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Creative Writing Unit: Short Story Activity | Prompts, Rubric, Graphic Organizer

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Need a no-prep Creative Writing Unit activity for middle & high school? This Short Story unit is ready to go. Guided writing prompts walk your students through each part of the short story process. A 34-slide engaging PowerPoint will help you

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

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W.5.3, W.5.4, W.5.10, W.6.3, W.6.4, W.6.10, W.7.3, W.7.4, W.7.10, W.8.3, W.8.4...

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Personal Narrative Writing Unit | Brainstorm Graphic Organizer Checklist Rubric

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Personal Narrative Unit | Brainstorming, Graphic Organizers, Templates, Checklist, Rubric with PowerPoint & Google Slides for Narrative Writing Unit BundleTeaching the Personal Narrative Unit is easy, fun, engaging, and NO PREP with this

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

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Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers, Rubrics

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W.6.3, W.6.3a, W.6.3b, W.6.3e, W.7.3, W.7.3a, W.7.3b, W.7.3e, W.8.3, W.8.3a, W.8.3b...

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Last Week of School Activity | Fun End of Year ELA Letter to My Teacher Writing

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❤️ For the End of the Year during the last week of school, this "Letter to My Teacher" writing activity will keep your ELA middle school students writing AND BRING A SMILE to one of your TEACHER PALS! (This End of the Year & Last Week of School

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, End of Year

Grades:

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

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CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.10, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2

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First Day of Middle School Beginning of Year ELA Letter Writing Activity | Goals

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First Day of Middle School Beginning of Year ELA Letter Writing Activity | GoalsLooking for Beginning of the Year ELA Letter Writing Activities for that first week / first day back to school? Spend the first day of school breaking the ice with this

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Back to School, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

W.8.1d, W.8.2e, W.8.4, W.8.10, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.10

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Fun End of Year Reflection | Last Week of School Letter to Future Self Template

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❤️ Fun and engaging self-reflection at the end of the year helps your ELA middle school students set goals during that last week of school. This End of the Year reflection activity has templates with writing prompts for your students to compose a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

W.6.1d, W.6.4, W.7.1d, W.7.4, W.8.1d, W.8.4, W.9-10.1d, W.9-10.4, CCRA.W.4

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New Year’s 2024 Resolution Writing ELA Activity: Letter to Myself / Goal Setting

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NOTE: This project can also be purchased as part of a HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES BUNDLE!!! (CLICK HERE!) ********MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW YEAR'S 2024 RESOLUTION ELA ACTIVITY: LETTER TO MYSELF/ GOAL SETTINGReady-to-print, NO-PREP activity for that first day back

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

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

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Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

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Fun End of the Year Letter Writing Packet for ELA Last Week of School Activities

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❤️ For the End of the Year during the last week of school, these two letter writing activities will keep your ELA middle school students writing AND BRING A SMILE to one of your TEACHER PALS! ❤️ A Letter to My Favorite Teacher” and A Letter to My

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Independent Work Packet, Lesson

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Middle School Creative Writing (Short Story) and Narrative Writing Unit Bundle!

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Middle School Creative Writing (Short Story) and Narrative Writing Unit Bundle!Teach Middle School writing with ease with Writing Unit Bundle that walks your students through the creative writing (writing short stories) and narrative writing

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

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Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

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FREE Brainstorming Personal Narrative Graphic Organizer | Writing Prompts

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Brainstorm Personal Narrative Graphic Organizer | Writing Prompts Brainstorming for Personal Narrative Writing Unit BundleDo you need an engaging graphic organizer to help your middle school students brainstorm for their personal narrative writing

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.10

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Middle School English Writing Bundle: Narrative, Essay, Rhetoric, Letter Writing

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MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH ELA Writing Bundle Bundle: Narrative, Essay, Rhetoric, Letter Writing (6th, 7th or 8th Grades) Traditional OR Distance LearningDIGITAL UPDATE! All of my eligible PDF resources have now been adapted for DISTANCE LEARNING in the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

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Rhetoric / Rhetorical Appeal Writing: Ethos, Pathos, Logos

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RHETORICAL APPEAL IN WRITINGAs a college instructor for Composition, I have found that most first year college students have never been exposed to rhetorical appeal or they are very confused by the concept. I have tried to develop a visually

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Scaffolded Notes

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Essay Rubric: Easy-to-Grade Teacher's Rubric for Grading Essay Writing

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Need more Writing Resources and Lessons? I got you covered! Get my Growing Bundle of Writing Resources Here!________________________________________________________________Essay Rubric: Easy-to-Grade Teacher's Rubric for Grading Essay WritingOf

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Assessment, Graphic Organizers, Rubrics

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Personal Narrative Writing Essay Teacher's Rubric: Easy to Grade & No Prep

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Need more Writing Resources and Lessons? I got you covered! Get my Growing Bundle of Writing Resources Here!________________________________________________________________Narrative Essay Rubric: Easy-to-Grade Teacher's Rubric for Grading Essay

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment, Rubrics

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W.6.3, W.6.3a, W.6.3b, W.6.3e, W.7.3, W.7.3a, W.7.3b, W.7.3e, W.8.3, W.8.3b, W.9-10.3...

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Hi, I'm Caitlin! I started my teaching journey in 2012 after receiving a master's in English education. I have taught middle school and college-aged writing courses. As a writer and artist, I aspire to create creative resources that spark an interest in learning. What brings me the most joy is being able to help hard-working teachers like you. I hope you find my lessons both engaging and easy to follow. I genuinely appreciate every purchase and strive to provide you with something you and your students will love! Thank you for all that you do! "Your first drafts are never YOUR BEST DRAFTS!"

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Visual, hands-on learning, thinking outside the box, scaffolded learning

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B.A.English/Creative Writing-Colorado State University Master's in English Language Arts Education--Auburn University

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