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		<title>Christmas Essay &amp; Story Writing Prompts for Kids</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas is a wonderful time of year for student writing. There is a very high level of student motivation! Student interest and motivation stays high when they write about Christmas coming from different angles and with different purposes. Here is a great list of Christmas essay and story writing ideas! Teaching your students to write [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Christmas is a wonderful time of year for student writing. There is a very high level of student motivation! Student interest and motivation stays high when they write about Christmas coming from different angles and with different purposes.</p>
<p>Here is a great list of Christmas essay and story writing ideas! Teaching your students to write using <strong>“Pattern Based Writing: Quick &amp; Easy Essay”</strong> will have your students starting and finishing any of these wonderful essays and stories <strong>in under 30 minutes! Now that’s a gift!</strong></p>
<h2>Christmas Persuasive Essay</h2>
<p>• There definitely is a Santa Claus.<br />
• I definitely have been a very good boy or girl this year.<br />
• Christmas is a time to be thinking of others.<br />
• Presents are very important on Christmas Day.<br />
• Presents should not be important on Christmas Day.<br />
• We should have the Christmas spirit all year round.<br />
• How getting everything on my Christmas wish list would make the world a better place.<br />
• Christmas is a time to be thankful and for reflection.<br />
• We should have Christmas twice a year!</p>
<h2>Christmas Process Essay or How-To Essay</h2>
<p>• A kid’s perfect minute-by-minute plan for Christmas Day.<br />
• The correct way to open Christmas presents.<br />
• How to buy the perfect Christmas present for someone.<br />
• How to make Christmas a special day for the entire family.<br />
• How to prepare for Christmas Day.<br />
• How to wrap a Christmas present.<br />
• Santa’s process from getting started until delivering his very last present.<br />
• How to decorate for Christmas.</p>
<h2>Christmas Argumentative Essay</h2>
<p>• There should be absolutely no arguing on Christmas Day.<br />
• Christmas is the best holiday of them all.<br />
• The real meaning of Christmas is _______<br />
• The Christmas spirit is alive and well.</p>
<h2>Christmas Evaluation Essay</h2>
<p>• What is the effect that Christmas has on society?<br />
• Has the meaning of Christmas changed over time?<br />
• What would Jesus think of Christmas today?<br />
• Has Christmas become too commercialized?</p>
<h2>Christmas Narrative/ Personal Narrative Essay</h2>
<p>• A wonderful Christmas memory.<br />
• My favorite present I ever GAVE.<br />
• Christmas shopping with my family.<br />
• My favorite part of Christmas.<br />
• Family time on Christmas.<br />
• Christmas traditions in my family.<br />
• The best Christmas ever.<br />
• Funny happenings on Christmas day.<br />
• Memorable presents.</p>
<h2>Christmas Cause and Effect Essay</h2>
<p>• How I feel when I give on Christmas Day.<br />
• How the birth of Jesus affected our world.<br />
• How the Christmas spirit affects people’s behavior and attitude.<br />
• Preparations for Christmas Day and the outcomes of all that hard work.<br />
• What effect does all the Christmas media promotion have?</p>
<h2>Christmas Informational Essay</h2>
<p>• The real truth about Santa Claus. The history of Santa Claus.<br />
• The history of Christmas.<br />
• Christmas through the ages.<br />
• Christmas traditions.<br />
• Facts about Christmas.<br />
• The symbols and symbolism of Christmas.<br />
• The first Christmas.</p>
<h2>Christmas Descriptive Essay</h2>
<p>• Describe opening presents.<br />
• How I felt opening presents, eating delicious food, spending time with good friends and family.<br />
• Describe the Christmas spirit or Christmas energy.<br />
• Describe who you celebrate Christmas with. What makes them unique or special to celebrate with?<br />
• Describe the sights, sounds, and smells of when you first walk out to the tree on Christmas morning.<br />
• Describe how the anticipation and excitement of Christmas makes you feel.<br />
• Describe the sights, sounds, and smells of Christmas.</p>
<h2>Christmas Five-Paragraph Essay</h2>
<p>• Three reasons…<br />
• Three signs…<br />
• Three presents…<br />
• Three traditions…<br />
• Three signs that Christmas is just around the corner.<br />
• Three reasons I love Christmas.</p>
<h2>Christmas Compare and Contrast Essay</h2>
<p>• Christmas now compared to Christmas when I was “young.”<br />
• What used to be important to me about Christmas compared to what is important about Christmas to me now.<br />
• The day before Christmas, Christmas Day, and the day after Christmas.<br />
• Giving vs. receiving.<br />
• Christmas for kids compared to Christmas for adults.<br />
• Christmas traditions of different cultures.<br />
• Christmas without Santa Claus compared to Christmas with Santa Claus.</p>
<h2>Christmas Story Ideas</h2>
<p>• A Christmas miracle.<br />
• The greatest present ever.<br />
• People in need on Christmas.<br />
• The real story of Christmas.<br />
• The day after Christmas.<br />
• The day I met Santa Claus.<br />
• Wooah…CRASH… Santa?<br />
• Wow… Look at that star.</p>
<p><strong>Be sure to check out the “Pattern Based Writing: Quick and Easy Essay” writing program at the home page. Also be sure to download your FREE “Guide to Writing” once you get to the homepage!</strong></p>
<h2>Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!</h2>
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