn. Write a multi-paragraph that explains what Buster has learned. Use information from both passages to support your answer.

• Informational

• Opinion

• Narrative

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.1.9

Write a multi-paragraph response that explains how animals travel from place to place and why scientists study their paths. Include information about the paths animals take and how scientists know about these paths. Use information from both passages to support your answer.

• Informational

• Opinion

• Narrative

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

In your own words, write a multi-paragraph response that explains how the work of bees is important. Be sure to include information about how the bees help people and each other while they work. Your response must be based on ideas and information found in both passages.

• Opinion

• Informational

• Narrative

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RL.5.7

In your own words, write a multi-paragraph response that explains which benefit of school gardens is most helpful to students. Include evidence from both passages that support your opinion. Make sure you are using information from both passages to support your response.

• Informational

• Opinion

• Narrative

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RL.5.7

In your own words, write a multi-paragraph response that describes how people saved the bison and the takhi. Be sure to include information about the events that led to the animals being in danger and the steps people took to protect the animals. Your response must be based on ideas and information that can be found in both passages.

• Opinion

• Informational

• Narrative

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

In your own words, write a multi-paragraph response that explains why Katharine is described as “almost great” in the titles of both stories. Be sure to include information about Katharine’s actions and words. Your response must be based on ideas and information that can be found in both passages.

• Informational

• Opinion

• Narrative

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.1.9

Imagine you had to switch places with your teacher for the day.

Write a story that tells how the day goes.

• Opinion

• Narrative

• Informational

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6