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High school Black History Month creative writing simulations
The Mystery Case- Guide
Description: Step into the thrilling world of crime-solving with "Murder Mystery: The Case of Principal Tiger". This engaging and immersive classroom activity challenges students to become detectives as they unravel the mysterious murder of Tiger Pride High School's beloved Principal Tiger.In this comprehensive murder mystery game, students will work together to examine evidence, question suspects, and ultimately identify the culprit responsible for Principal Tiger's untimely demise. Set against
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5th - 12th
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Bundle- Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan & Jim Crow
This unit bundle is composed of four highly engaging, primary based, interactive Slide Presentations, and activities-- designed to have students critically explore the period of Reconstruction/Jim Crow. LESSON ONE: Reconstruction Era [Intro]Includes:45 Slide Presentation & Guided Notes HandoutPOV Freedmen Scenario ActivityLESSON ONE will have students examine;the different ways in which newly freed slaves expressed their emancipationthe POV of a Freedmen (POV Activity). Students will respond
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Great Zimbabwe African Empire Activity CSI Mystery of Black History Analysis
Perfect for lessons about the African empires, this investigation activity makes learning about Great Zimbabwe educational and engaging! Your students will try to crack the mystery of Great Zimbabwe through a crime scene investigation case file activity that encourages historical and creative thinking. Perfect for lessons on ancient civilizations, African empires, and world history, this resource makes history come to life!A visually engaging case file with comprehensive background readings on t
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6th - 10th
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Era of Reconstruction: Interactive Activities
This resource is designed to have students critically explore the period of Reconstruction. Two highly engaging, interactive Slide Presentations will vicariously draw students into the lives of the Freedmen during this historical period of time. LESSON ONE: Reconstruction Era [Intro]Includes:45 Slide Presentation & Guided Notes HandoutPOV Freedmen Scenario Activity LESSON ONE will have students examine; the different ways in which newly freed slaves expressed their emancipationthe POV of a F
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Bundle- Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan & Jim Crow
War of 1812 Simulation
In this simulation, students will explore the causes, key events, and effects of the War of 1812. Students will play as a merchant in the early 1800s who experiences interference with their trade, prompting them to join the military. Through 7 rounds students will need to strategize, make choices, analyze primary sources, watch short videos, and hopefully experience some luck to make it through the war. The Google Slides provided will guide you and the students through each round which has a c
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6th - 12th
Civil Rights Movement Project Research and Role Play
In this inquiry-based project, students become figures from the Civil Rights Movement. Students research their figure and then embody that person at a culminating party. This project puts students literally in the lives of historical figures. Meet Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou, Thurgood Marshall and more through your students' discovery of them. A great addition to your Civil Rights Movement study.This detailed teacher’s guide includes:● How to use this resource and complete timeline within the te
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Civil Rights Movement Activities
Once upon a crime... Fairy tale characters on trial
Have you ever wondered about the ethics of some of the fabled fairy tales? In this unit, students will be assigned a fairy tale character, as well as that character's crimes. They will be responsible for crafting a defense in a mock trial in front of their peers. This document includes...a master sheet with 25 fairy tale characters and their crimesrap sheets for 25 different fairy tale charactersblank "Wanted" poster persuasive writing planning pageYour Honor, I can explain! persuasive writing p
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4th - 9th
Weather and Climate Forecast Role-play Worksheet ESL
Hello teachers! This time I come with this new resource for your students to practice the weather vocabulary and also to make your students feel like they are on TV presenting the Weather. This is perfect to work on distance learning, just make sure you share the PDF or the screen with them and let the creativity flies. It was created with ESL students in mind, it can work for children, teenagers, and maybe adults.OBJECTIVE:Students will have a worksheet with 6 steps they need to follow in order
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Forest Detective: ELA Murder Mystery-Argumentative Writing & Evidence Grades 6-9
Embark on a thrilling Forest Adventure Murder Mystery ELA Activity that challenges students to unravel a gripping whodunit scenario with this "Swine Sleuths" activity. After a plane crash during a field trip, students adopt a local pig and wish to save it. However one day, the group finds the pig...killed. This murder mystery story, loosely inspired by Lord of the Flies, this innovative instructional tool brings excitement to argumentative writing lessons, ensuring an immersive and memorable lea
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6th - 9th
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Project British Culture and Politics
This workbook contains a project on British Culture and Politics. It encourages students to discover the system and challenges then to come up with their own party and to get as many votes as they can from their classmates, all based on their ideas and campaign.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Digital Dilemma: ELA Murder Mystery-Argumentative Writing & Evidence Grades 6-9
If you are currently teaching argumentative writing or how to look for evidence, this activity is perfect! My students found normal worksheets boring and repetitive, but they were entirely engaged in this activity! This Murder Mystery Argumentative Writing Activity is an innovative instructional tool designed to cultivate students' mastery of argumentative writing while making the learning process enjoyable and memorable.Highlights:Dynamic Canva Slides: Immerse your students in an engaging learn
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6th - 9th
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Engaging Great Migration Activity: Choose Your Own Journey
Supplement your Great Migration, Reconstruction, and Civil War units with this experiential exercise to build perspective and content knowledge. 1:1 classrooms are ideal for this activity, but you could easily modify to be whole class or small group. This activity is perfect for kickstarting your studies of the Great Migration, but can be used as a rich supplement at any time. Students start by reading a scene from a sharecropper's life, then making a choice on what to do next. Each choice is li
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8th - 11th
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History Mysteries - Tupac
Looking for a way to get your students excited about history? Historical mysteries are the way to go!Students will have to use critical thinking, inquiry, and teamwork skills to solve the mystery of the murder of Tupac Shakur.Students will use the provided slide deck to help them solve the mystery!The opportunity to expand upon this lesson are endless. Maybe this is an activity to use during a Current Events class. Maybe this could be used in a Forensics class. Maybe you use this in your Music H
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8th - 11th
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Write Your Own Scifi Adventure Game Creative Writing Game
A creative writing game designed to take students on a fun, imagination fueled sci-fi journey. Students will write their own sci-fi adventure in this fun creative writing game. They will become the authors of their own sci-fi adventures in this thrilling write- your-own-adventure. Students will work individually or in groups. Using dice, students will use the randomly chosen suggestions to create their own story. This Product Includes:74 Page PDFThree 9-Part Sci-fi StoriesGuided Creative Writing
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7th - 12th
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Business Letter Writing Practice VALENTINE'S DAY
These Valentine's Day themed writing scenarios are not your typical romantic love letters. Students will enjoy writing their business letters based on fun, creative writing prompts and fun situations. There are two scenarios. Each scenario has a writing assignment for a good news letter, a bad news letter, a letter of introduction, and a persuasive letter. The teacher can specify the formatting, the prompts are provided. You might want to check out Business Letter Format BUNDLE. It includ
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Letter Writing Scenarios and Prompts for Business Communication
Plessy v Ferguson Socratic Seminar
This resource includes the following:Plessy V Ferguson reading covering background, amendment elements, and final remarks from Justice Henry Brown and Justice John HarlanAnnotation technique to ensure close reading and note taking on the text (can be used for a grade)Potential discussion questions for the Socratic SeminarInstructions on how to conduct the Socratic Seminar and sentence stems to help students phrase their comments or questions in the Socratic Seminar
Grades:
9th - 12th
The Wave- Character Guide and RAFT Writing Exercise
This character guide is a comprehensive list of the major characters students will encounter in Todd Strasser's novel The Wave. The guide ends with a cubing activity that asks students to adopt the POV of an assigned character before answering three questions. Characters can be chosen after students roll a die.
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: The Wave- Quizzes, Writing Exercises, & Simulation
Character Motive Lesson and Cards (Drama Club, Theater, or Creative Writing)
This activity helps students to understand what "motive" means in regards to characters. It's simple, discussion based, and very easy to use. This activity works great with both creative writing classes and drama clubs. After a short lesson, students will have the opportunity to review fictional situations and discuss character motives with each other via nine task cards. There are no right or wrong answers. Students are encouraged to think outside of the box and get creative as they come up wit
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4th - 12th
Greek Myth Writing Game Journey Through Ancient Greece
Part roleplaying game and part creative writing exercise, students work together to create a journal of their travels. This is a creative writing game that asks students to roleplay as time travelers documenting what they find. Working in teams, students will use cards and dice (online version provided) to guide them through their journey. Randomized suggestions help students to imagine the creatures and people they encounter. This Product Includes:17 Slide PPTIntroduction slidesDigital card/dic
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9th - 12th
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Creative Writing stimulates Art Imagination
Writing can inspire art and art can inspire writing. This is a sampling of creative ideas which can easily be expanded upon to encourage imaginative writing and art making. Through several writing samples and step by step drawings ala Damon Reinagle, author of DRAW ALIEN FANTASIES and DRAW MONSTERS, students can clearly see the connection between art and creative writing.
These ideas can be utilized to stimulate the creative juices of middle schoolers and high schoolers as well.
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5th - 11th
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Witches of Thornwood
Witches of Thornwood is an interactive, ELA-focused variation on the traditional social studies "React to the Past" project. Set in a fictional colonial town in a world where magic is real and dangerous, students will be assigned roles in the village and use many different English skills to persuade others on whether or not they should legalize witchcraft. The recommended time for this project is 2 weeks with 45-minute classes. The project is highly modifiable and works best with highly creative
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8th - 10th
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Netflix Presentation - Writing Activity
Writing Project!Now you can have your own Netflix Platform inside the classroom.You can personalize the profiles and pictures, the title of the serie and the description of the episodes. Students can write their own Netflix Serie or just create a timeline of what they did during the school year. If you want to see more about it, check my Instagram @myflashideas
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Sample or Teaching Model of a Personal Narrative or Personal Memoir
When teaching personal narrative or personal memoir, teachers often wish they had a sample narrative to use as a model. Many stories are too complex or do not fit the plot structure that we expect them to use. Here I created a personal narrative, true to my life, that models and helps students identify many writing techniques we expect students to use, like using transitional phrases, sensory details, dialogue, strong verbs, specific nouns, specific verbs, descriptive writing, and clear elements
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6th - 10th
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The Giver: Memory Transmission Creative Writing Activity
Involve your students in The Giver with this fun writing activity! This project consists of three steps:Students use the list to write or draw 16 personal memories from their lives. (This board can also be used to play bingo if students write the number in the squares as well.)Student choose one memory to write that they would give to Jonas as his first memory. The worksheet includes prewriting work to help students develop their memory sequentially and include sensory details.After writing thei
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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