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Free 8th grade creative writing resources for Microsoft Word
Beginning of the Year Activity - Name Glyph
This document provides directions for students to follow as a beginning of the year activity. After completing the activity, students can exchange drawings and write and short essay about the other student from what they learn through the drawing. Students enjoy this activity and the pictures can be used for open house as a visual for parents. This is a really good ice-breaker activity that also allows you time to get the beginning of the year paperwork completed.
Created by: Mandy McQuade
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1st - 8th
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*Student Project* Design Your Own School
The end of the school year is quickly approaching and if your students are similar to mine, they are getting extra anxious for summer break! I created this engaging student project to help keep my students focused now that all of the state testing is completed and our ELAR curriculum is coming to an end.
This project is a creative writing assignment. Students are designing their own school using a "School Handbook" template. I also attached my cover page and rubric that I gave my students to u
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3rd - 8th
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If I had $100... Creative Writing Prompt
Lovely Lauren says,
You've got to grab this great writing prompt for the 100th day of school! To celebrate all things 100, I thought giving your students $100 dollars would suffice! :)
Brainstorm with children what they would do with $100 dollars and just see what kind of creative responses you get!
Your kids will have to chance to have their face on a $100 bill! They could draw themselves, or you can take a picture of them and attach it for some added pizzaz!
This creative writing activity
Grades:
K - 12th
Core Aligned Creative Writing Rubric
Fully editable!
Flexible for assessing many forms of creative writing.
Memoirs, short stories, Flash Fiction, Microfiction, Personal Narratives
Core aligned to 9-10 Common Core, but easily adjustable to all middle grades.
Can be used as a teacher grade tool, peer-review grade tool, or self-assessment grade tool
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Simple Sentences and Sentence Fluency
The is the first in a series of explanation worksheets on sentence fluency and sentence construction. It introduces six techniques showing students how to write more advanced simple sentence openings. It begins by stating which words should be avoided when opening simple sentences; then, it models six techniques for creating more engaging and advancved simple sentence openings (e.g. use of adverbs, participle phrases and infinitives). The recommended use is as a drafting sheet after students ha
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
For my Future Self -Time Capsule Activity - 1st Week of School - Free & Editable
Give this activity to your students to complete the first week of school.Return it to them the last week of school.They love to see how they have progressed throughout the year!This is a free and editable download. Enjoy!
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Hyperbole: A Long List of examples
This document is packed full of examples of hyperbole. Give this to students for an introductory lesson to hyperbole. Use it for a study guide, or have students write their own sentences with hyperbole using the list of examples for ideas. Definition of hyperbole is included at the top of page.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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I AM - Poem Writing Using Similes
FREE poetry writing template for students
Students write a I AM poem about themselves using similes.
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2nd - 8th
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Free Personification Worksheet - Grades 6,7,8
Here is a FREE worksheet on personification. The worksheet gives students several examples of personification and asks them to identify what is being personified and to describe the meaning of the figurative language. It can be used as homework, extra practice or a quiz.
I will soon be posting some fun cut and paste figurative language activities and a more formal figurative language test so if you like this handout, visit my store!
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Identifying Tone and Mood
This instructional handout is a warm-up exercise for identifying tone and mood in writing. Students look at five sentences and look for tone words that create the mood of the sentence.
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6th - 8th
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The Raven by Edgar Alan Poe
This is a fun small group activity that can be used in grades 8 through 12. This is an assignment that requires deep thinking and that the students actually enjoy. I usually introduce this activity in October to set the Halloween theme. Divide the class up into small groups of a minimum of 2 students but no more than 4 students. Give each group one of more verses of Edgar Alan Poe’s poem The Raven. Have the students totally and thoroughly translate the verse(s) into today’s modern language.
Grades:
8th - 11th
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The Most Dangerous Game Pre-Reading activity
This is a pre-reading/bell ringer activity that will help students get in the frame of mind as to where the story is taking place.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Daily Journal Writing Rubric
Short and sweet, this rubric allows you and your students to quickly evaluate a week's worth of daily personal journal entries. Fluency, Communication, and Legibility are scored to emphasize the flow of ideas and keep your students accountable for writing.
This is a Word document, so you can add dates and change the inspirational quote as often as you like.
A few "writer's block buster" ideas are included, as well as a free list of some of my favorite writing quotes to keep kids inspired.
Grades:
2nd - 8th
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Fractured Fairy Tale Unit
Stories and non-fiction text are written from a particular point of view. The author positions the reader to respond to a story in a certain way through the use of language and point of view. Your assignment is to pick a familiar fairy tale and write a diary entry from the point of view of the antagonist.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Writing Diagnostic Assessment: Activity & Checklist
This resource contains a Writing Diagnostic Assessment (activity and checklist) for Intermediate and Senior students. This can be done at the beginning of a school year or a semester to assess students' strengths and next steps.*This resource is editable and a rubric/feedback checklist is provided.
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7th - 12th
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Wrting Assignment: Letter to your future self
In this writing assignment, students (of any age, or grade) will have the opportunity to write themselves a letter ten years in the future. They can outline what they hope they're doing, what new technologies might be invented etc. They should also remind their future selves what their current self is like - interests, hobbies, etc.
Format, length and other expectations will vary depending on the grade level.
If you like this concept, please give it a rating :-) (if you didn't like this concep
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Literary Devices Handout (Definitions and Examples)
This handout includes definitions and examples of literary devices. Great for your students to keep in their folders for reference!
Grades:
5th - 12th
Learning and Understanding Poetry Unit
This Unit Plan includes individual poems, activities, guided questions, and all needed information for a two week unit on the different types of poetry. The worksheets are included and can be blown up or edited if needed.
Grades:
2nd - 8th
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Book Report Project Ideas--25 Original and Creative Ideas
Each book report project idea is original and creative and designed for students in grades 2-8. This list can be used throughout the academic year as part of a regular read a book and complete a project requirement, or as an extra credit assignment, a plan left for your substitute to be completed on a book of each student’s choice, etc. I’ve used each of these book report project idea lists I've posted and all of my many many students over the years have found an outlet, no matter how relucta
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2nd - 8th
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Essay/Narrative/Story Mind Map and Outline Prewriting Activity
A graphic organizer to help students brainstorm, pre-write, outline, organize, and create their ideas prior to writing. Suitable for any grade, ideal for 4-12 grade. Editable MS Word document. This lesson is student-centered, meaning:--it allows you to become a facilitator!--happier teachers!--happier students!--happier administrators!Connect with us:Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/shiningscholareducationTwitter:https://twitter.com/ShiningScholarInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/shining_schol
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Sensory Details Writing Worksheet
This is a worksheet I created for an 8th grade writing class illustrating how to identify and analyze sensory details in memoir writing. I selected portions of student rough drafts and had students analyze what sense each portion illustrated. Please enjoy, and if you like this, check out my other work on TPT!
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Greek Mythology: Write Your Own Myth
A writing assignment which requires students to choose a natural event and explain how it came to be.
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4th - 10th
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Poetry Stations: Four Group Assignments for Poetry Fun
This file includes four "Poetry Stations" I created to help students find fun in studying poetry. So often I have encountered the "I HATE poetry" response to the mere mention of the word, that I decided to create this activity as a break from the "norm" of studying poetry. The activities allow students to work in groups, share poetry/song lyrics they enjoy, and even create some of their own poems. Use it as an activator, a fun activity to liven things up a bit, or something to "fill" a class per
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Writer's Notebook Journal Rubric (FREE)
This is a writer's notebook rubric adapted from a rubric as suggested in the book, Notebook Know-How: Strategies for the Writer's Notebook by Aimee Buckner.
It is a two page document with one page for the rubric and one page of credits/information.
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
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