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Middle school creative writing thematic unit plans
Play Writing and Drama Pack
Teaching Drama can be so BORING! Memorizing terms and reading Drama passages then answering multiple choice questions just isn't how most of our students learn. If you are looking for something more engaging, give this play writing pack a try! Everything you need to turn your student's into mini-playwrights is included! Included are options for brainstorming and planning out dialogue and characters, design Playbill covers and sets, and selecting settings.
After writing plays, students can perfo
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3rd - 6th
College Bound Kids {writing and craftivity pack}
This packet is very versatile and has pages for all students kindergarten through 6th grade. Makes a great thematic unit to work on at the end of the year, or anytime you want to motivate your kids and get them thinking about college now!
Pages include:
* college application
* college research page
* vocational / trade school research page
* College K-W-L
* Create a mascot
* If I were a college student – graphic organizer & writing pages
* I would make a great college student because… - g
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PreK - 6th
Fantasy Writing Unit- Short Story Creative writing
A full, comprehensive writing unit for grades 4+ where students will create their own short story. The unit is organized in a step by step, easy to follow manner which allows teachers a simple way to get started. The unit can be combined with other subjects for a cross-curricular approach (such as art, science and social studies). Students complete steps along the way to create the pillars of their story. Once completed they compile all the sections together to craft the best story they have eve
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4th - 10th
Teaching Figurative Language with Taylor Swift Songs - Grades 3-6
If there’s one thing I love about Taylor Swift (other than her dance moves!) it is her use of figurative language. If you have ever listened to her songs you know she uses a lot of similes and metaphors in her writing. She is a major pop star today, and I guarantee your students can (and will!) sing along to any one of her songs! With this product you will be able to teach and have your students practice identifying and writing seven types of figurative language using Taylor Swift songs.
Beginn
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3rd - 8th
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Halloween Activities for Secondary ELA
Halloween often looks different in secondary schools, usually because of the pressure we feel to cover the curriculum. But, doing so does not mean we can’t have any fun around the holiday. The following activities are designed to focus on not only spooky topics, but also the skills we want our students to practice in secondary ELA. There is quite a variety, so you can pick and choose which activities best fit with what you are doing in October.In this package you will find:-A short research a
Grades:
7th - 12th
50% OFF Journalism Unit - Middle School Writing Curriculum Lessons ELA Bundle
Do you want to be the best teacher? Ready to lead your students into the dazzling world of journalism writing? ✍️ Imagine igniting their passion for newsroom adventures, crafting stories that are as thrilling as a rollercoaster ride with this journalism unit for middle school writing! Picture this: an all-inclusive journalism unit course that unfurls like a treasure map. Every twist and turn of news, articles, reviews, headlines, is illuminated with step-by-step guides and mentor texts that pr
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6th - 8th
Tall tales with a modern twist: creative writing unit; Common Core aligned
It was so hot, the flowers pulled themselves up by their roots and crawled under the porch looking for shade...Get the creative juices flowing in your writer's workshop and, with the help of this unit, teach your students how to write an outrageously funny modern tall tale in which the enemy is WICKED WEATHER. The unit consists of:1. very detailed lesson plans that show you how to guide students through the writing process (prewriting, composing, revising, editing, publishing)2. worksheets with
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4th - 6th
Patriot Day September 11th Bulletin Board Set - 9/11 - SEPTEMBER B.B.
Remember September 11th, 2001 with this patriotic bulletin board set. The set is designed for a square bulletin board, but can be adapted for a rectangular bulletin board. To adapt the design for a rectangular board, have students write thank you letters to first responders in the community using the "Thank you Hero" letter templates included in this product. Then display copies of the student letters to the right of the skyline silhouette. The download will include the following:- "We remembe
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4th - 12th
Also included in: Monthly Bulletin Boards for a Year BUNDLE
Teaching Dramas in the Elementary Classroom | Digital + Print
{UPDATED PRODUCT 1/2021 - DIGITAL VERSION NOW INCLUDED + ADDITIONAL RESOURCES!} This guide takes the guess work out of teaching dramas and plays in the elementary classroom! It is very simple to use and perfect for getting your students to think critically about dramas and plays in a creative, unique way! It supports analyzing theme across various texts and genres and includes a wealth of materials to teach important dramatic elements, like stage directions, scene changes, and dialogue. PLUS -
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3rd - 6th
Mystery -The Adventure of the Speckled Band Comprehension Unit Print & Digital
This classic short story will have your students analyzing details and making inferences. This is a fantastic mystery unit that works well in a class of diverse learners. I teach this to my accelerated class, my resource students, and my ESL group. Distance Learning: The worksheets are in Google Slides to use digitally and to easily assign by Google Classroom. For students without technology print PDFs for send-home packets.Here is what is included:★"The Adventure of the Speckled Band" - full t
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6th - 10th
Narrative Writing Bundle | 7 Complete Story Writing & Story Elements Units
This bundle comprises SEVEN PRODUCTS designed to cover all aspects of NARRATIVE WRITING and STORYTELLING in 2024. It contains seven high-quality DIGITAL, PRINT and INTERACTIVE units of work, including:Introduction to Narrative Writing Unit ( For younger and developing writers.)Our TpT best-selling Narrative writing Unit ( With hundreds of glowing reviews )Narrative Writing Unit for Established Writers ( For high school students )Introduction to story elements for younger and developing writers.
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2nd - 9th
Sixth Grade Personal Narrative Small Moment Writing Unit
Just open this unit and you are good to go! This personal narrative small moment writing unit is perfect for grades 5-7. Items included in this Google Drive unit:Personal narrative pre-assessmentIntroduction to personal narrative / small moment writing with student exampleBrainstorming small moment ideas Narrowing down small moment ideasPlanning a short story with a story mountain / outlineWriting a narrative leadBalancing writing with inner thinking, actions, dialogue, and descriptionsWriting w
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5th - 7th
Analyzing Fahrenheit 451 Through Music Unit - 20+ Songs, Analysis Activities
What better way to connect students with literature than through the music they love? In this novel study for Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, students will be able to analyze each part of the novel by listening to, annotating, explaining, and presenting different songs that closely correlate with the novel on many levels. Beat the boredom of study guides and chapter quizzes, and instead engage your students through music to help them analyze—and appreciate—this classic Bradbury work.This engagin
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8th - 11th
Script Writing Unit Plan
This is a detailed unit plan for a Language Arts 7-9 class or a Drama class. This unit focuses on script writing, scaffolding skills from Radio Plays to Reader's Theatre to adapting children's stories into original scripts. This is a great way to expose students to a variety of texts.This product includes: - Detailed lesson plans are included for 12 lessons- Teacher notes- Warm up game options- Comprehension reading with questions and answer key- Rubric, checklists, and peer assessments
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7th - 9th
Tall Tales - Writing a Tall Tale
This is a mini-unit for writing a Tall Tale. There is a cover page, an explanation of what a Tall Tale is, ideas of Tall Tales to read, prewriting exercises, graphic organizers, pages to write the rough draft on, and pages for the final copy.
Mrs. R.
Grades:
4th - 6th
The Secret Garden Novel Unit Plan and Extension Activities
A complete student journal full of comprehension, student responses, writing activities, research activities, and extension activities for The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Chapter-specific student responses for every chapter!
Create a packet or print individual pages as you need them!
Many extension activities to choose from at the end!
See the preview to see what all is included and get sample pages!
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Poetry Elements 77-Slides PowerPoint - Reading - Poems - ELA - Writing - Example
This PowerPoint has 77 slides of information and examples. The presentation describes the following and provides examples: poetry, rhythm, rhyming patterns, alliteration, repetition, onomatopoeia, imagery, similes, metaphors, personification, stanzas and lines. The presentation also describes and shows examples of several types of poetry including: couplets, tercets, quatrains, cinquains, diamantes, haikus, senryus, concretes, free verse, acrostics, limericks and nonsense poems. The presentation
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3rd - 7th
Project-Based Autobiography {Intermediate}
It's back-to-school! This {newly revised} unit is all you will need to start your year off with students in Grade 4 - 6. It is a writing-based Language Arts project that is tried and true with Gr 3-7 students. Teachers are encouraged to complete the project themselves to share a display as not only a sample, but also as a way to introduce yourself.This unit has 23 assignments with scaffolds/graphic organizers for students to choose from. I ask my students to complete 10 assignments in 3-4 weeks.
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Project-Based Autobiography {Spanish Dual Immersion}
Personal Narrative Unit (Calkins 3-5)
Packet of student pages to be used with Lucy Calkins' personal narratvies lessons 1-8. Easy brainstorming forms that directly match the mini lessons. Great for grades 3-6. Email me if any edits are needed!
*** Now updated with an outline of mini lessons!
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3rd - 6th
Writer's Notebook Organization & Writer's Workshop Starter Kit!
This starter kit will show you some great ideas for organizing Writer's Notebooks and some sample lessons to help you implement the Writer's Workshop model easily, as well as ready-to-print tabs and student instructions for getting it started. This has served my students very well and has helped organize our writing time; I hope you find it helpful too!
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Scary Story Narrative Writing Unit- Spooky Writer's Workshop Unit
This writing unit is one of the most fun units I've ever done! Students will go zany for this 3-week, activity packed writing unit that will get their scary stories sounding terrifyingly terrific!Here's the breakdown:This is a Writer's Workshop style unit that includes 15 lessons (3-weeks) that allow students to publish a scary story. There is an option to extend to 4 weeks if you have time in your plans. This unit is best in October, but it can be taught at any time of the year! Each lesson inc
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3rd - 6th
The Game of Life! A Career Exploration Unit
Students love planning for their future. This unit helps student learn more about the careers they choose. The final assessment piece for this project is a Job Fair, hosted by the students themselves! This unit includes 6 writing assignments, including narrative, expository and opinion writing and a collaborative group project. Rubrics for each assignment and project are included. The assignments and projects are aligned to 6th grade CCSS, but the unit is easily adaptable for many grades.
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4th - 7th
Zombie Apocalypse Unit - End of the Year Project or Emergency Sub Lesson Plans
This week-long, self-guided zombie apocalypse project is the PERFECT end of the year unit! It is so versatile and can be used for many different grades and subjects; appropriate for middle school or high school, science or language arts, accelerated or remediation, even upper elementary. It could also be used for a Halloween unit or emergency sub lesson plans. Directions on each page are self explanatory and will keep your students engaged from start to finish.I originally created this activity
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4th - 12th
Also included in: Biology Lessons and Curriculum for the ENTIRE YEAR
Reversed Bucket List Challenge - End of the year Unit
Are you running out of inspiration for your final lessons? Well here is a fun, engaging and academic unit your students will love! Can your students take up the #50things challenge?Your 50 things challenge in detail:This project, task-based unit, will engage your students even if they're reluctant to work at the end of the year. Ask them to participate in the #50things challenge and teach them present perfect in a blast!ContentStep 1: Discover•Watch a video•Read a leafletTask 1: Play the “if you
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Reversed Bucket List Bundle
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