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Higher education creative writing literature circles
Complete Memoir/ Nonfiction Unit
Recently Updated in February 2023-- New & Improved! Now includes Day-by-Day Instructions for this 3-week unit-- No prep needed!This Memoir Unit is always a huge hit in my high school English classes! Many of my students consistently say it is their favorite unit in the class This bundle includes 3 different PowerPoint presentations focusing on memoir writing. The first one I use is the "Show, Don't Tell" presentation where students are introduced to the idea of writing in a more descriptive
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Moral Dilemmas Short Story Unit
Thank you for your interest in this short story unit.
When I created this unit, I had four main goals in mind: (1) To expose my students to a variety of reading strategies, (2) To draw attention to varying levels of information found in text, (3) To have the students practice compare and contrast, and (4) For my students to gain experience in narrative writing skills .
It is always my goal to provide useful, easy-to-use lessons and units, so please don’t hesitate to contact me if you hav
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Proofreading Marks (Student Handout)
This proofreading handout can be used to help your students become familiar with the commonly used proofreading marks. The product is to help the students with the proofreading and editing process during writing. Included are the following proofreading marks:• Capitalize the letter• Insert a space• Incorrect spelling• Insert a period• Insert a word or phrase• Insert a comma• Delete a word • Take out the extra space(s)• Insert quotation marks• Start a new paragraph• Use a lowercase letter*Plea
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1st - 5th, Higher Education
Story Mountain Template
The Story Mountain Template is a must have when teaching students the structure of stories that they read. It is especially useful when writing a new story from scratch. Use this template to layout any story!
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
101 Essays that Will Change the Way You Think -- Full Unit
Guide students on a journey of self-discovery and purposeful living with this thoughtful ELA unit. Centered on Brianna Wiest's introspective book 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think, this unit empowers deep critical thinking and personal growth through a blend of writing prompts, literary analysis, class discussions, and a creative gratitude project.This unit includes:- Class discussion and individual reading guides for Brianna Wiest's essays, with prompts to unpack her style, rhetoric
Grades:
11th - 12th, Higher Education
Bird by Bird Reading Guide and Assessment
This product contains everything you need when teaching Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott. Bird by Bird is an excellent informational text to use when teaching the writing process and creative writing.
This reading companion includes:
o Discussion questions for each chapter
o Suggested answers to discussion questions
o True or false quiz + answer key
o Writing prompts
o Additional teaching ideas
Uses Include:
o Homework Assignments
o Independent Study Guide
o
Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"Paris Summer Olympics 2024: 25 BEST Onomatopoeia Sentences That Hit the Mark!"
This PDF is a collection of 25 descriptive sentences that utilize the literary device of onomatopoeia to evoke the sights and sounds of the Paris Summer Olympics 2024. It can be used by pupils as a creative writing exercise to explore the power of language in capturing the essence of sporting events. For teachers, it serves as a valuable resource for teaching onomatopoeia and enhancing students' descriptive writing skills. Understanding and using onomatopoeia enriches language skills and adds de
Grades:
7th - 10th, Higher Education
The Hobbit - Comprehensive book study and guide
A detailed book study with resources. This includes for all 19 chapters:10 open questionsMultiple sets of 5 questions on a range of themes Multiple sets of 5 questions on a range of characters 10 inference questions and possible response10 critical thinking questions and possible responsesIn addition to this:a summary of the chaptera list of the keywords and their meanings in this chapterdescription about the themesdescription about the characters All files in word format for easy editingAll ans
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Sharing Circle: First Nations Truth & Reconciliation and Inclusive Education
The Sharing Circle Written by Theresa “Corky” Larsen-Jonasson.Read comprehension and Inclusive Educational Activities. Truth and ReconciliationWhen two red foxes argue that their community is breaking apart, a gentle buffalo takes a braid of sweetgrass to a local elder and asks her to help with a sharing circle for all the animals. You will need the story “The Sharing Circle,” a book by Teresa “Corky” Larsen-Jonasson. Illustrated by Jessika Von Innerebner.Recommended Grades 2 to 5: Great book t
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2nd - 5th, Higher Education, Staff
Characterisation - Different types of Protagonist
This upload looks at the construction of the protagonist using profiles such as 'the 'hero's journey', the Aristotelean protagonist with a fatal flaw, the mediator and the protagonist, the anti- hero, the master/slave dichotomy, and it looks at power relations more generally in creating the protagonist and their situation. The upload pinpoints characteristics and qualities that make a protagonist identifiable. The upload includes questions that elicit responses on the type of protagonist, their
Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Story Starter Creative Writing Prompts BUNDLE Stories Without End
What's a story starter?It's just what it sounds like, a story that starts but has no end. More developed than a short writing prompt, this story prompt gives students the first part of a story that ends on a cliff-hanger. Because the story has no end, students will have to create their own drawing on their creativity. Even the most reluctant writer will find themselves sucked in with this deceptively simple method of getting students to write! Each story is also supported with questions and voca
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Creative Writing Workshops - Transitions
This upload involves a series of lessons on transitions in narrative. It looks at flashbacks and how to prepare for and come out of a flashback. It also looks at movements forward in time and space as well as looking at changes in point of view. After brief instructions and examples a series of tasks are outlined which should consolidate the students understanding of techniques to create transitions in a narrative.
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Work on Structure at the Macro and Micro Levels
Time and the Structure of Fiction
Under the heading 'Time and Structure,' I look at key areas of storytelling such as, repetition, pace, waiting, time pressure and processes of association. Each topic is explained with examples given of fiction that relies on specific techniques. There is also analysis of techniques that can be used to create this type of structure, or there are ideas on why these structural techniques are incorporated. Each section includes a story topic that should consolidate the techniques, or concepts dis
Grades:
11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Work on Structure at the Macro and Micro Levels
Remember The Titans: 2000 Movie Review and Educational Activities.
Remember The Titans: 2000 Movie Review and Educational Activities. Created by activemindsnow@gmail.com © Recommended for Grades 4-8. One Week of educational activities relating to the movie. You will need the Movie "Remember The Titans," rated PGDirected by Boaz YakinRecommended Grades: 4-8What’s in this package?Teacher’s information booklet with answers to the movie review.Students’ workbook with line space to complete their work.Parents and teacher’s communication page.Four, Three-part Lesson
Grades:
4th - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Teenage Comic Images - 13 - 10 x 13 inches
Teenage Comic ImagesThese 13 comic images were created using AI but needed to be edited (a lot) to make them larger and png.Please see the example images (preview above) for the complete listing.We carefully picked and edited each pane.The zip file contains all 13 - 300 dpi (57.5 MB) PNG comics ready for you to add to your worksheets! Yes, you can create your worksheets and sell them, but you may not sell individual comic panes or as a set.Aside from inspiring higher-level thinking skills, the
Grades:
Higher Education, Adult Education
Character Cell Phone
I'm sure we have all engaged in a good vent-session in regard to students and their OBSESSION with their cell phones. Right?! Well, in this creative and engaging activity, students are able to design a cell phone based on a character or person they read about!Students have to use evidence and characterization gathered from the text they read to design a cell phone that would accurately represent their person. Students will choose different apps, songs for a playlist, as well as design an appropr
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Secrets and Structure of Stories
These lessons take students through a series of exercises to help them understand the importance of secrets, dramatic irony, and the use of symbolism rather than explanation. Lessons break down the types of secrets and who is privy to them that propel or structure a plot. Lessons involve guided group discussion and writing activities.
Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Work on Structure at the Macro and Micro Levels
Poetry Book Study: Zong! by M. NourbeSe Philip
This four-page packet is a book study of the poetry collection Zong! by M. NourbeSe Philip. This packet includes ten questions written specifically for this book as well as a prompt curated from the experience of reading these poems.This is an adaptable product, which you could use for independent reading, book circles, or as a full-class large group discussion of Zong!. The final writing prompt will help students understand several unique forms contemporary writers are using.I have included a W
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Using Genre to develop a Story Structure.
This lesson allows students to think about generic conventions and how they might use them in developing individual stories. It shows how working within a genre can give them the scaffolding to explore individual ideas. It uses reading, discussion, guided story topics and reflection.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Work on Structure at the Macro and Micro Levels
54 Writing Prompts for Students
This resource includes: · A list of 54 writing prompts· An accompanying PowerPoint· Writing booklet Examples of the writing prompts are:Write a letter to your favourite author, telling them how their book inspired you.Imagine you found a magical hamburger. Describe what it looks like and what it does when you eat it.Write a conversation between a squirrel and a bird.Invent a new holiday and write a paragraph explaining how it should be celebrated.Enjoy!Fifth Floor Drama
Grades:
2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
HSC Discovery: Seven Short Stories for High School Students
Eight accessible short stories for senior high school students studying the theme of discovery. 'A Tempest' reworks a famous scene from Shakespeare, while 'On the Road' tells a biblical scene from a new perspective. 'A Nameless Wind' reminds us that there are discoveries all around us, and 'Between the Trees' shows a boy discovering a new part of himself when he spies on a girl. 'Uncle Charlie' poses the question of what how we would feel if we discovered something dreadful in our own family, an
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
25 PLUS Writing Prompts for Any Novel
25+ Writing Prompts for Any Novel!
The writing prompt choices contained in this document not only allow students to use their high-order thinking skills to analyze the literature they read, the choices also help students have FUN while learning!
The writing prompts can be used for various purposes: journal entries, writing exercises (such as “set” beginners, free-writing activities, bell-ringer entires, etc.), reviews for previous reading assignments (including instructions for illustration
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
50+ Story Starter Sentences Journal Writing Prompts - For Creative Writing
FOR STUDENTS TO BECOME CREATIVE IN THEIR WRITING- Feel free to use this as a guide or hand out strips to students randomly. This is a great warm up activity for creative writing practice in literacy at the beginning of the period.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Choose a Path Unfinished Story Creative Writing Prompt
What's an unfinished story?An unfinished story is just what it sounds like, a story that has no end. More developed than a short writing prompt, this story prompt gives students the first part of a story that ends on a cliff-hanger. Because the story has no end, students will have to create their own drawing on their creativity. Even the most reluctant writer will find themselves sucked in with this deceptively simple method of getting students to write! Each story is also supported with questi
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Story Starter Creative Writing Prompts BUNDLE Stories Without End
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