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Writing Prompt

Pop Culture Icons

Theme Pop Culture
Grades 3-5

Introduction

Pop culture icons have been a staple in American culture for a long time. Students will write a fictional essay about their life before, during, and after being famous using sensory language (sight, smell, sound, taste).

Learning Objectives

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.3

Students will write a fictional story about if they were famous and what they experienced before, during, and after fame using sensory language.

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