I Wanna Iguana or I Wanna New Room Persuasive Letter Template

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ENGAGE students in opinion writing with this FUN persuasive letter writing activity! Use graphic organizers to help students come up with reasons and supporting details to persuade their reader about something they want or need.

Books for I Wanna Iguana or I Wanna New Room Persuasive Letter Template

This common core aligned project pairs great with the books I Wanna Iguana and I Wanna New Room by Karen Kaufman Orloff. However, owning these books is by no means necessary for using this resource.

Ideas for Using I Wanna Iguana or I Wanna New Room Persuasive Letter Template:

Students will brainstorm, draft, plan, edit and publish a writing piece about 4 different reasons to support their opinion on the topic. This week, they will be writing a persuasive letter to their parents (or a significant person) about something they would like and reasons why they want it. Afterwards, students will complete a simple craft to add a pop of color and fun to their letter writing template.

Differentiating I Wanna Iguana or I Wanna New Room Persuasive Letter Template

The I Wanna project was designed to work with kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade and 3rd grade students. There are three different planning graphic organizers differentiated to different learning styles/grade levels. There are 4 letter writing templates included for different abilities. This is a fun writing project that can be taught across one week or shortened to be taught in just a day or two.

What’s Included in the I Wanna Iguana or I Wanna New Room Persuasive Letter Template:

• Teaching Guide
• Brainstorming Page
• 3 Differentiated Graphic Organizers for Planning
• 6 Differentiated Publishing Pages (for emergent, primary and intermediate writers)
• Iguana Craft Pages
• I Wanna Drawing Page
• 4 Rubrics (for kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade and 3rd grade)
• Photo Examples

Please check out the preview file for an in-depth look at each page.

Looking for other opinion writing projects? Check these out below!

• What If You Had Animal Feet? Opinion Writing Project
• Hey Little Ant Opinion Writing Project
• Dog vs. Cat Opinion Writing Project
• I Wanna… Persuasive Letter Writing Activity
• Book Review Opinion Writing & Craft

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