Writing Project
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WRITING PROMPT Interview someone to find out about a celebration. Describe the celebration. Tell what people do. Tell what people wear and what people eat.

How do people celebrate in Mexico?.

How do people celebrate in Mexico?.

We make sugar skulls to honor our ancestors.

Plan and Write

Names of Countries and People
IndiaIllustration of an arrow that points to the rightIndian
MexicoIllustration of an arrow that points to the rightMexican
JapanIllustration of an arrow that points to the rightJapanese
IrelandIrish
VietnamIllustration of an arrow that points to the rightVietnamese
GuatemalaIllustration of an arrow that points to the rightGuatemalan

  • 1 PLAN YOUR BLOG

    Think of a celebration you want to write about. Make a list of questions to ask someone. Put a check mark by the most important things to focus on. Use names of countries and people.

    Gerardo chose to write about a Mexican celebration called “Day of the Dead.” Here are his questions.

    • 1. How do people celebrate?

    • 2. Where do people go?

    • 3. What do people eat?

  • 2 INTERVIEW A PERSON

    Choose a person to interview. Plan a time you can talk. Ask your questions and write the person’s answers.

    • 1. How do people celebrate? They make sugar skulls.

    • 2. Where do people go? to the cemetery

  • 3 WRITE SENTENCES

    Use your questions and answers to write your blog.

    My family likes to celebrate the Day of the Dead. It takes place on November 1 and 2. We remember people in our family who have died.