Common Core W.9-10.4 centers

Set a spooky mood in your middle or high school ELA classroom this October with these chilling Halloween story starter writing prompts. Get your students writing for enjoyment while also revising and editing their work to meet the rigor of the Common Core Narrative Writing Standards.This resource features 24 engaging story starters, also known as narrative leads, that you can use in a variety of ways. Don't feel like grading writing? Have students use these as impromptu speech topics. Students c

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Task Cards, Centers

CCSS:

W.6.3

, W.6.5

, W.7.3

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The Writing Process Digital Writing Workshop Activity

Created by

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Students often tend to rush through the writing process, throwing together a rough draft and crying out, "I'm done!" This digital writing process activity is an interactive way to help them focus on truly digging into the writing process and its importance. Students will spend time working through writing workshop mini lessons and activities in a way that is manageable and meaningful. Instead of writing a lot and being DONE, students will really dig into one sentence, learning how less is more.

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Activities, Lesson, Centers

CCSS:

W.6.4

, W.6.5

, W.6.10

, W.7.5

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Reader Response Journal Questions for Writing about Reading

Created by

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Write routinely for a variety of purposes. Wait, what does that mean?! Students need to write more than we can grade…more than we can read! To become strong writers, volume and frequency matter, just like with reading. These reading response journal questions are prompts that present a flexible way for students to respond to their independent reading books. (They can be used with whole-class or required texts as well.)THESE READER RESPONSE JOURNAL PROMPTS OFFER...Choice: You can allow students t

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Centers

CCSS:

W.7.1b

, W.7.2b

Back to School, Reading, Writing

, W.7.5

, W.7.6

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Back-to-School Stations for High School English Classes - First Week of School

Created by

It's Lit Teaching

Take some of the pressure off of going back to school with these EDITABLE Back-to-School Stations for high school English classes! These six back-to-school stations help you cover the basics--get a writing sample, introduce students to the classroom library, set up a Google Classroom, and more--while allowing you to walk around and chat with your new students!These stations were designed with my high school English classes in mind, but they are easily adaptable for other grade levels and content

Subjects:

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

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Ice breaker Games - Back to School Icebreaker Bundle for Middle and High School

Created by

Mondays Made Easy

This back to school icebreaker bundle includes engaging ice breaker games for middle school and high school students! Based on popular classics, this bundle includes: “Speed-Meeting” icebreaker questions, “Matchmaker” partner pairing cards, and collaborative “Snowball Writing” prompts.⚡️ Save over 25% with the bundled discount! ⚡️Ice Breaker Games included with this Bundle:✏️ “Speed-Meeting” Icebreaker Questions for Teens - Color & Greyscale30 unique, engaging, and age-appropriate icebreake

Subjects:

Back to School, Creative Writing, English Language Arts

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

W.6.2c

, W.6.3c

Fun's Not Just for Elementary

, W.7.2c

, W.7.3c

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Entire YEAR of FUN Writing Warm-Ups: 20% OFF!!!

Created by

Do you need some fresh bell-ringers for your classroom??Your students will be EAGER to get started each day with these FUN warm-ups that promote WRITING and CREATIVITY!! And YOU will have one less item on your to-do list, freeing up your time to work on everything else.I've spent MONTHS perfecting this DISCOUNTED bundled item, ensuring it has the most RELEVENT and ENGAGING activities for our students (yes, my students will be using this too). Each day of the week is themed:~Movie Clip Monday~T

Subjects:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Centers

Grades:

5th - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

CCSS:

W.5.1

, W.5.1a

, W.5.1b

, W.5.1c

, W.5.1d

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No-Prep! Over 135 Print-and-Go Writing Prompts and Story Starters (Grades 6-12)

Created by

One Teacher's Adventures

Over 135 Ready-to-Use writing (or discussion) prompts to use with middle and high school students. I have broken the prompts into six categories:-Quotable Quotes-Would You Rather?-Story Starters-Personal Response-What would you do if?-Imagine a WorldThese can be used in so many ways: 10-minute bell ringer activities, journal writing, discussions, debates, personal essays, short stories, exposition essays, etc.There is so much you could do with this list, and with over 135 prompts, you'll have m

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Short Stories, Writing

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Centers

CCSS:

W.6.1

, W.6.3

, W.6.10

, W.7.1

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Writing Conference Forms: Conferring Questions and Notes - Middle & High School

Created by

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Wanting to differentiate writing instruction for middle or high school students? Writing conferences are a great way to meet individual students' needs. By sitting and talking with writers one-on-one, we can help them embrace their strengths, identify areas for growth, and get to know them better as writers.These writing conference forms can be used outside of a writing workshop format. Included in this resource, you will find:Conferring Schedule: A chart to manage your conferring schedule...How

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Handouts, Graphic Organizers, Centers

CCSS:

W.7.1

, W.7.1a

, W.7.1b

, W.7.1c

, W.7.1d

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Poetry Analysis: "Stopping By Woods..." by Robert Frost

Created by

Tracee Orman

My standards-based poetry analysis of Robert Frost's beloved poem "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" includes everything you need for a meaningful activity for your students! They will practice reading, writing, language, and drawing skills as they look at Frost's poem in-depth.In addition, your students can doodle and color all over the pages! Each page has items that can be colored and they are encouraged to draw, as well. It's a great activity for all levels of learning.See my preview to

Subjects:

Poetry, Winter, Writing-Expository

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RL.7.1

, RL.7.2

, RL.7.3

, RL.7.4

, RL.7.6

...

Also included in: Custom Bundle for K. Cook

Editing and Revising Activities for Secondary Students Writing Station Activity

Created by

Language Arts Classroom

These editing, proofreading, and revising activities go beyond a simple checklist. This peer editing activity requires students to engage with a peer and apply constructive feedback. These writing activities follow the six traits of writing and work perfectly in writing stations.Included are teacher guidelines and applicable standards for all activities.If you want students to take ownership of of their editing and revising activities, this format gives students the power to help themselves and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

Also included in: Ultimate Writing Bundle for Freshman & Sophomores | High School Writing Unit

Poetry Analysis Journal Writing Prompts for Any Poem Digital & Print

Created by

English Language Arts, Poetry, Writing

These poetry journal writing prompts are intended to help students respond to poems in a thoughtful way while deepening their comprehension of the text. It contains twenty response-to-reading prompts that can be used with almost any poem and is appropriate for middle and high school classrooms. What are the topics like?Each poetry journal prompt focuses on a different aspect of reading poetry. Students are asked to analyze theme, figurative language, and structure. In addition, they will make co

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Centers

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

, RL.6.4

, RL.6.5

, RL.6.9

...

Also included in: Poetry Analysis Bundle: Engaging Games, Activities, and Writing Prompts

109 Essay & Writing Prompts for Fall | Middle & High School Writing Topics

Created by

Simply Novel

Huge collection of over 100 quality writing prompts to celebrate fall and the special celebrations of the months of September through October*! Stop frantically searching Google for writing prompts and essay topics for your students. These high-quality, unique, and fun Writing Prompts for Fall include writing prompts for Research papers, Argumentative/Persuasive Essays, Expository/Informative Essays, Descriptive/Narrative Essays, Response to Quote/Response to Literature-Poetry prompts, and Cre

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7th - 9th

Types:

Printables, Centers

CCSS:

W.5.1

, W.5.2

, W.5.3

, W.6.1

, W.6.2

...

Also included in: Middle & High School Essay & Writing Writing Prompts for ALL Seasons BUNDLE

340 High School Reading and ELA Test Prep Common Core Questions for State Exams

Created by

JCBEdPRO

Are you looking for a test prep resource that will help your students be prepared for the types of questions that they will see on your reading and language arts state exams? The following resource includes 340 rigorous questions patterned after released state exams as well as the question banks from print and electronic resources from some of the top test prep vendors. You will not find a question stem bank this large and diverse anywhere! This tool is the ideal test prep tool for grades 9-1

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Reading

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Centers

CCSS:

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Writing - Photo Prompt Task Cards

Created by

Addie Williams

Photo writing prompts provide a unique and different way to spark your students' imaginations and creativity! These 48 photo prompts provide opportunities for students to write from different perspectives and different points of view, they provide setting inspiration, help them generate characters and more! Use at writing centers, stations, as task cards, for paragraph practice, narrative writing ideas, creative writing and short story inspiration. Includes: 24 cards as writing prompts 24

Subjects:

Task Cards, Lesson, Centers

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

CCSS:

W.6.3

, W.7.3

The Crazy English Teacher

, W.8.3

...

Christmas Poetry Stations High School and Middle School English

Created by

Teachers love my poetry stations! I've included activities for the haiku, the sonnet, poetry analysis, TPCASTT, narrative poetry, couplet, and Concrete poetry. This is an engaging and entertaining formative assessment. With a bit of preparation and careful instructions, students can rotate through nine poetry-based activities with simply a “rotate” from the teacher every 9-10 minutes. Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas sent to y

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

CCSS:

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Also included in: Literacy Stations Bundle of Lessons Unit: Poetry, Mythology, Novel, Drama for HS

Visual Writing Prompts Bundle (700 images, 500+ questions) / 9 volumes, 1 price

Created by

Moore English

I love the idea of using images to help students practice making inferences, but it’s hard to find the time to track down school-appropriate but engaging images that also lend themselves to making meaningful inferences. So I took some time during spring break to select images. I also wrote 3-6 questions to accompany each image and to help students make inferences. The questions are designed to prompt student thinking without biasing student inferences. Here are some ways to use these slides: -As

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

Grades:

8th - 10th

Types:

CCSS:

, RI.8.1

, W.8.4

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Conversation Starters Package on Mental Health

Created by

English Education Lab

Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on mental health. Our resource offers a creative and engaging approach to opening a discussion on mental health and well-being in the high school classroom.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for high school students on the subject of mental health (further broken down into 28 questions)Activities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and

Subjects:

Grades:

9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

CCSS:

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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle

Entire SEMESTER of FUN Writing Warm-Ups #2!!

Created by

Fun's Not Just for Elementary

*Save 20% by getting: Entire YEAR of FUN Writing Warmups!Do you need some fresh bell-ringers for your classroom??Your students will be EAGER to get started each day with these FUN warm-ups that promote WRITING and CREATIVITY!! And YOU will have one less item on your to-do list, freeing up your time to work on everything else.I've spent MONTHS perfecting this item, ensuring it has the most RELEVENT and ENGAGING activities for our students (yes, my students will be using this too). There are 18

Subjects:

PowerPoint Presentations, Unit Plans, Centers

Grades:

5th - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

CCSS:

Year of Bell Ringers: Motivational Monday Quote Prompts Expansion Pack #2

Created by

Tracee Orman

Mondays are hard for students and teachers alike. Ease into the period with an inspirational quote and thought-provoking writing prompts. The quotes I used are meaningful and relevant to students; many of my students said they looked forward to reading and writing about the prompts each Monday. And the best part? They promote a positive growth mindset that is reinforced each week and all week long. This pack is a second expansion pack to my first resource; however, it can be used alone or with t

Subjects:

Character Education, Special Education, Writing

Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Printables, Posters, Centers

CCSS:

W.6.4

, W.6.10