Christmas Written Response
Now that you have read both the passage about Reindeer and the passage about Santa Claus, choose one of the following prompts to respond to. Your answer should be at least a paragraph in length, meaning it must contain at least five complete sentences in order to receive full credit.
Prompts: The story of Rudolph has delighted children for decades, but it also includes a valuable lesson. In the story, children learn that it is important to be yourself. Write a paragraph about a time when you learned that it was important to be yourself.
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Giving gifts is an important tradition to celebrate holidays in many cultures. Children often enjoy receiving expensive toys, but gifts that have a lot of sentimental value are very meaningful. Sentimental means emotional. Think of a time when you received a gift that may not have been very expensive, but was very meaningful. Write a paragraph that explains what the gift was and why it was so important.