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8th grade creative writing resources
Morning Work Journal or Bell Ringers
Think It Through is 45 weeks of activities to ENGAGE, enrich and extend your students' creative, critical, and reflective thinking. This creative critical thinking weekly journal is a FULL YEAR bundle and perfect for morning work, early finishers and more! You can set this journal up as a bell ringer activity or an early finisher journal!This bundle includes weekly activities for August through June!Each week includes three sections: Each of the 45 sheets begins with a child-friendly quote to in
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4th - 8th
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Emergency Sub Plan - Missing Teacher Substitute Teacher Lesson and Activity
Emergency Sub Plan - Missing Teacher Substitute Teacher Lesson and Activity: This emergency sub plan is ready-to-use for any day off! This lesson and activity will keep your students totally engaged and on-task. The assignment is about your inexplicable absence and puts students in charge (by the principal) of investigating the reason you are not at school. Students will create a Missing Teacher poster and an investigative police case file that has them examine evidence and witness testimonies
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5th - 8th
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End of the Year Activities, Worksheets, Memories & Reflections for Middle School
23 End of Year activities to allow students to reflect on the year, plan for the summer or their break, to set goals for next year, to write journal entries about their goals and plans for the future, to get to know their peers better, to draw and be creative (selfies! Instagram memories! Tablet photo fun (draw)!), to write letters to their future teachers and write a letter to give advice to future students. This is a great way to summarize the year for intermediate and middle school students,
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: End of the Year, Art Lessons, Worksheets & Activities Bundle
Groovy End of Year Peace Out Bulletin Board Kit Writing
Groovy End of Year Peace Out Bulletin Board Kit WritingCelebrate the End of the Year with this Groovy bulletin board kit and writing!Writing prompts include:- My Goals for Next Year Are...- My Favorite Memory from this Year is...- This Summer I Look Forward To...Craft Options Include:- Peace Signs- Flowers- Smiley FacesThis pack also includes:- Bulletin Board Letters (Grades Pre-K through 8th)- Bulletin Board Borders- Differentiated Writing Lines (3 options)- Blank Writing Pages for Personalized
Grades:
PreK - 8th
Narrative Writing Unit: Grades 7-12
This unit will take you and your students through the process of planning, drafting, revising, and polishing a narrative piece. These resources will work for personal narratives or fictional short stories, because the skills needed for both forms are the same.The first few days are structured, whole-class lessons. After that, the class moves into a series of writer’s workshop days as students complete mini-lessons and work on developing their own stories.NEW REMOTE TEACHING SUPPLEMENT: If you ar
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7th - 12th
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Personal Narrative Essay, Autobiographical Incident Writing, Step-By-Step, CCSS
Help your high school and advanced middle school students get creative with this eight-day Personal Narrative essay writing mini-unit. Featuring models of one professional and three exemplar student-written personal narrative essays, this bundle of step-by-step materials will inspire even reluctant students to put pen to paper. Activities/handouts featuring modern design elements and dynamic lecture materials will guide your students to craft their own meaningful autobiographical incident essays
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8th - 11th
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Poetry Writing Unit Booklet - Haiku, Acrostic, Limerick, Concrete, & More
Engage your students in poetry with this ready-to-use poetry writing booklet assignment. This resource will guide students through the writing process for 8 different types of poems. This resource is perfect for any poetry writing unit as it provides step-by-step instructions for each of the types of poems, presentation slides, sample poetry responses, and rough draft and good copy templates. You can feel totally confident in guiding your students through the poetry writing process as there is
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5th - 8th
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Finish the Picture: Drawing and Writing Prompts
Use finish the picture prompts to encourage your students to think creatively! My students LOVE to draw so I created this resource to engage them in writing about their masterpieces. These prompts are excellent options for morning work, writing centers, creative writing activities, art centers, and early finishers. I use these prompts for morning work and my artists share their work at morning meeting! https://bit.ly/2XS6GD7 #hotsummerdealsThis resource includes:40 Finish the Picture prompts
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K - 8th
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ELA First Day BUNDLE: Everything for back to school: Syllabus + Stations + Fun
Have the best first day EVER in ELA with this bundle of first day stations, slides, and syllabus templates! Whether you like customizing in Canva, PPT, or Google Slides, these templates will make prepping for your first day total breeze. Not only will you be more efficient with your back to school prep, but you'll also set the tone for the rest of the year. Students will be impressed with your visual syllabus and engaged from day one!What you will get:⭐ A super fun, low pressure ice breaker idea
Grades:
7th - 12th
Rae Dunn Inspired Mother's Day Craft and Writing
This product includes: - Brainstorming page- 3 differentiated writing pages for each option- Includes writing for mom, aunt, grandma, stepmom, and a blank option- Blank writing pages- 2 writing page options (depending on the word selected)- 40 different mugs- 2 blank mugs-EDITABLE mug option
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PreK - 8th
Narrative Writing - Graphic Organizers, Rubrics & More For A Personal Narrative
Personal Narrative Writing - An easy package to teach students how to write a well-organized personal narrative. These organizers and worksheets lead students through the writing process, from brainstorming to the finished product. Using examples and extensive peer and self-editing, students can produce a well-written narrative paragraph. It can also be a starting point for a longer essay or writing piece.For a DIGITAL version of this resource, click HERE. Includes the following 15 pages:- Les
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: WRITING - Persuasive, Narrative, Expository & Descriptive Writing Bundle
Narrative Writing Unit - Personal Narrative- Google Classroom Distance Learning
In this detailed, CCSS-aligned, 10-day unit, students will learn about narrative writing and actively participate in the writing process. Students will write personal narratives about an interesting experience that taught them a lesson. In their personal narratives, students will include key elements of narrative writing: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency and conventions. Through the study of a mentor text, pre-writing activities, draft guidelines, revision mini-lesso
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5th - 8th
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Princess Bride Film Study, Movie Guide + Activities, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
William Goldman’s The Princess Bride is the perfect fairy tale to use with secondary students, but it’s not enough to just hit “play” on the DVD. Instead, add a layer of rigor to your students’ study of The Princess Bride with this packet of print-and-teach materials that will take four days to complete while entertaining and challenging your teens.Materials in this 18-page film study include (PDF + Google Drive versions of student handouts):• A suggested lesson procedure page with calendar (1 p
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8th - 11th
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Novel Study FINAL Projects | 20 Hands On Projects for ANY Novel + Rubrics
This resource comes with 20 different hands-on, engaging projects that can be completed with ANY novel or short story. These projects will encourage students to be creative and think outside the box, all while applying important ELA skills and standard practices! 45+ pages of creativity! ALL 20 projects come with an individualized rubric for easy grading and a brainstorming section for students to complete.Projects Include:Cartoon StripMovie PosterMobileNewspaperBoard GameCostume DesignShadowbo
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7th - 12th
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Writing Dialogue Practice Activities | Punctuating Dialogue Rules
Teach students the art of writing dialogue using this printable and digital lesson plan. Everything you need to teach dialogue is included! Your students will analyze the differences dialogue creates when added to narrative writing, take notes on dialogue punctuation, and apply learning with independent and cooperative activities! A printable PDF and Google Drive version is included.Included With Your Purchase:Introductory ActivityDialogue Rules NotesTake a Closer Look NotesGuided Practice Sent
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5th - 8th
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The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe, Interactive Poetry Activity, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Make Edgar Allan Poe’s classic poem, “The Raven,” come alive for your students with this 44-slide lecture and five pages of lesson materials that include detailed directions, a full-text version of Poe's gothic poem, links to a high-quality audio version, "Faux Poe" creative writing assignment, and answer key. The interactive lecture (Prezi, PDF, and Google Slides versions included) inspires students to dig back into the text, think critically, and decode Poe’s structure and technique.These mate
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8th - 11th
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Shakespearean Slam, Insults & Flattery Contests, for ANY Shakespeare Play, CCSS
Bring vitality and hilarity to your study of any of Shakespeare’s plays with these two 20-minute contests. In one version, students use William Shakespeare’s language to hurl insults, poetry-slam style. In the other version, students try to flatter and impress using unique combinations of Shakespeare’s honeyed words.This 3-page PDF file includes one page of detailed instructions/suggestions on how to run a smooth, fun-filled contest and two pages of reproducible students handouts – one for insul
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7th - 10th
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Bell Ringer Journal for Entire School Year: 275 ELA Bell Ringers Back to School
This bell ringer journal for the entire school year includes 275 English Language Arts journal prompts for middle and high school students. Bell ringer journals are one of the best back to school activities for creating and establishing routine.This product provides teachers with an entire school year of journal prompts in an organized and focused way. The journal is organized by month with 25 entries per section. Students will strengthen their writing and critical thinking skills with these u
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7th - 12th
Abandoned Places - Creative Writing Activity from Nonfiction (print + digital)
In this creative writing activity, students draw inspiration from a nonfiction article about ten real-world abandoned places! Students choose one as a setting for a piece of Flash Fiction. This is a great reading comprehension and creative writing activity for even the most reluctant readers! ✅ Nonfiction reading comprehension✅ Vocabulary in context✅ Differentiated creative writing activitiesYour Creative Writing from Nonfiction resource includes:Nonfiction reading about ten abandoned places (in
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7th - 10th
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How Well Do You Know Your Teacher? (Fun End of Year Activity)
This is a fun, no-prep end of year activity to see how well (or not well) your students know you! The students get to come up with creative responses to fun and engaging prompts.Depending on the age of your students, you can pick and choose which slides to assign. For the older kids, I've included prompts related to social media.
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3rd - 12th
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Bell Ringer Journal for Entire School Year: 275 ELA Bell Ringers VOLUME 2
Bell ringer journal for the entire school year including 275 journal prompts for middle and high school students. Looking for back to school activities? This bell ringer journal is a great way to create and establish routine while also strengthening skills!This product provides teachers with an entire school year of journal prompts in an organized and focused way. The journal is organized by month with 25 entries per section. Students will strengthen their writing and critical thinking skills
Grades:
7th - 12th
Micro Fiction, Fun Creative Writing, Flash Fiction, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Micro Fiction – Flash Fiction – Two-Sentence Stories – Sudden Fiction – Twitter TalesWhatever you want to call them, super-short stories are a super-fun way to spend a single class period as you introduce teens to the idea that an entire story can exist within just two sentences.Use this 20-slide overview lecture with eight compelling examples from four different genres (drama, horror, sci fi, and romance) to get your students’ creative wheels turning. (Slide deck is included in Prezi, PDF, and
Grades:
8th - 11th
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
Grades:
6th - 9th
100 Black Out Poetry Worksheets | PowerPoint Instructions Included!
WHAT IS INCLUDED:PDF File - 100 Black Out Poetry Ready to Print WorksheetsPowerPoint Presentation of Instructions included!These 100 Black Out Poetry Worksheets can be used as Tests, Quizzes, Homework, Class Reviews or Sub Work for your students! Texts were taken out of random excerpts of books from the public domain such as Alice in Wonderland. Each page includes several paragraphs that will include words for inspiration while engaging in black out poetry! This product includes PowerPoint instr
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3rd - 12th
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