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Common Core W.8.3d pdfs for homeschool
I Am Poem: I Am From Poem Template, Example Poem & Grading Rubric (Bio Poem)
Use these I Am Poem Template (I Am From Poem Templates) with Guided Template, Writing Paper, Example Poem & Grading Rubric during a Poetry unit or during discussion in a Social Studies or Culture class. This may also be called a Bio Poem or Biography Poem and is perfect at any time of the year to get to your students even better.I Am Poem - I Am From Poem includes:- Example ‘I Am From’ Poem- Poem Template with Directions- Final Poem Page with ‘I Am” prompts- Final Poem Page with blank line
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2nd - 12th
Sensory Language Activities, Sensory Details Worksheets for Grades 4-6
Are your 4th-6th grade students struggling with adding details to their writing? This resource is perfect for getting your students out of their writing funk! This includes practice activities to get students to really use sensory language and sensory details! These activities prompt students to create lists of sensory details. They are encouraged to share what they see, hear, feel, taste, and smell in multiple environments.You can print the activities for students to complete on paper, or you c
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: ELA, Grammar, and Writing Printable Worksheets BUNDLE
Gift of the Magi, O. Henry, Short Story Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive
Use the short story, “The Gift of the Magi” by American writer O. Henry, to teach your students the elements of literary analysis, get them thinking deeply about the text, and provide opportunities for creative writing. This two-day lesson plan includes a beautifully illustrated copy of the story, an 8-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key, of course), and two options for creative writing assignments with specific literary techniques for the students to include in their own O
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7th - 10th
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Narrative Writing Graphic Organizers | Editable | Digital Version Included
15 different graphic organizers for narrative writing! This is a great resource for helping students to plan and organize their narratives. Each organizer is Common Core aligned and created to seamlessly guide students through the narrative writing process. Printable, editable, and digital templates are included!**This resource is part of the Writing Graphic Organizers Bundle. It includes 45 different graphic organizers for teaching narrative, summary, argument/opinion, and expository writing
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5th - 8th
Horror Mini Lessons | ELA Reading & Creative Writing
Halloween friendly! Ready to have students in the palm of your hand and give them plenty of reasons to want to be working in your class - all year long? If your students like scary stories and other things frightful - read on!This product is also available in my Bundle of Fear (200+ Pages and growing). Don't miss out on a great bargain!Get students hooked and keep them engaged using the theme of horror. With these highly engaging lessons, they will practice their reading analysis and narrative w
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Language Arts Lessons Horror Bundle | Middle School and High School
Rules of the Game, Amy Tan Short Story from Joy Luck Club, PDF & Google Drive
Use the short story, “The Rules of the Game” (a short piece from Amy Tan’s novel, The Joy Luck Club), to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This two-day lesson plan includes a 7-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key, of course) and a creative writing assignment with specific literary techniques for the students to include in their own work of fiction. All student handouts are included in both PDF and Google Drive formats.This lesson is best for advanced mi
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8th - 11th
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Best Short Stories for Middle School: 182 Pages of Highly-Engaging Lesson Plans
All of the sixteen stories for these lesson plans can be downloaded from our website for free in a reader-friendly PDF that we've created.Or check out our massive middle/high school bundle of 28 stories which combines our two bestselling resources at 20% off. Lesson plans are for the following stories:The Most Dangerous Game by Richard ConnellThe Monkey's Paw by WW JacobsThe Black Cat by Edgar Allan PoeThe Hitch-Hiker by Lucille FletcherThe Lottery by Shirley JacksonLamb to the Slaughter by Roal
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Memoirs in 100 Words - Writing with Mentor Texts - Personal Narrative Writing
Students use precise word choice and eliminate redundancy in their writing with this memoir lesson. Originally inspired by The Washington Post feature, “Life is Short: Autobiography as Haiku,” students write memoirs in 100 words or fewer. This lesson teaches students to “show” themselves in vivid details and carefully chosen words. The lesson has recently been updated to include Google slides and instructional YouTube videos for guided practice!In pre-writing activities, students journal about
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7th - 11th
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Poetry Writing - Five Senses Poem Creating Imagery with Easel Activity
Five Senses Poem Poetry Writing with Easel Activity. Help students begin using sensory language and writing poetry using vivid imagery. Add to your poetry unit. Students write a poem using their senses. Examples guide thinking. Includes handout, brainstorming pages, final poem publishing page, slides for whiteboard, and teacher directions. You’ll be amazed at the original and creative poems students write using this format. Great addition for Poetry Month in April. Good for substitute, homework
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Poetry Bundle of Teaching Resources Grades 5 - 8
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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Descriptive Writing Unit - Low-Prep Lesson Plans, Prompts, Sensory Word Lists
This descriptive writing mini unit is super quick to teach and will improve your students' descriptive writing instantly with descriptive writing prompts, sensory word lists, and more! It's got an engaging descriptive writing lesson plan that will launch your students into fabulous descriptive writing so they show, not tell, in addition to other resources you'll return to again and again. In this descriptive writing mini unit, you'll find graphic organizers that will support all learners, with t
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4th - 7th
Creative Writing Short Story Activities Workbook Print and Digital
No planning needed! Digital and print versions make this perfect for digital, in person, or blended learning. Your students will have everything they need to write their own short stories. Ready to use today. This resource guides them step-by-step. What teachers are saying:"I used this with my Honors 12 English class after our semester of reading short stories. The kids really used this resource - it gave them confidence and an actual place to plan their work. I will use it again.""This was
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7th - 10th
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The Pedestrian Short Story Unit - Digital and Printable - Ray Bradbury
Do you need an engaging scary story? This three day unit for Ray Bradbury's short story "The Pedestrian" is always a hit. Use this eerie story of a dystopian future to analyze figurative language, practice creative writing, and support answers with textual evidence. This scary short story unit includes a printable PDF and Google Apps format. This no-prep unit is ready to print and go or assign online. Answer keys are provided. This short story unit includesteacher guidestory questions for compre
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7th - 10th
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Personal Narrative Writing Common Core Mini Lessons Grade 8
No planning needed! These 21 easy-to-use mini lessons have everything you need to make teaching narrative writing a snap! In one month, your students will go from generating an idea to writing a full narrative. And you'll have time to work with them every step of the way! Here's teachers are saying about my mini lessons:"I love how this resource breaks down each step of the process for students to make it more manageable.""Your organization is outstanding, and your thorough planning (with AL
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7th - 9th
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Distance Learning Short Story Passage No Prep ELA Suspense Mystery
This 48 page resource is a 4,500 word short story and meets CCSS for middle school reading and writing. It is the story of a boy discovering his new friend is actually a ghost and she needs his help. This close reading lesson is 99 pages long. This resource is the answered teacher copy (48 pages), with the blank student copy (48 pages), there is also a link for projecting or giving to students that are distance learning. As well - this is a TpT Digital Activity. That means students can complete
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2nd - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Summer Reading Comprehension Context Clues Daily Reading Writing Bundle
Personal Narrative Sentence Starters & Writing Graphic Organizer
The Personal Narrative writing resource includes two pages: The Sentence Starters AND a blank Graphic Organizer. 1. The Personal Narrative Sentence Starters - A chart designed to help students know how to start each paragraph of their personal narrative written composition. It is conveniently separated in a color-coded graphic organizer by Introduction, Rising Action, Problem/Conflict, Solution, and Conclusion. Each section has unique sentence stems. This at-a-glance chart is designed to help
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3rd - 8th
ANCIENT ROME: World History Travel Brochure Research Summary Project
Have you ever wanted to take your class to Ancient Rome? Now you can without spending a dime! On this virtual field trip, students will become the travel guides. Through summaries and pictures, students will create a travel brochure that highlights 10 major locations of the Ancient Roman Empire. This creative project includes writing, research, and graphic design. What's Included:Student instructions to help explain all aspects of the projectA map of the Roman Empire to locate each stop of th
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5th - 12th
EXPOSITORY WRITING PERSONAL NARRATIVE ESSAY 6 - 8th Grade - CC Aligned
This 6 - 8th-grade CC aligned narrative essay asks students to write about a significant event in their lives. In the lesson students will be covering:1. Introduction - hook and conflict2. Body - holds interest, rising action, falling action3. Resolution - wraps up by following experiences and events4. Narrator and or protagonist/antagonist with character traits 5. Use of dialogue where appropriate and pacing and description to develop experiences and events6. Vocabulary - uses transiti
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6th - 8th
Lesson Plan: This I Believe
"This I Believe" is a long-running program that began with Edward R. Murrow. This lesson plan, by exploring student's own beliefs, assists students in better understanding themselves in this complex and challenging world. The plan includes
* 7 required readings
* audio links
* teacher resources
* vocabulary, quiz, glossary, and key
* writing prompt
* rubric
* images
and more. See the preview table of contents for more details.
This plan should take two weeks to complete.
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6th - 12th
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HALLOWEEN HAUNTED HOUSE - CC NARRATIVE WRITING - GRADES 6 - 8
This student directed Halloween narrative writing lesson is for grades 6 - 8. It allows students to independently write a narrative story about a haunted house that is real or imagined. Students will brainstorm ideas, build their paragraphs, edit their papers, write their final paper, and grade them before handing them in for their teacher's final grade. Grading time is significantly reduced for the teacher, and students enjoy the lesson.Included in the lesson:1. Steps on teaching the lesson
Grades:
6th - 8th
Creative Writing Set with Rubrics + BONUS resource
These writing activities encourage students to carefully craft all of the elements of plot in their writing and to match voice with characters' actions and emotions. Students will have to analyze every element, making sure that they fit together like the pieces of a puzzle. The activities are narrative. A FREE BONUS RESOURCE IS INCLUDED TOO! See individual item descriptions below.
Fractured Fairy Tale Writing:
This writing project requires students to use traditional fairy tales as a guide
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3rd - 8th
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Choice Board FREE Worksheet, 12 Activities for ANY Short Story & Novel Unit CCSS
This FREE student choice board works with any short story or novel study. Once students have finished reading an assigned short story or chapter of a novel, use this choice board worksheet to increase student motivation as they meaningfully reflect on the text. The choice board worksheet was designed for English/language arts students in grades 7 through 12.Want more dynamic lesson materials designed to engage our teens?Click here for a discounted 10-pack of worksheet activities that can be use
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7th - 11th
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Narrative Writing Prompts with Photo Pictures Sentence Starters 3rd 4th 5th Gr
Spark creativity with 16 Narrative Writing Prompts with Photo Pictures for 3rd, 4th & 5th Grades. Includes: narrative writing template with transition words, graphic organizers, checklist, sentence starters, & rubric. Great for Narrative Writing Pre & Post Assessment. Available digitally and PDF version.Perfect also for descriptive writing as descriptive writing words are included and would make great writing folder resources. I passionately believe that providing an interesting pho
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3rd - 6th
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Middle School Poetry Unit: 60 Pages of Fun, Engaging Lessons
Our in-depth poetry unit is designed to be a simple, fun introduction to different poetic forms that appeal to middle school students, basic concepts such as rhythm and meter, and straightforward aspects of how to write poetry.Not included here, you can also download our Free PDF of 77 Poems for Middle School, which includes a wide variety of poems that appeal to kids.Our belief is that poetry should be fun for middle school kids. It should aim to make poetry accessible and engaging, and show mi
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5th - 8th
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