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Free Common Core W.8.3b resources
Choice Board FREE Worksheet, 12 Activities for ANY Short Story & Novel Unit CCSS
This FREE student choice board works with any short story or novel study. Once students have finished reading an assigned short story or chapter of a novel, use this choice board worksheet to increase student motivation as they meaningfully reflect on the text. The choice board worksheet was designed for English/language arts students in grades 7 through 12.Want more dynamic lesson materials designed to engage our teens?Click here for a discounted 10-pack of worksheet activities that can be use
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7th - 11th
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ESL Writing Activities FREEBIE | Paragraph Builder Freebie
Paragraph writing for English Language Learners are the foundation they need to be successful writers. ESL writing activities can help your English Language Learners succeed in their writing. The Step-by-Step Paragraph is a way your ELLs can practice their writing every day in the classroom. In this writing activity for ELLs there is a sample of Narrative Writing, Informational Writing, and Persuasive Writing for your ELLs!Purchase the FULL Year of the Step-by-Step Paragraph Builder Bundle!This
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4th - 12th
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Descriptive Writing Picture Prompts
Descriptive Writing Picture Prompts. Using writing prompts with photos to teach descriptive writing is an effective exercise. Teach your students to use concrete, or sensory, detail with three thought-provoking photos with writing prompts and notes on using sensory detail. This is part of my complete unit on Writing a Narrative Essay.Writing a Narrative Essay - Complete UnitYou might also likeWriting Prompts for Research and Response PapersWriting a Persuasive Essay - Complete UnitWriting a Rese
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7th - 10th
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6th - 8th Grade ELA FREE LESSON PLANS CURRICULUM MAP SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
Your 6-8th Grade ELA PLANNING for the year is complete! These quarterly smart maps are perfectly aligned and sequenced to CCSS and designed to focus on one of the 4 MAJOR WRITING TASKS each quarter with reading material integrated to support the writing.Includes Quarterly: Editable standards, calendar, smart link planner, note-taking, and suggested standard-aligned resource bookshelves.No purchases are necessary to completely use this resource. You can easily use your own resources. An optional
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Literary Elements and Narrative Writing QUARTER 1 BUNDLE
Show Don't Tell Creative Writing Activities, No Prep Descriptive Writing
Most creative writers have heard the term "show, don't tell." But young minds may not completely grasp what that truly means. Completing these show don't tell activities will help students understand the idea of showing and why it is superior to telling. Digital activity is pre-made by me. Just download and digitally assign to your students! You also have the option of adding and/or changing the digital activities!Students will learn:How to use showing using body languageHow to use showing using
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4th - 8th
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FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES LIST 4 ALL GRADES K-12 AND SUBJECTS + TEACHER RESOURCE
Sometimes, you just need a list of websites for everyone. Here it is. FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES Put together by Teach Me, Maria!It takes time to gather this information, figure out the appropriate grade levels, and format, maintain, and update this page. All I ask is for an honest review if this list helps you.
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Free Fall Themed Narrative Writing Practice Digital and Print
This resource includes a fall themed practice narrative writing prompt for students to finish! Students can use the prompt provided to practice and review the skills needed when writing a narrative. This free prompt may focus on completing the ending of the story, the beginning of the story, incorporating dialogue, or incorporating sensory details within the story. Now includes a link for this product to be used with Google Slides!This resource is great for narrative review and practice. It is g
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5th - 8th
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Halloween Picture Prompt Writing - FREEBIE!
This resource is the perfect way to get your students in the Halloween spirit through creative writing!The Halloween Picture Prompt Writing Resource includes:10 Halloween imagesGraphic organizers and questions to prompt brainstormingStory writing organizerRevision PromptsDon't forget to check out some of our other fantastic resources, such as:Short Story Writing NotebookElements of Short Stories BundleThe Bad Beginning Novel Study WorkbookThe Breadwinner Novel Study BundleInsignificant Events in
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6th - 8th
Freebie! 3 Writing Prompts: Expository, Persuasive & Narrative, Grades 6-8
3 Writing Prompts for Expository, Persuasive & Narrative texts. Perfect for on-demand writing, test prep, quick writes or paragraph-writing practice. Complex, cross-curricular writing prompts grown-up enough for middle school & upper elementary. Zero-prep! Printed on lined writing paper with a relevant eye-catching graphic, historic or scientific photo on each page! (Bonus! Includes 3 student-friendly self-assess rubrics.)If you like this freebie, check out my set of 30 writing prompt
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6th - 8th
Personal Narrative Color Coding Slideshow
Personal Narratives are my favorite essays to teach, and I love reading my students stories! I was struggling with a way for students to make sure that they had every element and standard covered in their personal narrative essays and finally figured out a hands-on way to do this!It has worked like a dream for my students and their final essays are so much better! I have included a link to a slideshow that will walk students through the color coding system and gives examples of each item they
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3rd - 12th
Also included in: Personal Narrative Writing Bundle- 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade
ESL Writing Activities FREEBIE | Paragraph Builder Freebie | ESL Thanksgiving
Paragraph writing for English Language Learners are the foundation they need to be successful writers. ESL writing activities can help your English Language Learners succeed in their writing. This writing activity will encourage to write what they are grateful for this school year. This writing activity is perfect for Thanksgiving. DIGITAL VERSION ALSO INCLUDED!The Step-by-Step Paragraph is a way your ELLs can practice their writing every day in the classroom. In this writing activity for ELLs t
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3rd - 12th
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Digital Narrative Prompt + Writing Process Activity: My Hero's Journey Story
This Common Core aligned Narrative Project is perfect for 6th-8th grade students. Students will write a story about a hero and the journey the hero takes. This activity will take your students through the Writing Process: Brainstorming, Drafting, Editing, Revising, Final Draft. This is a ready to go activity - All you need to do is either post to your site or print and go. Included:*A Common Core aligned rubric*3 Brainstorming slides - These user-friendly slides will help students brainstorm bef
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5th - 8th
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Narrative Fiction Writing (Student Checklist- Middle School)
This student friendly checklist is great a tool for any middle school writer tasked with writing their very own narratives. The checklist uses the language of the standard, and features an area for checking off the elements of a short story present in their own writing. Excellent handout to be used in the interactive notebooks as well.
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5th - 9th
Writing: Practicing Dialogue FREEBIE
With this activity, students will receive a slip of paper telling them their two characters in which they will create dialogue for. Using the template provided, students will write the dialogue on the lines and then draw a picture of their characters talking in the blank space. Included is a list of different objects and characters for your students. This is a great introduction activity for writing!
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3rd - 8th
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Free Winter Themed Narrative Writing Practice Digital and Print
This resource includes a practice winter themed narrative writing prompt for students to finish! Students can use the prompt provided to practice and review the skills needed in narrative writing. This free prompt may focus on completing the ending of the story, the beginning of the story, incorporating dialogue, or incorporating sensory details within the story. Now includes a link for this product to be used with Google Slides!This resource is great for narrative review and practice. It is als
A Review of Punctuating, Capitalizing, & Paragraphing Dialogue
This mini lesson/activity packet can fill a class period or two with interactive activities, including a full-class activity, as well as work that can be completed independently or in small groups. Teaches with clarity and a touch of humor! There is also a quiz with answer key to wrap up the learning.
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6th - 8th
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Creative Writing FREE fiction activities - Students Write 3 Fun Stories!
These three FREE fun creative writing story activities have prompted some of the most happy, imaginative lessons I have ever had with my students! Each story takes about 20- 25 minutes to write; the sharing time afterwards will vary according to class size. Each of the activities will provoke both the imagination AND critical thinking. The “show, not tell” activity reinforces that all important characteristic of successful narrative that eludes so many writers.The first activity is in the form o
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: POETRY ACTIVITIES & GAMES FUN BUNDLE
The Lady or the Tiger Creative Writing Assignment--Alternate Ending
Students LOVE Frank R. Stockton's short story "The Lady, or the Tiger?" but also often feel frustrated by the story's end--what was behind the door, the lady or the tiger? In this class assignment, the students themselves will make that determination and write an alternate ending to the story.Using context clues and characterization, students will analyze the original story's details and write a new resolution that answers the story's title question. Could easily be done in a single class peri
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7th - 12th
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8th Grade ELA Curriculum Map FREE
Your 8th Grade ELA PLANNING for the year is COMPLETE! This quarterly smart map is perfectly aligned and sequenced to CCSS which is near exact to most state standards. This map is set up to focus on one of the 4 MAJOR WRITING TASKS each quarter with reading material integrated to support the writing. Includes Quarterly: Editable standards, calendar, smart link planner, note-taking, and suggested standard-aligned resource bookshelves. QUARTER 1: FICTION & NARRATIVE WRITINGReading LiteratureAna
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Literary Elements and Narrative Writing QUARTER 1 BUNDLE
FREE Creative Writing Lesson Plan - WANTED POSTER
In this lesson students think of something they really want then write a story about why they want it, what they have to do to get it, and what they will do with it once they have it. It is interactive because they brainstorm, write in paragraphs, edit, and grade their own paper before turning it in. The lesson includes: 1. Instructions on how to use the lesson plan2. The writing process steps for teaching the plan 3. An Idea Organizer that taps into the students personal bank of knowledge4. A
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6th - 8th
Hamburger Paragraph Template
This template can be used for all grade levels to help students understand how to write a 5 sentence paragraph. What better way to teach students paragraph writing than to use a juice hamburger method. Teaching students with this template helps them better understand the concept. The hamburger paragraph template helps focus students on the various parts of paragraph writing. That includes an introduction/topic sentence, supporting details/key details, and a conclusion. Those students that are v
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2nd - 8th
Free Weekly Writing Set Sample: Writing Prompts over the 4 types of writing
Grab this FREE sample of my Weekly Writing Set resources for grades 5-8. It includes four types of writing (argumentative, informative, narrative, and descriptive) prompts. Each Google slide prompt includes a pre-write/brainstorming area and an Internet timer with and without music. ⭐ Complete WEEKLY WRITING SETS:YEAR LONG Weekly Writing BUNDLE *save $ by purchasing the bundleWeekly Writing Set 1Weekly Writing Set 2Weekly Writing Set 3Weekly Writing Set 4↗️ If you like these, you might be int
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5th - 8th
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Synonyms for Said | Narrative Writing | Word Bank | Word Searches | FREE
Give students the tools they need to feel brilliant. Teach students how to use synonyms for says in narrative writing. Have them "shop" for active verbs using this quick list for narrative writing. Packed with a skinny-mini activity, word banks, writer's notebooks inserts and/or table toppers, and word searches. Enjoy this free resource. Follow me for flash freebies. Get your weekends back. For the Google Slides, see the PDF. It will prompt you to make a copy.Scaffold the writing process.Citing
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4th - 12th
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Narrative Writing Unit Middle School
Wouldn’t life be easier if a narrative writing unit was completely planned for you? The Narrative Writing Unit Middle School has you covered. This narrative writing scope and sequence lays out a summary of daily plans. Narrative Writing Unit Middle School includes: Unit PlanJamboard & Google Slide ActivityNarrative Story StartersNarrative Planning Graphic Organizer. _________________________________________________________________You have access to:PDF version - editable and fillable where
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6th - 8th
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