{"product_id":"haunted-house-for-sale-descriptive-writing-workshop-grades-3-4","title":"Haunted House for Sale! | Descriptive Writing Workshop: Ad Writing for a Real Audience | Grades 3–4","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHaunted House for Sale!\u003c\/strong\u003e is a descriptive and informative writing workshop for Grades 3–4: a 28-page student workbook and a 12-page teacher guide. Students write an advertisement for an imaginary house, aimed at a particular imaginary buyer, and revise it using specific feedback from a partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudents begin by looking closely at the house picture and separating what they can see (a tower, an orange door, steps, fall trees) from what they imagine, such as an invisible owl in the tower. They sort words into nouns, adjectives and verbs and replace “nice” with something precise. Then they choose a reader (a book-loving ghost, an owl family or a keen gardener) and pick the best of three house cards for that reader. Each card lists facts, such as House B with three rooms, a dark sleeping room, a tall tower and no garden. Students study a model advertisement with a headline, house facts, a benefit and an invitation, and compare it with a weak one that names no specific facts. They write a draft of four to six sentences, swap with a partner, and revise. The finished advertisement goes on a page with a small house drawing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e28-page student workbook with six writing blocks, a final advertisement page and a writer's reflection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12-page teacher guide with expectations, sample answers, a feedback rubric and differentiation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree house cards (p. 13) and a model advertisement (p. 15)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSentence starters on every writing-step page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEditable DOCX text version (pagination may differ)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint-ready A4 PDF that prints on US Letter with fit-to-page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSix Writing Steps\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLook closely\u003c\/strong\u003e — separate observation from imagination and mark each in a different color.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWords that create a picture\u003c\/strong\u003e — use nouns, adjectives and verbs well; not every noun needs an adjective.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWho are our readers?\u003c\/strong\u003e — match a reader to a house card and describe an unwelcome fact honestly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHow an advertisement works\u003c\/strong\u003e — find the headline, facts, benefit and invitation, and improve the weak ad using House B.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDraft and give feedback\u003c\/strong\u003e — start with something that works, then give one suggestion the writer can act on.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRevise and share\u003c\/strong\u003e — check facts, structure, words and spelling in that order, then read the advertisements in a house gallery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch2\u003eStudents Will Learn To\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTell what they see from what they imagine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoose precise nouns, adjectives and verbs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrite for a specific reader using only the facts on a house card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGive and use feedback that points to a specific spot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHalloween writing in Grades 3–4, or the fall-themed alternative The Mysterious Fall House\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA writing workshop that combines creative and informative writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeer-feedback practice with a clear model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSub plans: the model, house cards and sentence starters are all in the workbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUK and Australia: roughly maps to Year 3–4 writing for a specific audience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy Teachers Choose This Unit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rubric covers audience fit, accuracy to the house card, structure and clarity, so spelling is not the only criterion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudents may not hide or change inconvenient facts, which keeps the writing honest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeedback examples show why “I need to know the number of rooms” beats “Make it better”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe teacher guide gives SUPPORT, CORE and CHALLENGE guidance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe house market is imaginary: no prices and no real addresses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePair it with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/haunted-house-classroom-adventure-halloween-learning-stations-grades-2-4\"\u003eHaunted House Classroom Adventure\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/haunted-house-math-arrays-fact-families-multiplication-grades-2-3\"\u003eHaunted House Math\u003c\/a\u003e for a Halloween week across math and writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCreated with AI assistance: ChatGPT (OpenAI). Illustrations were generated with OpenAI image generation as friendly discussion prompts; they are not photographs. Edited for classroom use before publication.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich grades and standards does this fit?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is written for Grades 3–4. It sits closest to Common Core W.3 and W.4 (informative and opinion writing, writing for an audience, revising with peer feedback). No alignment or endorsement is claimed. In the UK and Australia it roughly maps to Year 3–4 writing for an audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long does it take?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllow about six to eight lessons for the six writing blocks. Start with shared observation and oral description, and give planning and peer feedback their own time. Students finish with a revised final advertisement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat materials do I need?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePencils, colored pencils and dictionaries if needed. The house cards are on student page 13 and should stay available during planning and writing. The model advertisement is on page 15. Partners may share the reading pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it only for Halloween, and how is it delivered?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. The Halloween theme is friendly and optional, and the unit can be called The Mysterious Fall House. The houses and buyers are fictional, with no prices or real addresses. 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