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11th grade creative writing cultural activities
Classroom Puzzle Set- 30 Individual Pieces
Build your very own classroom puzzle with your students using this 30 piece puzzle template set! This is the perfect activity to use with students at the beginning of the year as an 'All About Me' activity. It is also an amazing way to celebrate the diversity and individuality that is present within your class!What's Included:- A number guide to use when assembling your puzzle- Individual puzzle pieces (30 separate files)- 2 PDF files of all the puzzle pieces in one document. One version include
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PreK - 12th
Mother's Day Craft & Writing Poetry for Middle School
Happy Mother's Day! The ADORABLE handmade gifts do not have to stop with grades K-2! Have your older student create a memorable gift for mom.Students get to craft flowers into a bouquet and create a lovely poem about mom (or grandma/auntie).Teach students about the different types of poems including:limerick (silly, funny, and endearing)ballad (meant to be sung)ode (written to pay tribute)haiku (syllable based poem)OR students can simply choose to create a rhyming poem about mom, just as long as
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4th - 12th
Also included in: Holiday themed Middle School Full Year Math review & ELA activities
Native American Literature- Fun Trickster Tale Activity!
This product is included in the Native American Literature Mini-Unit!
Are some students in need of a visual graphic organizer when dealing with Native American trickster tales? Download the Trickster Tale Activity Pack as a starter to having your students create their own trickster tales! This can act as a guide in the construction of a trickster tale, and with an example provided this can be a great activity to have your students dig into their creative side and write their OWN trickster tale
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4th - 12th
A Quilt of a Country Extension Mini Project
Have you read "A Quilt of a Country" by Anna Quindlen with your class and you're looking for a way to connect the text back to the students themselves?
Use this extension mini project to help build classroom community. Great for a beginning of year activity to help the students get to know one another, or a mid year activity when everyone needs to come together again.
No matter what the age of the student, creative and colorful extension activites are always welcomed.
Students will design a q
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7th - 12th
World Mythology
A complete three to four week unit on mythology from around the world. Includes Mythologies from 8 different cultures, worksheets, myth packets, creatures from different mythologies, a project, and a jigsaw activity.The myth unit covers creation myths in the 1. General Asian Mythology 2. Celtic Mythology 3. Egyptian Mythology 4. Greek/Roman Mythology 5. Islander Mythology 6. Native American Mythology and 7. Norse Mythology. In addition to Local Myths from my area. You will need to do your own re
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Hero's Journey/Ender's Game/World Mythology Bundle
Dystopian Projects and Activities
This dystopian package includes the following 6 projects and activities to pair with a dystopian unit. I have also paired these activities with a Holocaust unit, and Social Justice unit.
1. Dystopia Introduction (Power Point) – This activity asks students to review a series of images, colors, words, and sounds, and give an emotional assessment of each. At the end, students are then asked to reflect on their emotional reactions and explain what a world might look like where these items, emotion
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9th - 12th
Native American Literature Activities
Includes: A. Close Reading Activity comparing Iroquois’ Creation Myth “The World on the Turtle’s Back” and Onondaga’s Creation Myth “The Earth on the Turtles Back” with Blooms-leveled questions. B. Modern-Day, Real-World Creation Myth Examples (clips) and analysis questions. C. Perspective Sponge Activity with discussion questionsD. Two-Version Creation Myth Writing Assignment with two Common Core Rubrics (Constructed Response and Extended Response) Link for the video (Jessie's Girl) is: https:
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11th - 12th
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HOLOCAUST SHORT STORY (A LETTER FROM AUSCHWITZ)
“A Letter From Auschwitz” is written from the perspective of a young teenage girl named Renata. She is an inmate of the most nefarious of all Nazi death camps, Auschwitz. Renata has written a letter, the content of which reveals what has happened to her and her family. The letter is her cry for help, as well as a warning to the rest of the world about what is happening to Europe’s Jews.
NOTE I have included two copies of "A Letter From Auschwitz". One copy is written in a plain font and
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5th - 12th
Class Cookbook Project: Creative Nonfiction Mini Unit
This lesson set focuses on the world of cookbooks in a way that introduces students to the world of "food writing". It is useful in that it involves close-reading nonfiction texts, noting creative techniques, and practicing writing in a similar style. The final product results in a teacher having a compilation of student narrative writings and recipes that can be turned into a classroom cookbook. The PDF includes eight (8) exemplar texts from popular cookbooks and Young Adult literature, multipl
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9th - 12th
Scattered Podcast Unit; Oral Storytelling & Active Listening; Latinx Heritage
The Scattered podcast by Chris Garcia is a captivating way to teach storytelling elements, active listening skills, empathy, history, poetry, and analysis to high school students, and works great during Latinx Heritage month (September-October) . This compelling podcast details the host's journey to find out more about his recently deceased father. Part memoir, part homage, it tackles the full range of human emotion. Your students will be exposed to the art of oral storytelling while learning ab
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
Beowulf: 4 Scripted Prereading Activities w/ Hand Outs and Optional Assignments
This 21-page document includes multiple pre-reading activities you can use to introduce your students to the epic, Beowulf. The different activities involve individual, partner, or small group work that build on each other; however, it is not necessary that you do ALL of the pre-reading activities. You can pick and choose which one best suits you, the individuals in your classroom, and your allotted time frame.
These activities can be used again and again, year after year, and they can be easil
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9th - 12th
Coloring Pages For Teens With Quotes From Diverse Authors
Use these coloring pages for teens that feature quotes from diverse authors and leaders including women, Black authors, and Shakespeare! This bundle includes 35 coloring sheets! All of the sheets are unique and perfect for older students, teens, and adults. Most of the sheets include quotes by great authors, and there are a few "blank" ones that allow your students to write their own quote. These coloring pages feature compelling quotes from writers, leaders, activists, and more. Use These:After
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9th - 11th
The Things They Carried - Empathy Building Unit
The series of activities in this unit are designed to enhance empathy for your students to situations, people, cultures, and places they may have never experienced before. Tim O’Brien’s book, The Things They Carried, is an excellent literary resource, in particular with setting, narrator, and characterization, imagery, syntax, and more, as well as developing deeper understandings of the themes of war, post-traumatic stress disorder, battlefield violence, social and political inequities, and men
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10th - 12th
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I Am Poem Activity *Digital and Print
This I Am Poem resource is great for community building, back-to-school season, or an introduction to poetry. You can use this resource digitally or you can print it out for your students. This product includes: DirectionsTemplates Example PoemIt consists of a PDF and Google Slides. This makes it easy for distance learning. You may also like these products:Suffixes Self-Grading QuizSingular Versus Plural Nouns SortReading Comprehension Graphic Organizers Thank you for visiting my store! If yo
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2nd - 12th
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Also included in: Back to School Activities Bundle | Beginning of the Year Bundle
Simple "Where I'm From" poem example, detailed graphic organizer, and rubric
Is George Ella Lyon's "Where I'm From" poem not very relatable to your students? Try this alternative model poem in the voice of "Maritza," an ESL student. This download also includes the most clear, broken-down graphic organizer imaginable to help your students construct their own poem, line by line. It includes additional graphic support for the tree metaphor at the end of the poem that can otherwise be tricky for students. Finally, use the rubric attached to make expectations clear to stud
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4th - 12th
Faith Ringgold Mindful Journey: Black History Month | SEL/ELA Writing & Art Pack
This Mindful Journey is filled with SEL activities to engage and explore the artwork of Faith Ringgold through a lens of mindfulness and wellness. Includes a bio page, mood check-in, empowering words worksheet, pattern-making and word-shaping activities, and a template for creating a unique empowering words quilt. Can be paired with CCSS Anchor Standards for ELA W2.3-W11/12.3Visual Art Standards: VA:Cn10.2.2-VA:Cn10.1.IIIa, VA:Cr2.3.2a-VA:Cr2.3.IIIaSEL’s: self-expression, self-awareness, underst
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2nd - 12th
Fairytale Mini-Unit (Multicultural Reading and Creative Writing!)
Includes presentation, linked texts, and SIX engaging reading and writing activities! Fairytales the most commonly shared stories across cultures and centuries. In this one week mini-unit, students will learn about the structure of a fairytale, participate in read-aloud story-time, read cross-cultural versions of a beloved classic (Cinderella), and reflect on the way cultural values appear in the stories people share. They will also create and share their very own fairytale in a student showcase
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5th - 12th
LORE Podcast Analysis, Presentation, and Writing
LORE Podcast is so mesmerizing! Students will be immediately hooked on learning about different cultures and their bizarre histories. This podcast has something for everyone while maintaining a completely appropriate listening experience for 9-12th graders (or beyond!)This bundle can be done in 8 classes, or last much longer or much shorter depending on what you want to do!You will find a breakdown of the project with a lesson planner which includes daily objectives, assessments, and materials.
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9th - 12th
FUN Creative Writing Project - Writing the Sequel to "A Quiet Place"
This product gives you a full, fun, and interactive creative writing project suitable for middle school or high school students of any age. Specifically, the project is to write the sequel or prequel to the movie, A Quiet Place. You purchase includes access to these materials:1) A 4-page project description sheet with an overview, directions and requirements, plot structure diagram, background information on the movie, a storyboard graphic organizer, and an initial example story (I.e., a prequ
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7th - 12th
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ALL 50 State Report Postcard and Brochure template + ALL Major&Minor Territories
I designed this for doing a STATE REPORT, however, it can be used by any age group. The blank brochure sides could be printed together to use for a completely different activity.For a travel brochure, cut out photos from travel magazines or print photos from the internet.Create your own travel brochure for your chosen state or territory. I included EVERY U.S. state and ALL U.S. territories. Even the uninhabited minor territories! Exploring those alone would be a great geography exercise.The b
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PreK - 12th
Back to school | Icebreaker | Get to Know | About Me | "If my shoes could speak"
"If you were in my shoes" Resource - An Engaging Activity for Personal Expression and Connection | Great for getting to know your students! Are you looking for a captivating resource to foster personal expression and create connections among your students? Look no further! Introducing the "If you were in my shoes" resource, designed to empower students to share their unique stories and perspectives in a creative and meaningful way.This resource provides over 50 shoe templates for students to cho
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Creative Writing - Genre Explosion Activity
Writers need creative ways to brainstorm story ideas. During this idea-creating activity, learners will explore all the various genres and motifs to see what kinds of mixtures of ideas they can come up with.
MASTER GENRE LIST:
Dystopian
Mystery
Historical
Sci-fi/Paranormal
Fantasy
Horror/Suspense
Crime
Contemporary
WESTERN
Superhero
Mythology
Noir
Animated
Action/Adventure
Steampunk
MOTIFS IN ALL GENRES:
Tragedy
Comedy
Children’s
Romance
Drama
Artistic
Retelling/Remakes
Parody
Students will
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6th - 12th
Iambic Pentameter Practice FUN!
Your students will be asked to practice their iambic pentameter skills in a fun way!
This handout acts as if a record company, "Iambic Records," is hiring them to rewrite a popular song so that it can be enjoyed by a more educated audience. Students will supply their own song choice to rewrite in iambic pentameter and then scan the syllables.
They will love the example I have provided in which the Macklemore "Thrift Shop" song has been turned into iambic pentameter.
"These tags I’ll pop, and b
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9th - 12th
Rhyme Scheme with Kendrick Lamar!
As teachers, we are oftentimes met with groans when we tell the class about an upcoming poetry unit. However, if Pulitzer Prize winner Kendrick Lamar is teaching it, they suddenly become much more interested! Start your poetry unit off right by introducing your students to rhyme scheme via the rap song "DNA" by Kendrick Lamar. After that, translating the same skills to classical poetry will be much smoother!This bundle includes a Google Slides presentation with Kendrick Lamar/rhyme scheme backgr
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8th - 11th
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