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Creative writing Common Core W.7.9 worksheets
Mystery Stories | Claim, Reason, & Evidence Writing | Argumentative Paragraph
Help your students practice identifying evidence, creating a claim, and writing an argumentative paragraph with this collection of mystery activities. Students will work in small groups to read 4 engaging short stories. Then, students will collaborate with their partners to write a paragraph that defends their opinion about who they think committed the crime in the story. As a culminating activity, students can present their cases to the classroom in a mock "courtroom." A jury of their peers can
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6th - 9th
Argument Writing, Narrative Writing, Informational Writing PRINT & DIGITAL
Argument, narrative, and informative essays are fun and easy to teach when you use strong mentor texts and a step-by-step process. These highly-rated writing units include everything you need, all in one place.Each writing resource is comprehensive and easy to use. The lessons at a glance pages are also included in an editable format for easy insertion into a digital plan-book.This is what awesome teachers like you have said about this resource: "Tons of resources that I go back to again and ag
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6th - 8th
Writing Workshop Checklists and Conference Activity Sheets
Differentiation is easy in Writing Workshop with with these quick "Note from Your Teacher" conference checklists. On one side of the page, you assign exactly what students need to focus on in workshop, and students respond back on the other side. Make assessments easier and writing workshop more productive. Editable.What you'll get:editable checklists for the following modes of writing:NarrativeOpinionArgumentInformative/explanatoryResearchBlank form you can customizePlus, a note-taker sheet
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4th - 8th
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Missing Tools Case | Claim, Reason, & Evidence Writing | Argumentative Paragraph
Help your students practice identifying evidence, creating a claim, and writing an argumentative paragraph with this mystery activity. Students will work in small groups to read a story about a small town robbery. Then, students will collaborate with their partners to write a paragraph that defends their opinion about who stole the box of hardware. If there's time at the end of class, the teacher can extend the activity by asking students to present their case to the classroom in a mock "courtr
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5th - 8th
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Spooky Story Writing for Middle School: 6 Week Creative Writing Unit
This creative writing unit on How to Write Spooky Stories is designed to provide a flexible framework with a wide variety of individual, group and full-class lessons. The unit can be taught in four to six weeks depending upon the amount of class time available. This unit includes 115 pages of materials, including five full short stories that correspond with particular lessons.The unit is broken down as follows:IdeasWhere do we get good ideas for stories? Because students often struggle with idea
Grades:
5th - 12th
CHRISTMAS WRITING PROMPTS | Winter Bulletin Board Narrative Informative Opinion
Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep, 25-page Christmas and Winter Holidays Writing Prompts! It includes everything you need to celebrate Christmas and Winter holidays with your students! Students will read about American Christmas traditions, and write responses to what they’ve read, Revising and editing checklists and 13 holiday-themed writing papers are also included. All CCSS writing standards are addressed. The following resources a
Grades:
3rd - 12th
COUNTRY WRITING BUNDLE Around the World Narrative Informative Opinion Prompts
Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep, 15-page Countries Around the World Writing Bundle Prompts & Papers! Students will watch videos (links provided) and/or research a country of their choice to answer one (or more!) of the writing prompts. SIX prompts (2 narrative, 2 informative, and 2 opinion), video links, suggested research websites, list of countries, revising and editing checklists, and 5 world-themed writing papers are include
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4th - 12th
Grade 8 Response to Literature Text Dependent Writing Common Core Prompt Pack
The new common core standards will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, charts, quotations, environmental print, fiction, or poetry.
This pack has two prompt and each of the these writing prompts contain three texts for the student to read (short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "response to literature" because the student will be
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7th - 9th
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THANKSGIVING WRITING BUNDLE | Narrative Informative Opinion Prompts | Fall
Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with these no-prep Thanksgiving Writing Prompts! All CCSS writing standards are addressed. The Following Thanksgiving Writing Resources are included:•Nonfiction passage “The First Thanksgiving” •Nonfiction passage “Totem Poles of the Northwest Coastal Indians”•Nonfiction passage “Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms”•Link to “Balloons Over Broadway” by Melissa Sweet•12 writing prompts (4 narrative, 4 informative, 4 opinion)
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3rd - 12th
HALLOWEEN & DAY OF THE DEAD Writing Prompts | Narrative Informative Opinion
Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with these no-prep Halloween and Day of the Dead Writing Prompts! All CCSS writing standards are addressed. The following resources are included:•Fiction passage “Sounds in the Night”•Nonfiction passage about Sugar Skulls and Day of the Dead•6 writing prompts (2 narrative, 2 informative, 2 opinion) in 2 formats (choice board and prompt with lines)•Revising/editing checklists•Color-coding charts to help students ensure
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3rd - 12th
20 Winter Writing Prompts: Grades 6-8
Twenty Winter Writing Prompts Grades 6 - 8Daily writing can offer numerous benefits for 6th to 8th-grade students. Incorporating daily writing into their routine can improve communication skills, boost creativity, build confidence in writing, develop critical thinking, and expand vocabulary skills. Incorporating winter writing prompts into the curriculum for 6th to 8th-grade students not only aligns with the season but also leverages the unique characteristics of winter to enhance writing skills
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6th - 8th
Book Cover Project / Book Cover Assignment for Any Novel, Short Story, or Text
This book cover project is great, high engagement activity for students to complete after reading any novel or short story. In a short, one page worksheet, students will think about the theme, characters, and plot of a story or novel, and they will get to create an alternative book cover for the text. Additionally, they will use the back of the project sheet to write a reflection where they explain the reasoning behind their artistic choices. It's a great way to engage students while including c
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6th - 9th
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Revision Stations Worksheet
For this worksheet, you'll want to have stations set up around your classroom for students to work on. Something as simple as directions on a piece of paper at each station will work just fine. Then, have students use this worksheet to demonstrate their revision skills!
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Not Grade Specific
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Creative Writing Exercise: Story of an M&M
This is a fun and engaging creative writing resource! Students are given an m&m beforehand and are asked to observe it. They then follow the five steps provided and answer questions and prompts to brainstorm their storyline for the m&m and then create a draft.
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6th - 12th
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My Aphorisms (Tuesdays With Morrie)
Aphorism: An aphorism is a short, original thought. It is a truth in written or spoken form.In Tuesdays With Morrie, the main character, Morrie Schwartz, offers good advice through his aphorisms. He shares these thoughts with Mitch and the rest of the world on life, death, love, faith, and purpose.Now your students have the opportunity to make their own with this FREE resource!
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5th - 12th
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