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Creative writing Common Core CCRA.SL.4 resources
All About Me Craft Kid - Back to School Activities
This All About Me craftivity is so so CUTE! Kids and parents will love it. Great for All About Me Social Studies units, Back to School, or Open House.I like to use this craft at the beginning of the year. It's a fun way to get students excited about writing while allowing them to share about themselves and get to know each other.These are ADORABLE in the hallway during Open House.
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PreK - 3rd
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Persuasive Writing Unit - Graphic Organizers, Activities, Rubric (Google Option)
This unit is hands-down one of the most motivating and engaging Persuasive Writing units! That's because students get to design a roller coaster and then create a persuasive advertisement for their ride. They learn all about the elements of persuasive writing along with figurative language and propaganda techniques so that they can attempt to persuade others to try out their original roller coaster.In this 10-day Persuasive Writing Unit, students will develop background knowledge on roller coa
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4th - 7th
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Opinion Writing - Writing a Persuasive Business Letter (Google Classroom)
In this engaging 10-day Opinion Writing Unit students write a business letter about a school issue. Writing as a concerned student, students will write a letter to their principal (that they do not necessarily need to send to him/her) based on their opinions. The unit begins with building background on opinion writing. Then, students practice how to differentiate between fact and opinion before completing an opinion and support match-up. Next, students select a school issue to write about.
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5th - 8th
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Skit Template | Skit and Reader's Theater Blank Script Template
Blank template for students to work in cooperative groups to create short skits. 2 Versions: 1 with border1 without borderCreated with UDL in mind.Scaffolded to help younger students.Set up for groups of 4 students or less.Easy to follow with directions to help guide students through the skit making process.NO PREP WORK NEEDED!
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Not Grade Specific
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Writing Prompts for Kindergarten and First Grade With Word Banks
Do you struggle with generating writing prompts for your students? Don't worry, I have the solution to what you need, Writing Prompts for Kindergarten and First Grade. This is a writing resource with writing prompts and a word bank. This no-prep resource contains 40 writing prompts. Each page has a word bank to help your kindergarten and first-grade students create their own stories. These engaging writing prompts are great to jump-start your students' writing imagination. Use during writing wo
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K - 1st
Rant Writing Unit
Rant Writing Unit: Rant writing is an engaging way to bring public speaking and persuasive writing into the classroom. Students rant and complain to each other daily, why not channel that creative energy into some high-quality writing? Rants are an engaging way to get students to write and share their thoughts and opinions in the classroom. This assignment can be used for argument writing or persuasive writing. This resource contains individual PDFs of student pages to assist with online learnin
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Oral Presentations Bundle
ESCAPE ROOM ELA BUNDLE Team Building, Reading, Writing, Critical Thinking
From Back to School to End of Year, this breakout bundle includes interactive and immersive adventures. Each challenge addresses ELA standards in a fun and engaging way. Your students won't even realize how much they are learning, which is the BEST way to learn, isn't it?!Individually, the total value of these best-selling resources will be over $82.90, so this resource results in HUGE savings!WHAT IS INCLUDED?The bundle includes an entire year's worth of individual activities. There are 12, so
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5th - 9th
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Emergency Sub Plan - No Copies Needed! Listening Comprehension & Writing Lesson
Emergency Substitute Plan: We’ve all been there...when real life events get in the way of being able to teach our classes on a particular day. The most challenging part of preparing for a substitute and an absence is when it is unplanned. There’s nothing more difficult than trying to put together comprehensive plans for a substitute teacher when we’re away from our classrooms or dealing with a real-life situation. That’s where this resource comes in. It’s designed specifically for emergenci
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5th - 8th
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End of Year ELA Project - Activities and Research for Middle School
It's the end of the school year and everyone is running out of gas. You need something interactive and engaging to keep your middle schoolers busy learning during those last weeks of school. Use this fun research project to get the job done!Remember Flat Stanley? Most of my students did and so building on that idea, I gave them pine cones with googly eyes glued on them. They named their "pals" and then prepared to send them on a summer vacation!Objective: Students will form groups of 3, cho
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5th - 8th
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How to Debate Teaching Resources and Activities
Google App version here.Although debates can be a very formal process, the classroom teacher can exercise some flexibility as to how the classroom debate will function. Rules regarding debates will differ depending upon the country. These instructions focus on learning how to debate at the classroom level. Topics, planners and graphic organizers to support classroom debates in large or small groups from beginning to end.Included are: Instructions for debates, graphic organizers, over 75 debate t
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4th - 9th
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Slam Poetry Unit Activities BUNDLE for Middle School and High School English
This engaging Slam Poetry MEGA Bundle (with a slam poetry unit plan) gives you everything you need for teaching slam poetry in your middle school or high school English classroom. Students will grow as writers and thinkers as they appreciate, analyze, write, and perform their own slam poetry. Save prep time with digital and print, student-centered activities, assignments, graphic organizers, and choice boards. This MEGA-Bundle Includes the best-selling Slam Poetry Unit Plan Bundle as well as my
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7th - 10th
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Analyzing Fahrenheit 451 Through Music Unit - 20+ Songs, Analysis Activities
What better way to connect students with literature than through the music they love? In this novel study for Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, students will be able to analyze each part of the novel by listening to, annotating, explaining, and presenting different songs that closely correlate with the novel on many levels. Beat the boredom of study guides and chapter quizzes, and instead engage your students through music to help them analyze—and appreciate—this classic Bradbury work.This engagin
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8th - 11th
Create a Podcast Teaching Pack, Project Based Learning
✨Podcasting is one of the fastest growing entertainment mediums! Engage your students with this easy-to-use full unit plan. My students absolutely love the engaging and interactive aspects of storytelling through podcasts. Whether they are creating journalistic & expository or narrative podcasts, this type of storytelling encourages active listening and promotes authentic, real world opportunities for students to create a publishable product. ➡️ Podcasts are also a great way to develop both
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7th - 12th
Also included in: MEGA Journalism Advisor Advanced Tool Kit--YEARLONG CURRICULUM!
Universal Memoir Unit - Memoir Analysis Activities, Writing Projects, Any Memoir
Looking for a diverse set of materials to accompany your high school memoir unit? These bundled memoir analysis materials offer a comprehensive and engaging experience for students reading any memoir. Not only will students be properly introduced to memoir as a genre, but they will have ample opportunities to analyze their memoir's context, characters, embedded messages, and lasting legacy. At the end, they will be able to brainstorm and develop their own memoir short story.Materials Included: I
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9th - 12th
Interview Questions | History Interview Project | Interview an Older Generation
History Interview Project: Interview an Older Generation, Family Member or other Adult Friend: Students love to practice their interview skills by interviewing previous generations to find out what life was like before they were born. I use this interview project to talk about how history is passed down from generation to generation. This could be a perfect Grandparents Day project as well! Grandparents Day is celebrated on the first Sunday after Labor Day. Students choose which 8 questions they
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3rd - 8th
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HMH Into Reading Writing Workshop Slides Second Grade Module 7 Lessons 1 - 15
Are you looking for supplemental Writer's Workshop slides to help you teach writing with the all new Into Reading program from HMH? This download includes over 80 slides for the Module 7 writing workshop unit Grade 2 (How I Became a Pirate). (Module 7 Lessons 1 - 15)Included in these slides are:- imaginative text- narrative- brainstorming- making predictions- characters- traits- beginning, middle, end- homophones- idioms- webs- vocabulary- capitalization - ending punctuation- dialogue- quotation
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2nd
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Author Study - Inquiry Based, Project Based Learning Activity Workbook
Author Study - Inquiry Based, Project Based Learning Activity WorkbookIn this printable workbook, students will research their favorite author after reading books by that author. This inquiry driven assignments gets the students to: - Research Information on the author and books - Write to the author - Write a story in the style of the author - Artistically respond to the author's work - Record sources - Present learning to the classMuch of this assignment can be done independently! Students rea
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5th - 12th
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Elements of Gothic Literature Bundle
The Elements of Gothic Literature Bundle has everything you need to help your students dive deep into Gothic short stories! This bundle is meant to be paired with any Gothic short story you choose! In this bundle you will find...1 Fear Survey: (4 pages) Students will take an extensive survey to figure out which innate fear is the strongest in them! Once students have completed the fear survey, they will read about their fear and then answer reflective questions. This survey is a great tool to he
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9th - 12th
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Classroom Newscast | Open-Ended Class News Show Project, No Prep Digital + Print
This student run news report project has students take on the role of news anchors, reporters, or guests, as they write and produce their own news show. Leave it open-ended, or assign an overarching topic for students to report on. You could even take your class newsletter up a notch by having students report the "news"!No Prep - Digital and Printable Formats! + BONUS News Backdrops to "set the scene"!This project can go in so many directions. Students can report on school-related news, current
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4th - 6th
High School Creative Writing Complete Semester Curriculum and Materials Bundle
This bundle includes a full semester curriculum map; six three-week, standards-based unit plans; and all instructional materials for supporting high school Creative Writing students as they generate original works of fiction. Not only does this bundle provide everything a teacher needs to carry out the curriculum to fidelity, but it substantially reduces prep work so teachers may invest more time developing positive relationships with students and offering personalized support as they work to ac
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9th - 12th
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Modernize A Shakespeare Scene Movie Project - Works with ANY Shakespeare Play
Sometimes it can be difficult to make Shakespeare engaging and relevant for students. With this culminating project, which is packed full of technology and modern-day relevancy, your students will have no trouble understanding how Shakespeare's characters and themes can still "fit in" to 21st century culture. Not only does this culminating project work with ANY Shakespeare play, but it incorporates meaningful 21st century technological skills like film production, along with group collaboration
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9th - 12th
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Identity Personal Narrative and Mandala Bundle
Students will write a narrative essay about their identity by reflecting and analyzing who they were, who they are, and who they want to become. After, they will use the Identity Symbolism Mandala to create and explain different symbols for each section of their life that they wrote about in their essay. This establishes a visual pairing with the essay and will deepen their understanding of both narrative writing best practices and symbolism. These two assignments were originally designed to wor
Grades:
6th - 12th
An Introduction to Memoir - Genre Characteristics, Memoir Brainstorming Activity
Introduce students to memoir as a genre with this highly visual mini-lesson. The presentation is fully editable and contains information that covers the definition of memoir and its common elements, such as point-of-view, setting and context, author's purpose, stylistic characteristics, and motifs / themes. After taking notes on the presentation, students can engage in a memoir writing brainstorming activity that entices them to develop their own memoir short story idea.Materials Included:Editab
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8th - 12th
Creative Writing Unit Plan for Science Fiction Narratives (Google Drive)
Help high school Creative Writing students better understand the conventions of science fiction and prepare for the drafting of original sci-fi short stories with this comprehensive, low-prep, standards-aligned unit plan. All supporting materials are made for Google Drive. (Alternatively, printable versions are available.) More specifically, the following are included:A detailed, standards-based unit plan articulating the unit's transfer goal(s), essential question(s), enduring understanding(s),
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9th - 12th
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