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8th grade creative writing projects for Google Apps
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
Editable Spanish Project | Spanish 1 Tener Expressions
This editable project is perfect for a Spanish 1 class in middle or high school. Students are prompted to create a visual presentation about the uses of the verb tener. Students will review their school schedule, school supplies, tener idioms, and more!Topics covered:*Uses and forms of the verb*Description of daily class schedule (Primero todos los días yo tengo...)*Description of class supplies for each class (Para la clase de historia yo tengo...)*Tener idioms (Tengo calor, tengo sueño...)*Ten
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Spanish 1 Mega Activity Bundle
Podcast Creation Assignment
Use this Podcast Creation Assignment to introduce your students to the captivating world of podcasts with this comprehensive resource designed for middle school students. This engaging assignment contains three dynamic lessons, carefully crafted to inspire creativity and critical thinking. With this resource students will learn how to create their own podcast.What's Included:✅ Detailed Lesson Plans ✅ Graphic Organizers✅ Podcast Script Writing Example✅ Levels & Points Rubrics✅ Print & Dig
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6th - 8th
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Digital Poetry Slam: Listening & Performing Poems in ELA (with GOOGLE)
Writing and sharing poetry can be intimidating – take the fear out of the presentation. Turn your classroom into a multimedia, high-energy performance space with a DIGITAL poetry slam!The digital poetry slam is a great jumping-off point if you're unsure how to assess poetry, want to bring in more technology, or want to give students options to avoid performance anxiety. This project can occur any time of the year, whether you’re celebrating National Poetry Month in April, Black History Month in
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Poetry Activity Bundle: Reading & Writing Poems in Secondary ELA
12 Genre Book Reports
12 Genre Book Reports: Help your students dive deeper into their reading with these 12 different genre-focused book report assignments. Each assignment enables students to showcase their creativity while meeting curriculum standards. This assignment covers both fiction and non-Fiction books. The assignment structure rotates every three months helping students achieve proficiency, while still providing student choice. Assignments can be used in any order. A sample teaching schedule is provided. T
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Book Report | Book Report Project | Book Report Rubric
Ethos Pathos Logos Fun Activities: Advertisement Project, Group Commercial
This BEST SELLER is a fun ethos pathos logos group advertisement activity that you and your students will love because, seriously, it is a lot of fun! During this ethos pathos logos activity, students create a commercial script in groups about an object they are "selling". Students must "sell" the object to the class by creatively using appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos. Students practice creating and reciting a compelling argument while practicing public speaking skills in a low-stakes enviro
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6th - 12th
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6 Word Memoir Getting to Know You Activities High School & Middle School
This Six Word Memoir Project is a perfect back to school icebreaker for high school or middle school students. Build classroom community while teaching important ELA writing concepts like diction, syntax, and the writing process. This EDITABLE, NO PREP, GOOGLE SLIDES six Word Memoir writing activity is a fun and engaging getting to know you activity for high school or middle school students as well as an excellent way to introduce any identity unit or memoir unit. This activity is editable so yo
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7th - 12th
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Pop Sonnets: A Unit Plan (editable)
Looking for a way to liven up Shakespeare for your students? Look no further than pop sonnets.All credit for the idea must be given to Erik Didriksen who created the Pop Sonnet Tumblr a few years back where he would take a popular song and write it as a Shakespearean sonnet. Check out his Tumblr at https://popsonnet.tumblr.com/.Now your students will have an opportunity to use Didriksen's pop sonnets as mentor texts to create their own pop sonnet of a song of their choice. This activity is highl
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7th - 12th
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SGN - Some Good News Project (Broadcast Knowledge & Newscast)
Let's assign our kids to research some GOOD NEWS!Some Good News is a YouTube series, created by The Office’s John Krasinski, which features “feel good” stories from around the world during the Covid-19 Quarantine. He created this low-budget, light-hearted, YouTube series to bring a smile to people’s faces during a hard time. This 5-Day Lesson Plan, Project, & Pre-made Quizzes will immerse your students in broadcast knowledge, vocabulary, and most importantly GOOD NEWS. Youtube tutorials pr
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4th - 10th
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All Things WRITING Bundle: Writing Activities Projects for Middle & High School
Looking for a bundle of engaging, interactive writing activities and projects for your middle and high school students? I've got you covered! This bundle includes more than 30 highly engaging writing resources designed for grades 7-12.The best part about this writing bundle? It includes ALL of my writing resources for a fraction of the price. If you purchased them individually, it would be $280+. However, by purchasing the bundle, you'll save more than 40%! Check out the resources included (be s
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7th - 12th
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Autobiography Personal Narrative Writing Activity | All About Me Song Playlist
Personal narrative writing is an essential part of students’ writing toolbox - but by middle school, they have written “All About Me” essays over and over again. Put a unique twist on personal narrative writing with my All About Me Song Playlist Autobiography Activity. Whether print or digital, your students will love selecting big and small, happy and sad moments that made them who they are today. ❤️Why you will LOVE this resource!Personal narrative writing is so much more fun when students get
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Back to School Lessons and Activities Bundle
Creating Characters in Creative Writing | Two Activities to Create a Character
In creative writing or with narrative writing, students will need to create characters. They should not stereotype or only build flat character though. This creative writing activity includes a teacher sheet, student sheet, five brainstorming activities, a fun multiple choice "quiz" for the character, and a rubric. Everything except the pictures are editable.You can download this as a Powerpoint to use in your classroom, share it with students on Google Classroom, or print the pages if needed.Sp
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7th - 10th
School Newspaper Template - 4 Page - Google Docs Compatible
DescriptionThis is a fully editable 4 page vintage newspaper template for Google Docs. It does not require any font or software installation and is editable right from Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Firefox. Prints immediately or saves as a PDF, Word, or Google Doc. Easily printable and sharable with friends and family!Includes / Features:Fully editable template4 pages11x17 inch tabloid page size design (looks more "newspaper-ish")Does not require any font or software installationEdits within the
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Create a Storybook: A fun project for any text or any narrative goal!
Having students create a storybook is a perfect way to address standards while also advancing their learning to the top tier of Bloom’s Taxonomy. This storybook project is a flexible assignment that can be used in multiple ways, but here are a few ideas for this storybook PBL assignment: Adapt a complex text so that a child could understand its meaning, expand upon a theme found in any text, create a narrative to explain concept, or so many other possibilities! You will get everything you need t
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7th - 12th
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Identity Symbolism Mandala Project
Students will create a mandala that contains symbols for three sections of their life: who they were, who they are, and who they want to become. After, they will provide detailed explanations of what each item symbolizes and share their work in a gallery walk where classmates will be able to reflect and analyze each other's work. When you purchase this product, you will be given access to a Google Drive folder that contains several editable documents designed to help you successfully implement t
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Identity Personal Narrative and Mandala Bundle
Fall Creative Writing Assignment
Fall Creative Writing Assignment | PDF and Digital Format: In this Fall Creative Writing Assignment, students will select one of the provided character roles: coffee shop employee, garden rake, tree, family pet, squirrel and create a written or visual product based on the character's specific writing prompt. This no-prep - just photocopy and teach creative writing assignment gets students excited and engaged during Writer's Workshop or any ELA writing lesson. This resource contains individual PD
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6th - 8th
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"The Podcast Project" for Middle School - Back to School Activity
Through the "The Podcast Project", middle school and high school students learn about podcasts, write their own scripts, and record their own podcasts. This fun, low-prep project uses Google Slides and is editable to fit the needs of you and your students. Designed for distance learning. Project OverviewWeek 1In week 1, students begin learning about different types of podcasts. Students activate their background knowledge by reflecting on what they know about podcasts. They listen to two short p
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5th - 12th
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Write Your Own 1 Act Script - Drama Assessment *Google Drive* w/ Examples/Rubric
This assignment is a great resource to extend your students' involvement with drama! Students will create their own play script to show their understanding of drama structure and conventions. This assignment will also help students develop their creative writing skills! Students will create their own characters, outline a plot, and write a one act script for their original play. I used this as a final assessment for a drama unit. Items included in this product (all are editable Google Docs in a
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7th - 12th
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Mockumentary Unit
Use this Mockumentary Unit to have fun with your students while covering media literacy expectations. Students will learn about media literacy and mockumentaries. As a final project, each group will create their own mockumentary video to raise awareness about a topic they are passionate about. This resource contains individual PDFs of student pages to assist with online learning, i.e. Google Classroom™ as well as Google Slides™ formatted lessons for 1:1 schools. Resource Includes:6 LessonsDetail
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7th - 8th
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French-Canadian Recipe Project | Crée un livre de recettes | Procedural Writing
This French-Canadian Recipe project is designed to challenge students to come up with their own unique twist on a recipe with learning about procedural/recipe writing. They will research, create and present their findings to the class while creating their own recipe booklet. Perfect for literacy centers and independent or small group work! Includes the following:Introduction pageConnection to Ontario Curriculum pageAccess to digital version (Google Slides)Graphic organizers (lined, unlined, comb
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1st - 8th
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Also included in: French Project Bundle | les projets de recherche
Back to School Creative Writing Assignment
Back to School Creative Writing | PDF and Digital Formats: In this Back To School Creative Writing Assignment, students will select one of the provided character roles: classroom desk, old backpack, gym floor, lunch bag, student and create a written or visual product based on the character's specific writing prompt. This no-prep - just photocopy and teach creative writing assignment gets students excited and engaged during Writer's Workshop or any ELA writing lesson. This resource contains indiv
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6th - 8th
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Editable Spanish School Life Proficiency Assessments | Spanish 1 La Vida Escolar
This editable set of proficiency based assessments is perfect for a Spanish 1 class in middle or high school. There is one assessment for each of the 3 modes of communication: interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational (plus a second option for interpretive!) Students will review their school schedule, school supplies, the verb tener, and more!Your resource will download as a PDF, and you will be prompted to click a link on the first page if you'd like to access your own editable version wi
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Spanish School Life Activity Bundle | La Vida Escolar
Winter Creative Writing Assignment
Elevate your writing curriculum and infuse seasonal fun into your classes with this Winter Creative Writing Assignment. Students step into the shoes of characters such as a winter coat, ice skates, a coffee shop owner, a local sledding hill, and a lost mitten, crafting imaginative written products based on character-specific writing prompts. Using the RAFT format (Role, Audience, Format, Topic), students choose from five distinct writing options. This hassle-free, no-prep creative writing task s
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6th - 8th
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Write a Fairy Tale Project Based Learning, Fairytales Writing Activity Packet
Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like to teach your students how to write a fairy tale with ease? Is one of your goals to focus more on creative writing activities and project based learning in your class? Would you be interested in increasing your student's creative writing skills in general with these innovative fairytales project idea?If you found something that gave you all these benefits, would you want to get started with it right away?Think about what a difference it will mak
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6th - 8th
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