3rd Grade Writing-Letter 1

Your friend believes that living in the Arctic is impossible for both people and animals.

Write a letter to your friend explaining that survival in the Arctic is possible. Include details about how both humans and animals adapt to the harsh, cold environment. Use facts and examples from the article to support your explanation.

What is the best word to use to start a letter?​ ​ (a)  

• Okay
• Goodbye
• Hey
• Dear

Your friend believes that living in the Arctic is impossible for both people and animals.

Write a letter to your friend explaining that survival in the Arctic is possible. Include details about how both humans and animals adapt to the harsh, cold environment. Use facts and examples from the article to support your explanation.

What is the name of your friend?

What's the best opening sentence for a letter explaining how people and animals can survive in the Arctic?

• I heard you think it’s impossible for people and animals to live in the Arctic, but I want to tell you that it is possible!

• The Arctic is a very cold place with lots of snow and ice.

• Did you know that penguins and polar bears live in the Arctic?

• I like learning about different places, especially ones with extreme weather.

In your writing, you will provide 3 details about how people and animals survive in the Arctic.

Arrange these details in the right order.

• Next, “Once we settled in, Dad passed out sandwiches and reassured us the snow would be gone by morning.”

• Also, “That night, sitting around the campfire, Derrick admitted he had been nervous about coming on the trip. ‘But it’s been incredible,’ he said. ‘I’ll never forget it.’”

• For example, “By the time we arrived, it was dark, and a cold wind blew off the lake.”

What's the best ending sentence for a letter explaining how people and animals can survive in the Arctic?

• Thank you for reading my letter. I hope you now understand how people and animals can survive in the Arctic."

• So, the Arctic is just a cold place, and nothing lives there.

• I think the Arctic is a dangerous place, so I wouldn't want to live there.

• I hope you enjoyed learning about Arctic animals, but I still don’t think people should live there.

How will you end your letter? ​ (a)  

• Your friend,
• Goodbye
• See you later
• Hello

Now its your turn!

Your friend believes that living in the Arctic is impossible for both people and animals.

Write a letter to your friend explaining that survival in the Arctic is possible. Include details about how both humans and animals adapt to the harsh, cold environment. Use facts and examples from the article to support your explanation.