Interview a Pumpkin

I confess that I love writing lessons for my students.  I come up with a prompt and a graphic and a format and creativity flourishes.  Recently I awakened at 3:00 and had to get up to write.  Yes, I am obsessed.

This week I want to share something I had my students do this week: Interview a Pumpkin.  I knew if I introduced the topic I would have 23 stories about a pumpkin about to become a Jack-o-lantern.  If I wait a few weeks, I will have 23 stories about pie.  I don't want to read 23 similar stories.  (I tell them this.)  I have them brainstorm at least 10 situations they can use in their pumpkin account. 

You can decide if you want them to include Punkin Chunkin in their list.  Hint: if 23 students raise their hands simultaneously and ask, "How do you spell trebuchet?" you may want to ask them to stretch their thinking a little more.

Interview a Pumpkin is available in my TpT store.
Interview a Pumpkin is now available in my TN store. It's forever free in both places.

I hope you and your students enjoy this lesson.