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7th grade creative writing lessons for Easel Activities
End of the Year Activities w/ One-Pager Reflection for High School English & ELA
Use this end of the year activity for high school English classes to make the last week of school meaningful, memorable, and rich in reflection! This One-Pager Reflection Unit has a full week of lesson plans and student materials to guide students through a meaningful reflection process. Students take ownership of the assignment and the structure allows class time for teacher grading and organizational tasks so you can walk out on the last day of school satisfied with a successful school year!
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7th - 12th
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Pixar-like Shorts: Films For Christmas/Winter Activities Literary Elements Theme
Pixar-like Short Film LITERARY AND NARRATIVE WRITING Workshop: HEY DEER!Looking for a fun way to teach theme, plot, setting, and narrative writing. This winter themed workshop is both rigorous and adorable! It can be used for a Christmas activity, but it is also a great winter activity, appropriate for students who don't celebrate this holiday.Students will use the graphic organizers to analyze the plot of Hey Deer!, then use STORYBOARD templates to plan and write their own narrative. DIFFERENTI
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5th - 8th
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Fable, Fairy Tale, Myths, Legends Unit
This comprehensive unit is a fantastic resource to use with a variety of fables, fairy tales, myths, or legends of your choice. Students will discover how life lessons are learned from understanding fables and how fairy tales influence society. They will also be able to identify connections to cultures that legends originated from and realize how myths illustrate the belief systems and customs of the cultures that created them. Here is what is included:★Essential Questions★Vocabulary Word List★
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6th - 10th
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Allusion Figurative Language Interactive / Guided Notes and Writing Activity
Allusion Figurative Language Guided Notes and Student Activity SetA great set to guide students to discover:Allusion Meaning, Examples, Purpose, and Using Allusion in WritingHelp students understand allusion and how to use it to improve their writing with this great set. This set includes activities for individual, whole class, and cooperative practice. See the complete allusion product preview!*****************************************************************************More Great Resources Fro
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5th - 8th
How to Write a Short Story Lesson - Narrative Writing Pixar Inspired Template
Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like to help your students write short stories that sparkle interest with the help of catchy PIXAR shorts? Is one of your goals to strengthen the narrative writing skills while offering fun and out of the box Pixar shorts activities? Would you be interested in a quick step by step how to write a short story writing graphic organizer that will change the way your students approach narratives? If you found something that gave you all these benefits, wo
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6th - 8th
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Christmas Writing Activity: Revising Lyrics of Christmas Songs
Christmas Writing Activity - Revising the lyrics of Christmas Songs. Get students engaged in some creative writing before the holidays. Fun! Students can rewrite some of their favorite Christmas songs, such as White Christmas, Jingle Bells, and The Grinch. Three writing templates to get them started. If students get stuck, have them think of synonyms for the missing words. Print and Digital Resource: Includes an Easel Activity ready for learning with digital tools. Assign it online in Google Cla
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Christmas Activities BUNDLE - Fun ELA Resources Grades 4 - 7
Haiku Poetry Mini Lesson - Middle School Poem Writing Templates Activity Packet
Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like to help students exercise their creativity by writing haiku poetry about nature? Is one of your goals for your students to love poetry and learn how to write a haiku poem? Would you be interested in exploring new and exciting perspectives of poetry writing with the beloved and popular Japanese poetry? 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 m
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6th - 8th
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Vague and Ambiguous Pronoun Reference: Mini Unit, Distance Learning Compatible
Vague and Ambiguous Pronouns contribute largely to immature writing among middle and high school students. This mini unit will train students to identify, eliminate, and replace these vague pronoun references. The packet includes a complete lesson, practice examples, 2 worksheets, and answer keys. After completing this lesson, your students will begin to recognize and revise their own errors, sending vague and ambiguous pronouns to their grave. This product is available to modify for Google d
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6th - 10th
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Poetry Stations 2.0: for High School and Middle School Digital
***All of my stations may be used for distance learning. Simply upload the pdf into your google drive and share it with your class. This set, in particular, has poetry in a box project that would be wonderful for a student at home. Instruct them that group work now will be done independently, or they can use a virtual meet to work as a team digitally. If you loved my first set of poetry stations, then you will be head over heels for this new set. I’ve created six more stations that explore poeti
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6th - 10th
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Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief -Vs. Perseus Writing Assigment
This is a short writing assignment that lets a student compare Percy to Perseus. I have included: teacher directions, a copy of the myth, a graphic organizer, the constructed response writing prompt, and a rubric. Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas sent to your email.If you like this assignment, you might want to purchase my set that includes 8 other learning stations for this novel. Percy Jackson&Olympians The Lightning Thief: L
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Percy Jackson: Bundle Lesson Unit with Digital Options Activity
What is Poetry? Introduction Lesson for Google Slides
EDITABLE Google Slides Presentation Lesson with animated .GIFs to keep students engaged.Objective:Teacher will introduce a variety of different poems as students explore poetry and define what poetry is based on their own feelings and opinions.Types of Poems Included in this Resource:(1) Acrostic Poem - Use in present mode for slide animation effect.(2) Haiku Poems Rain & Flower(1) Funny Free Verse Poem entitled Once, I Laughed M y Socks Offby Steve Attewell (link to video included)(1) Socia
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3rd - 8th
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40 Fun Writing Prompts for Secondary Students Crazy Picture Prompts
This awesome set of funny and crazy picture prompts are perfect for inspiring even the least motivated too-cool Secondary English students to get into creative writing. A great range of images to help them get writing!Perfect for ELA English students from Year 6 to Year 10 or 11, depending on where you are. These fun creative writing prompt worksheets look best in color, but still look good and work well printed in black and white. Set out in separate worksheets, ready to print and go. Awesome f
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Picture WRITING PROMPTS for Secondary Students BUNDLE
Sonnets: Critique & Create, Lesson & Handouts; Google Classroom & PDF
Google Classroom added in 2020 This product is now available in two formats, printable and Google Classroom. The Google Classroom version includes all student handouts. Answer keys are kept separate on the printable version. The printable version has remained the same.Sonnets Lesson Plan: Students can stomp it, shout it, and get the beat while grappling with the challenge of iambic pentameter in Sonnets: Critique & Create. This set of lessons, guides, and handouts provides detailed instruct
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7th - 12th
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Famous Journalist Long Term Research Project
This activity is perfect for a journalism course. Students will be researching the life and journalistic contributions of a famous journalist and share the findings with the class through a PowerPoint presentation. This project would work well as a introduction to the course or as a midterm / final exam. A lesson overview is included with objectives, materials needed, and a detailed facilitator's guide for lesson planning purposes. The activity includes a long list of famous journalists for
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5th - 12th
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Creative Writing Middle School High School - Using Classic Texts as Mentors
When my students complete this learning activity, their creative writing is delightful to read - truly! Plus, they feel 'smart' and it boosts their confidence to add sophistication to their imaginative writing. Unlike simply using a thesaurus, the students have explored the new vocabulary in context and therefore produce sophisticated narrative writing as they understand not only what the words mean, but also how to use them well. I share this with you to get back the love of writing we all have
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Entrepreneurship Project - Business Plan / SWOT analysis / Project
Entrepreneurship Project - Business Plan / SWOT analysis / Logo DesignThis project lets students develop a business plan for their own business. This project helps students with the fundamentals of starting a business while learning what to consider when starting a business. Students will use the pages provided as a template to create their own business. This project is appropriate for Grade 6-10 students.This project was designed to encourage entrepreneurship. It can be used to supplement lesso
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6th - 9th
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Different Genres of Text - Writing Prompts to Reinforce the Different Genres
These writing prompts are a great way to reinforce your lessons about genres in reading. These 10 prompts also go great with Help! You're Stuck in a Book Intro to Genres Digital Escape Room or just to use for discussions about genres in your own classroom. These Genre Posters also go with the prompts as well as the escape room.There are 10 prompts that go with each of the genres explored in the Escape Room and can be used in tandem. However, they can also be used as stand-alone prompts as well.I
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3rd - 7th
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Halloween Writing - Dead Words with Easel Activities
Dead words handouts and activities. Great digital or print resource for Halloween writing activities, beginning of the year, or any time. Dead words are overused words that are dull and boring but can be replaced by their surviving relatives. Includes materials for a dead word funeral and lists of dead words, dead verbs, and dead adjectives. The lifeless words list is a handy reference sheet with useful alternative words. Dead verbs handout suggests alternative strong verbs and Dead adjectives h
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4th - 7th
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ESL ELL There is There are Worksheets and Complete Grammar Lesson
There is and there are is an important notion to understand for younger learners. That’s why KJ’s ESL Stuff created a few resources and worksheets to help your students become more proficient in using it! This bundle includes a reference sheet, worksheets, games and writing activities to reinvest their learning. Color and Black & White versions included.We always appreciate your feedback. If you have any comments, suggestions, questions or if you see an error in one of our files, feel free
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: ESL ELL Themed Units and Projects MEGA Bundle PBL
World Building: Creative Writing Generative Exercises
How do authors create worlds so real it feels like readers can jump into them? Inspire your students to think like authors, and deeply consider their worlds and the way that they impact character behavior. Move beyond physical descriptions to include culture, government, as well as the characters' personal world and their closest relationships. You can use these: During Planning --To generate ideas before students embark on a novel writing or short story writing project,During Revision --To fles
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4th - 12th
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Creative Writing Workshop: Plot Twists on the Easel!
A Creative Writing Unit perfect for students 6th-10th grade that improves their inference-making skills, their reading analysis into author's purpose and plot, and especially their creative writing storytelling. The presentation here includes recorded lesson notes, writing activities, and guided student responses - all perfect for independent work. Includes: Explanation of two types of plot twists - the anticipated surprise and the nuanced surprise Examples of each type Activites that build disc
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6th - 10th
PERSONIFICATION: Mini-Unit, Student Packet, Activities, Guided Writing - Digital
This personification packet, designed to be in middle school, is scaffolded from simple to complex examples, progressing from the nursery rhyme“Hey, Diddle, Diddle” to Emily Dickinson's “The Train.” Mnemonics, two-column notes, graphic organizers, samples, and student exemplars make this a perfect print-n-go resource to teach or review personification.Optimized for digital use via TpT's overlay tool. (All answer boxes have been done for you!)THIS 27-PAGE PERSONIFICATION RESOURCE INCLUDES:Two-col
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6th - 8th
Science Fiction Narrative Step-by-Step Writing Guide — ELA Genre — CCSS Rubric
Shepherd your students' next creative writing assignment with this science fiction narrative step-by-step writing guide. Unique from most creative writing units, our science fiction guide begins by asking students to make simple and fun decisions about the key elements of their story before having to lift a pen or open a word processor!A “10-second sub plan” (print and drop on your desk!) or the basis of a week-long writing unit, your purchase includes (See PREVIEW):A narrative map template that
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7th - 10th
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Fantasy Narrative Step-by-Step Writing Guide — ELA Genre Story — CCSS Rubric
Shepherd your students' next creative writing assignment with this fantasy narrative step-by-step writing guide. Unique from most creative writing units, my fantasy guide begins by asking students to make simple and fun decisions about the key elements of their story before having to lift a pen or open a word processor! A “10-second sub plan” (print and drop on your desk!) or the basis of a week-long writing unit, your purchase includes (See PREVIEW):A narrative map template that assists student
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6th - 10th
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