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Middle school short stories outlines $5-10
Personal Narrative Writing Packet with Brainstorming and Graphic Organizer
Now includes personal narrative examples and editing checklists! Personal narratives are challenging for many students because they don't follow a particular structure. This 14-page planning packet guides students through the writing process, from brainstorming to listing out characters, settings, sequenced events, and sensory details. After writing a draft, students can use the included checklists for revision, proofreading, and publishing. You can choose to print all pages or just the ones tha
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Personal Narrative Planning Bundle
Fractured Fairytale Crime Scenes
In this assignment students will create a presentation of a mock crime scene based on a fairytale. Each crime will include characters from common fairytales. Students will include evidence to create a crime scene scenario. The assignment is organized into two main projects. The first part of the assignment involves creating a presentation of the crime. The second part of the assignment is a narrative story that explains the actual crime scene.
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5th - 9th
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How to Write a Story
Hello fellow educator! This resource is an outline for students in the upper elementary level to write their own stories. It includes the plot structure, how to write and edit a story, and a story map and planning template for them to use in writing their own stories.Enjoy and happy teaching!
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5th - 8th
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Personal Narrative Planning Bundle
Tired of trying to teach personal narrative writing to students who have no idea what to write about? Or once they choose a topic, they struggle to put thoughts down on a page? This bundle will make your writing instruction a breeze. This bundle includes:Personal Narrative Writing Prompts: 25 thoughtful prompts to get students thinking about interesting events in their lifeTopic Selection Graphic Organizer: Have too many ideas? Struggling to narrow them down? Help your students choose their favo
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5th - 8th
Digital Hero's Journey Narrative Organizer - Google Slides - Distance Learning
This is the digital version of this product. You can find the pdf version here.I'm so glad you decided to purchase the Hero's Journey Narrative Organizer. This product is a great way to guide students into writing a narrative that follows the hero's journey plot line in a well-organized manner. I like to break this pre-writing activity up over multiple class periods, so as not to overwhelm my students. Once they've gotten all of this done, they'll be ready to begin writing their narrative. They
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: That Magical Organized Writing Bundle - Digital and Physical
The Possibility of Evil - Lessons Including Final Essay
This package includes the following:
An activities explanation sheet which breaks down the order things should be approached in as well as gives some additional information about how to approach each of the elements.
An anticipation guide which give students an opportunity to consider the ideas that will be addressed in the story in order to access prior knowledge.
Comprehension questions to ensure that students are clear on the basic plot elements and some of the literary elements as well.
Grades:
8th - 12th
Short Story Elements BUNDLE
This bundle includes all five sections of the short story elements lesson including:
- Part One: Plot and Setting
- Part Two: Character
- Part Three: Conflict
- Part Four: Narration
- Part Five: Theme
- Part Six: Literary Devices
- Not the Classics: List of short stories for teen audiences
- Plot stages printable
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7th - 12th
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Short Story Writing Template
Short story writing template includes day by day steps for students to effectively brainstorm, gather ideas, outline, and write their own short story. Some elements of a short story need to be pre-taught in order to use this effectively. Includes pages on Character sketch, Setting, Plot, and Theme. This could be used throughout your short story unit or by itself as a creative writing exercise. Day to day details suggest a peer edit as well. May take up to 2 weeks to complete writing task. Good
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7th - 12th
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Comic Book Template, Create Your Own Comic Book, Plot Outline
Welcome to Gisella Creates!This Comic Book Template pack offers hours of creative, endless fun! Have your child unpack their imagination all while learning how to plot outline. Writing stories doesn't have to be boring, it can be fun!! They can create and draw their own covers **with 4 different template covers to choose from!!** They can create endless series and volumes with all the templates available in this pack!!:::::FILES INCLUDED::::4 Different Comic Book Template Covers5 Different Comic
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K - 6th
The Most Dangerous Game Compare or Contrast Essay
At the beginning of each school year, I read "The Most Dangerous Game" with my students. My concluding essay for "The Most Dangerous Game" is a compare or contrast essay between General Zaroff and Sanger Rainsford. The students choose whether they have enough evidence to support how Zaroff and Rainsford are similar or different. Included is a compare/contrast chart, skeleton outline for the essay, expansion outline which includes proof of students point, a rubric, and a peer editing guide.
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8th - 11th
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Flowers for Algernon Annotated Text Section 3 (May 15 to July 28/End of Story)
Flowers for Algernon Teacher Annotated Notes - This is the last part of the story. It starts on May 15 and goes until the end of the story. This can be used by the teacher to guide the lesson or given to students to show the proper way to annotate while reading.
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Flowers for Algernon - Full Text Annotations
Plot Diagram Bundle: Printable & Digital Differentiated Plot Diagram Templates
Recognizing plot structure is an important step in understanding and analyzing how good stories are told--whether it's a short story, a classic novel, or a film. These digital and printable plot diagrams templates are a good way to help students visualize a plot by recognizing and filling out the key components from a story. Whether you're doing a novel study, a film class, a creative writing unit, or any other lesson about storytelling, these twelve engaging plot diagram templates serve as a va
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7th - 10th
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Science "Faction" Lesson - Speed, Velocity and Acceleration
A “faction” is a fictional story that incorporates “facts” from a lesson in a way that demonstrates the student's understanding of key concepts. For example, a student who is learning about the Armenian Genocide could write a fictional story from the perspective of an individual who lived at that time, incorporating information from the historical record into their story. Factions are engaging and challenging activities that provide students with a high degree of choice in how to complete the as
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8th - 10th
Summarizing and Theme (short stories)
Teach your students how to summarize a short story using the PACCR strategy and how to create a strong theme statement.
This PowerPoint includes:
*Entrance ticket pre-test on literary terms and key
*Exit ticket review question
*Sample fable to use as a whole class model for summary writing
*Directions and outline for using the PACCR outline for summary writing
*Sample summary
*Strategy for writing a theme statement
Grades:
5th - 8th
Writing short stories. Step-By-Step Worksheet Plan
Perfect for assisting learners in writing short stories, this worksheet takes them through each stage from deciding on genres, to describing characters, blurb-writing and planning out the beginning, middle and end.
Worked well with my ESL/second-language students. 2 pages.
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Creating a Short Story
A writing project, designed to be used at the end of a Short Story Unit. Included is a spot for the plot diagram, some character development, and a way to incorporate the seven human emotions into the story.
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8th - 10th
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7th Grade Textbook - Short Story Questions
These are very straightforward comprehension questions intended as a guide for students. Most questions appear in order of the story. The purpose is to get students to read and stay focused throughout the short story. Once students read and understand what is happening in the story, we discuss and move on to critical thinking questions. I've used these for years and students who have difficulty with comprehension (as well as advanced students) benefit from getting the details of the story in tac
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7th
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Creative Writing: Short Story Packet
Elementary students learn the basics of writing a short story through this packet. Have students read a short story, such as Corduroy by Don Freeman, where they can go through and learn to highlight short story elements! Students learn and follow the templates to create their own short story all while applying important writing elements.
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Also included in: Creative Writing: Poetry and Short Stories
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