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Middle school creative writing literature circles
Social Media Templates for ANY text - TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Text
Five 2023 social media templates in both DIGITAL (Google Slides or PowerPoint) and printable versions. These reusable and highly engaging templates for TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Messenger are perfect for ANY novel study, creative writing task or even history class!Carefully designed on the 2023 versions of these popular Apps. Also includes editable exemplars to show students what success looks like.Happy teaching :)
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: FULL Unit for ANY Novel & Independent Reading (Digital & Print)
Stargirl: Novel Study and Book Activities
I hope you will enjoy this 52 page package full of a variety of engaging activities. My first and foremost objective as an educator, when reading a class read aloud, or sharing novels for group study is to encourage a love of reading. I aim to make the pages of the stories come alive, and to provoke thoughtful and meaningful discussion. For this reason, you will not find chapter by chapter questions and answers that can at times make reading seem like a chore. I do however include activities tha
Grades:
6th - 8th
Cereal Box Book Report- Fiction Narrative Reading & Writing Story Elements
I had so much fun with our Non-Fiction Cereal Box Book Reports, I decided to make one for any Fiction book! My students had a great time creating these! It is a simple, fun way to do a book report.There are two options to choose from, one primary and one geared toward intermediate.The elements include:Title Page: Draw your own cover for the bookCharacters & Traits: Identify main characters and give each a traitSetting: Draw the main settingPlot: Primary- beginning, middle, end. Intermedia
Grades:
1st - 6th
Book Club/ Lit Circle Study for Any Chapter Book
This book study can be used for any chapter book/picture book/book study.
It includes:
-Book title with book cover picture
-Book cover prediction
-Making predictions by answering questions
-Making predictions with pictures
-Vocabulary words and definitions
-Letter to a character
-Letter to the author
-Movie in your mind
-Favorite part of the chapter
-Favorite part of the book
-favorite character in the chapter
-Favorite character in the book
-Summarize the chapter
-Interview a character
-Interv
Grades:
K - 6th
Recount Writing Unit | Retelling | Lessons | Graphic Organizers | Prompts
MASTER RECOUNT WRITING in 2024 with this complete EDITABLE UNIT that ensures your students learn the ESSENTIAL SKILLS, PURPOSE and PROCESS of RETELLING events with accuracy and energy—covering PERSONAL, FACTUAL, LITERARY and HISTORICAL RECOUNTS.❤️NO PREPARATION REQUIRED to teach INDEPENDENTLY or as a WHOLE CLASS ACTIVITY.INCLUDING 80 PAGES OF ❤️ Lesson plans,❤️ Teaching materials❤️ Visual writing prompts❤️ Assessment tools❤️ Writing Checklists❤️ Graphic Organizers❤️ Plus, much moreUse it as an I
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Restart by Gordon Korman - Novel Study!
This novel study for "Restart", by Gordon Korman, contains 50 pages of resources, including Vocabulary & Comprehension Q's per Chapter Packet (and answers!), Focused Assignments and a Culminating Task Choice Board.Focus standards include prediction, visualization, character analysis, point of view, summarization, plot & theme, figurative language and creative writing.No-prep, fun and engaging activities! This novel study is ideal for full class, literature circles, independent study and
Grades:
4th - 8th
Digital Writing Prompt Slides - Google Classroom
Keep your students writing with these digital open ended and engaging writing prompt slides. Use them in google classroom/google slides or use the picture versions in Seesaw!Video Tutorials are included for Google Classroom, Seesaw, and OneDrive.Prompts included:What is something you are proud of?If you were in charge of school lunch, what would you serve?What is one of your favorite memories this year?Should kids be allowed to play video games? Why or why not?If you could learn a new hobby, wha
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension & Writing Prompt Activities Bundle
Middle School Poetry Bundle: 12 Mad Libs, 3 Puzzles, 10 Poems (BEST DEAL)
Middle School Poetry Bundle: 12 Mad Libs, 3 Puzzles, 10 Poems to Create (BEST DEAL)
Mad Libs: Poetry 3-Pack:
Twelve pages of poetry-based mad libs grammar-fun activities. Each one includes a short writing activity based on the original poem for the students to complete; Set 2 contains additional illustration activities.
Word Puzzles: Literary Terms - Poetry:
Three word puzzles using poetry terms. Includes a crossword puzzle, double puzzle, and word search. Answer keys included.
Poetry-Pac
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Complete Memoir/ Nonfiction Unit
Recently Updated in February 2023-- New & Improved! Now includes Day-by-Day Instructions for this 3-week unit-- No prep needed!This Memoir Unit is always a huge hit in my high school English classes! Many of my students consistently say it is their favorite unit in the class This bundle includes 3 different PowerPoint presentations focusing on memoir writing. The first one I use is the "Show, Don't Tell" presentation where students are introduced to the idea of writing in a more descriptive
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Synonym Posters and Charts - WOW Words
WALL POSTERS• Synonym Full Page Posters - WOW Words for 30 Words (30 pages)• Positive and Negative Character Words (2 pages)• Narrative Transition Words (3 pages)• Text Structure and Signal Words (6 pages)FOLDER CHARTS• Synonym Charts WOW Words for 30 Words (5 pages)• Positive and Negative Character Words (1 page)• Narrative Transition Words (1 page)• Text Structure and Signal Words (1 page)The words are displayed on 41 full page posters. The same words are displayed on 8 pages of charts that ca
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Love That Dog Novel Study and Poetry Unit
This literature resource for Love That Dog by Sharon Creech is a low prep novel study and includes both reading comprehension activities as well as creative poetry writing activities related to the figures of speech used in the story. The other great feature of this book is the famous poems that are integrated throughout the story. This is the perfect supplement to a poetry unit of study and really gets kids motivated to write poems and use figures of speech-- just like Jack (the main character
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Poetry and Figures of Speech Bundle
Narrative Writing Bundle | 7 Complete Story Writing & Story Elements Units
This bundle comprises SEVEN PRODUCTS designed to cover all aspects of NARRATIVE WRITING and STORYTELLING in 2024. It contains seven high-quality DIGITAL, PRINT and INTERACTIVE units of work, including:Introduction to Narrative Writing Unit ( For younger and developing writers.)Our TpT best-selling Narrative writing Unit ( With hundreds of glowing reviews )Narrative Writing Unit for Established Writers ( For high school students )Introduction to story elements for younger and developing writers.
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Grades:
2nd - 9th
Frindle Literature Study: Tests, Vocabulary, Printables, Activities, Questions
FRINDLE: Nick likes to liven things up...and he comes up with a way to do just that. Who says that you have to follow the crowd... Does Mrs. Granger? Or maybe she's on his side the whole time...
Nick's persistence pays off... but at what expense?
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I have prepared a packet of materials to be used with the study of FRINDLE by Andrew Clements. Use these ideas in your classroom and your students will love rea
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
The Tiger Rising by Kate Dicamillo Novel Study
The Tiger Rising is an excellent, thought-provoking book by Kate Dicamillo. The book tells the story of 12-year-old, Rob, who finds a caged tiger in the woods behind his house. Rob befriends a new girl in school, Sistine, and his life is never the same. Filled with powerful symbolism and emotion, this book will leave you thinking long after the final page.
This MEGA packet is the perfect supplement to a study of the book, whether you're doing it as a whole-class, a small group (i.e. reading gro
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Grades:
4th - 7th
The Polar Express Christmas ELA Unit for Big Kids
It's Christmas! That means it's time for....The Polar Express!
Included in this Christmas themed Polar Express packet are several activities for a variety of learning activities that go with the book The Polar Express. First, you will find a set of 16 Polar Express vocabulary cards. They are in color, but will also print well in black and white. Use these cards for a variety of activities. Print in color for a word wall. Students can write definitions on the back for flash cards. Place i
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Christmas ELA Writing and Short Story Bundle
Storm Boy
Storm Boy is the 8th in a series of classic Australian children’s fiction literature units. I taught this unit 2 years ago and it was very popular. It is a short novel but very entertaining. The 1980s movie version is a classic and still holds up very well today. (Look out for the picture story book version with brilliant illustrations by Robert Ingpen and a more recent one out now. Also the recent movie.) This has proven to be a big seller. check out some of the other units in this series. Many
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Picture Dictionary in Spanish | Diccionario Ilustrado | Vocabulario en Español
*Este documento contiene 56 páginas las cuales forman el diccionario ilustrado. Viene un set a blanco y negro y otro a color. Lo único que tienes que hacer es imprimir, laminar la primera hoja y argollar.Cada imagen viene acompañada por su palabra para ejercitar la memoria visual y por ende aprender el vocabulario más rapido y de una manera más efeciente. * El diccionario viene en formato carta. Una hoja entera por cada letra. Es ideal para argollar o colocar en un folder para trabajar en estaci
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Grades:
PreK - 6th
Also included in: Make your own Bundle | For Maritza Macias
When Stars Are Scattered: A Literature Study Unit BUNDLE
About this Unit & NovelThis is a Common Core-aligned literature study unit for use with the graphic novel, When Stars Are Scattered by Omar Mohamed and Victoria Jamieson. The lessons and activities here span the curriculum, from vocabulary and argument building to literary analysis and creative writing. Prompts appear in order of complexity, and simplified language appears in parentheses (delete or modify as needed). The unit is editable so you can pick and choose which elements and prompts
Grades:
4th - 8th
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret: A Novel & Film Study Unit BUNDLE (editable)
About this Unit & NovelA Common Core-aligned literature study unit for use with the graphic novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick. The lessons and activities span the curriculum, covering vocabulary building, literary analysis, film history, the physics of simple machines, creative writing and argument building. Prompts appear in order of complexity, and simplified language appears in parentheses (delete or modify as needed). The unit is editable so you can pick and choose w
Grades:
4th - 8th
The Family Under the Bridge: Test, Vocabulary, Activities, Literature Study...
What happens when a hobo meets three homeless children...this story will win your heart.
Who would have thought that Armand's life would have changed so much in just a few day... a hobo getting a steady job... to help others.
And who would have thought that a hobo could be the reason that a family was able to stay together.
.....a very endearing story of kindness, love, sacrifice, hope and teamwork...
I have combined many of the items that I have used in the study of the book THE FAMILY UND
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Discussion Questions & Creative Writing I Korman's Slacker I Print & Digital
This packet contains two or more questions per chapter for Gordon Korman's middle-grade novel Slacker. The discussion questions are purposely open-ended and subject to opinion to encourage debate and discussion in your classroom.Included in this product:- Two or more open-ended discussion questions, sorted by chapter- These discussion questions reorganized onto printable handouts, suitable for comprehension checks, homework, mini-essays, or preparation for group discussion.- Creative writing pr
Grades:
5th - 7th
Adjective Word Wall (Describing Words for Creative Writing)
28 adjectives and their synonyms on posters that can be put up as a word wall display. I got my students to come up with this list by doing a dictionary thesaurus activity.
I have also added extra posters where the adjectives are highlighted in green and red.
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Grades:
K - 8th
Back to School Writing Activities | Homework Excuses Unit
Writing activities for Back to School don't need to be boring! Have your students use this creative writing unit to invent crazy excuses for not doing their homework! This is a fun NO-PREP interactive writing unit..NEW IN 2020: A Digital Interactive PDF version is now included!Your Fun Homework Excuses Unit in detail:If you're looking for a fun way to revise simple past with your students then look no further. From a fun poem - Excuses - have your students imagine the craziest and most unbelieva
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Grades:
3rd - 10th
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Also included in: Back to school Writing Activities
Venn Diagram - Character Study
Venn diagram for character study, allowing students to compare annd contrast two characters. Two overlapping faces create a venn diagram which can be filled out in many ways including with words or by drawing the characters.
Dimension: 11x17 inches
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Grades:
K - 8th
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