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Simile and Metaphor Sorting Game

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My students can tell me what a simile or metaphor is, but when it's time to distinguish between them, they need some help! This fun game gives students the opportunity to practice both identifying and writing similes and metaphors. Students are

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Allusion Activity with Mythology and Pop Culture

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Allusion is a powerful device, but students can easily miss it if they aren't familiar with how it is used. This fun activity gives them practice identifying both mythology-based and pop-culture-oriented allusions as they blend the two in a

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Fun Descriptive Writing Activities for Middle School

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Students’ writing springs to life when they learn to use descriptive techniques effectively. This descriptive writing bundle includes games, activities, projects, and assignments that will help your students practice these writing skills. These

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Alliteration Game for Middle School

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This fun alliteration photo hunt helps middle school students become more aware of alliteration and how to use it in their own descriptive writing.Literary devices make students’ writing crisp, clear, and captivating – and alliteration is one of the

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Descriptive Writing Photo Prompt Activity for Middle School

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Good descriptive writing is supposed to paint a picture, so what better place to start than with a photograph? This activity prompts middle school students to write powerful, descriptive words for beautiful scenery, scrumptious food, colorful

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Hyperbole Activity for Middle School

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Hyperbole is such a fun technique to use in writing, but often students get hyperbole mixed up with superlatives or metaphor. This fun showdown gives students the opportunity to practice creating fun examples of hyperbole that will help them

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Valentines Day Figurative Language Activity for Middle School ELA

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Love is in the air, and it’s all over the radio, too! Take advantage of the twitterpation to review figurative language with your secondary students. With this activity, students identify different types of figurative language in various lyrics

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Narrative Conclusion Posters for Writing with Closure

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Students love writing narratives more than almost any other genre, but often they have difficulty knowing how to finish what they've started. These bright, attractive posters show eight different types of narrative conclusions for students to try

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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W.6.3e, W.7.3e, W.8.3e

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Personification vs. Anthropomorphism Sorting Game for Middle School ELA

By UPBEAT ELA

Do your students still struggle to correctly identify examples of personification in literature? My seventh graders ALWAYS come to me thinking personification and anthropomorphism are the same thing! When they see actual examples of personification

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Activities, Games

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Imagery in Autumn Poetry Activity for Middle School ELA

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Autumn provides the perfect inspiration for poetic imagery, and this activity prompts students to use these vivid sights, sounds, feelings, tastes, and smells in their own imagery-rich poetry. Students listen to Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken,"

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Descriptive Writing Activity for Middle School

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Kids often struggle when attempting to describe scenes, moments, and emotions with vivid and clear language. This fun writing activity helps students to stretch their minds by describing bright images of abstract shapes and textures without using

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Activities, Games

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Figurative Language Bundle for Middle School

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When I first announce we're going to be working on figurative language, my students' eyes often meet mine with blank or foreboding stares. Even if they have been taught similes, metaphors, personification, and the works for the past four years, they

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Games

CCSS:

RL.7.4, RL.8.4

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Onomatopoeia Activity for Middle School

By UPBEAT ELA

Literary devices make students’ descriptive writing pop, and this short activity and assignment help students remember onomatopoeia in a fun and memorable way.First, students are split into teams that must compete against each other to sketch and

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Football Figurative Language Sorting Game

By UPBEAT ELA

This fun and engaging football figurative language game helps students identify the different types of figurative language while talking about a topic that already has their attention--football!When students come to me in middle school, I expect

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Games

CCSS:

RL.5.4, RL.6.4, RL.7.4, RL.8.4

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Personification Activity for Middle School

By UPBEAT ELA

Literary devices like personification can make students’ writing come alive (see what I did there?), and this wild, western exercise gives students the opportunity to practice this valuable technique. Students are given a list of inanimate objects

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Activities, Handouts, Homework

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Writer's Block Posters with Travel Theme

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These posters help students combat writer’s block with simple tricks they can easily remember. The eye-catching design is especially appealing to visual learners, and the posters make a wonderful addition to middle school classroom décor!This

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th

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Projects, Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

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Writer's Notebook Essentials Kit

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“But I don’t know what to write about!” Sound familiar? Students need an easy way to collect inspiration when they’re not writing so that they have a full and ready imagination when it is time to begin the writing process. This Writer’s Notebook

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Handouts, Printables

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Narrative Introduction and Conclusion Posters Bundle

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Students often struggle to begin and end their narrative writing. These posters can help! The clean, attractive designs are easy for students to read and reference throughout the writing process. What's included?9 Narrative hook posters to help

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Posters

CCSS:

W.6.3, W.6.3e, W.7.3, W.7.3e, W.8.3, W.8.3e

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$5.20

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Figurative Language Posters and Game with Football Examples

By UPBEAT ELA

Figurative language can make our students' writing come to life, but all too often it gets the reputation of being "flowery" or overly mushy. Change the stigma with these football-themed figurative language resources!This bundle includes a fun,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Games, Posters

$4.50

$3.60

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December Journal Writing Prompts with Printable Pages for Secondary ELA

By UPBEAT ELA

My December Journal for Secondary ELA -- 15 Winter Writing Prompts This December journal pack includes 15 printable journal pages with winter-themed writing prompts for middle-school and high-school students. These writing prompts range from silly

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Handouts, Printables

$2.00

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I have taught Reading, Language Arts, Composition, American Literature, British Literature, Public Speaking, Journalism, and Greek & Latin Etymology to over 800 students in grades 7-12.

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I feel honored to have helped over 90,000 fellow teachers bring life and laughter to their classrooms over the past 10 years.

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I have a Bachelor of Arts in English with teaching certification for grades 7-12.

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