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Middle school creative writing word wall microsofts
Vocabulary list to use in scary stories
This is a list of 16 vivid vocabulary words that will strengthen your students' scary stories. I typically use this around Halloween when I have the kids write short horror stories. The words are clearly laid out in a chart and I require the kids to pick 10 of their favorites to use in their writing. The kids enjoy using these creepy words and everyone is impressed with the creative diction in their stories.
This vocabulary list works great with my peer editing scary stories form, also posted
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Descriptive Language Sheets - Writing Story Settings
Pack of 7 handy printable sheets that students can look at to help them choose subject-specific vocabulary for a descriptive writing activity. Sheets may be modified for your particular lesson, and it is suggested that you laminate these, as they are multi-use.
Included are 7 scene description sheets:
1) Castle scene
2) City scene
3) Outer space scene
4) Pirate ship/island scene
5) Dinosaur world scene
6) Forest scene
7) Beach/holiday scene
Each sheet includes examples of verbs, nouns, adject
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Writer's Workshop Personal Word Wall (EDITABLE)
Narrative Writing Packet including a personal word wall and helpful guides!During writer's workshop, do your kids constantly ask, "How do I spell ____" or "What's another word for __?" Well, print this personal word wall packet and turn it into a GO-TO resource for your writers!*Pages 1-3: the personal word wall (This is used for students to use when they have trouble spelling a word. After the word is written there, they then have it to refer to all year long and no longer have to ask!)*Page 4:
Grades:
2nd - 7th
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Editable Sight Word List for Writing Folder
This sight word list that can be included in a student's writing folder as a resource. This list includes sight words from Jan Richardson Guided Reading list from levels A-D. In my store you will also find an editable sight word list available for purchase. This is a completely editable document, so if these words do not match your list you can change them yourself. Be sure you download the according fonts listed in the document. Sight words included in the list:the, a, see, I, look, at, my,
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Grades:
K - 6th
Creative Writing Prompts with Vocab, Graphic Organizers, Checklist, Rubric #2
PURPOSE: This ELA PowerPoint CREATIVE WRITING #2 lesson provides digital resources for ENRICHING WRITING, improving vocabulary, and reviewing grammar skills.
GOAL: to enrich student creative writing skills, expand student vocabulary, introduce powerful words, improve grammatical skills, focus on of parts of speech, and strengthen tone and mood by recognizing word connotation according to grade level standards

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning supp
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in:Â CREATIVE WRITING BUNDLE with VOCAB: 3 complete lessons, checklists, rubrics
Polka Dot Figurative Language Decor Posters for Study or Bulletin Board
12 polka dot figurative language cards with definitions, multiple examples, and cute clipart.Includes: figurative language, alliteration, allusion, irony, idiom, hyperbole, simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, personification, symbolismCan use as decor for a bulletin board or classroom wall/door. Can use as flashcards or a study guide.
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Abbreviation Cheat Sheet
This is simply a list of commonly used words and their abbreviations. An excellent tool and resource for students to use while they're writing. This can be printed and glued into each student's writing notebook for them to refer to. We have found this to be very beneficial with our students.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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ESL Literary Elements Word Wall with Visuals and Storyboards
This is a short story bundle. It includes a word wall of literary elements for myths. The word wall includes the literary element, the definition and a picture to go with it. It also includes 5 labeled storyboards for Beginner writers and 5 labeled storyboards for Intermediate writers, so students can create their own original stories after they master the vocabulary.
This could go with any type of short story genre (myths, historical fiction, folktales, legends, etc.), and it would support
Grades:
2nd - 11th
Creative Writing Prompts with Vocab, Graphic Organizers, Checklist, Rubric #3
PURPOSE: This ELA PowerPoint CREATIVE WRITING #1 lesson provides digital resources for ENRICHING WRITING, improving vocabulary, and reviewing grammar skills.
GOAL: to enrich student creative writing skills, expand student vocabulary, introduce powerful words, improve grammatical skills, focus on of parts of speech, and strengthen tone and mood by recognizing word connotation according to grade level standards

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning suppo
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in:Â CREATIVE WRITING BUNDLE with VOCAB: 3 complete lessons, checklists, rubrics
Creative Writing Prompts with Vocab, Graphic Organizers, Checklist, Rubric #1
PURPOSE: This ELA PowerPoint CREATIVE WRITING #1 lesson provides digital resources for ENRICHING WRITING, improving vocabulary, and reviewing grammar skills.
GOAL: to enrich student creative writing skills, expand student vocabulary, introduce powerful words, improve grammatical skills, focus on of parts of speech, and strengthen tone and mood by recognizing word connotation according to grade level standards

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning suppo
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in:Â CREATIVE WRITING BUNDLE with VOCAB: 3 complete lessons, checklists, rubrics
S is NOT for Said! Dialogue Writing Alphabet Book with Anti-Bullying Theme.
This product is one of my best units ever! All students, all grades, love reading the dialogue. The bullying is explored in an authentic context allowing students to discuss it through the main character's perspective. Since all the "teacher questions" are in the Notes section, the PowerPoint file can be used with minimal preparation on multiple occasions for a variety of learning goals. Students could make their own PowerPoint collages of other over-used synonyms, such as N is not for nice, S
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Dead Words or Boring Verbs Activity
This product is simply print and go! This activity focuses on "dead" or "overused" words in student writing. Students are tasked with completing a tombstone for these words and identifying appropriate synonyms.This activity may be used as a formative assessment, bell ringer, homework, or quiz.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Show-Don't-Tell/Descriptive Writing Word Banks - Printable, Magnetic, Editable
This is a bundle of editable word banks for use in a writing/revision workshop, organized into the following categories:• Motion verbs• Sound verbs & nouns• Shape nouns• Light verbs & nouns• Concrete adjectives that describe sense of touch, taste & smell• Color nouns• Abstract nounsTo edit, go to FILE>MAKE A COPY and make desired changes to your copy.The purpose of the word banks is not so much to build vocabulary but to get students to write with more precision. Since young write
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Opinion Writing Transition Words/Phrases
Transition words and phrases for opinion writing. Add your favorite font for a custom flair in your classroom!
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Word Choice Slide Show
As an elementary school teacher responsible for developing my students' writing skills, I got awfully tired of reading the same words over and over in their pieces. Cool, for example, was ubiquitous, an adjective that qualified everything and ultimately meant nothing. Very seemed to modify every verb under the sun. To counter this, my students and I brainstormed as many synonyms for these and other exhausted words as we could. From these sessions came the Power Point presentation I offer
Grades:
1st - 8th
Fancy Words Synonyms to enhance writing
To help enhance my students writing they use the Fancy Words Synonyms reference chart (see product). The 2 page guide is stapled into my students writing notebook, journal, and homework notebook and serves as a constant resource to help make their writing more interesting and of course FANCY!The reference chart is a 2 page word document, including synonyms for the words said, pretty, ugly, big, small, good, love, important, smart, hungry and much more.
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
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Ice Breaker Activity- 6 Word Memoir
"I asked. They answered. I wrote." Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway, a famous and celebrated author, was once challenged to write a story using only six words. This fun ice breaker activity passes on the challenge to students, with creative brainstorming prompts ("If you were a type of salsa, what would you be?"), directions, and examples, for writing their own "6 Word Memoir." It's a fun way to engage the students at the beginning of the year and briefly share out their personality to you an
Grades:
7th - 12th
Writer's Toolbox (Banks of creative verbs, varied syntax, & punctuation)
Moving students from one level of writing to the next is a challenging and often daunting task. Their ideas may be insightful, but their writing style lags behind -- filled with repetitious diction and syntax. Directing students to elevate their language often leads to an unhealthy attachment to the thesaurus, which creates unbalanced prose and artificial wording. A more subtle and creative approach is to encourage students to focus on figurative verbs to make their writing more vivid. At the be
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Word Wall Book for Students - Customizable
This book is perfect for any word wall in any classroom. It is able to be customized to the purpose that you need for each unique classroom. The students are able to add to this book that can be bound to keep with them at all times!
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Grades:
K - 6th
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Shades of Meaning Display
This is a shades of meaning display I made for synonyms of good, bad, said, scared and walked. I have also include blank versions in green, orange, red, purple and blue so you can create your own.
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Other words for "said" poster
Ban the boring bits with these posters! Do your students get stuck when writing dialogue in narratives? Help them to include some interesting synonyms for the word "said".
A two-page poster featuring synonyms for 'said'. A great resource for your students to refer to when writing narratives. Simply print onto coloured cardboard and laminate for longevity.
Enjoy!
~Rachaela1526
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Synonyms for Over-Used Words
This download has everything you need to help students use a variety of words in their writing. It includes a list for students of synonyms for over-used words, synonyms for colors, synonyms for action words, and for the word said. It is a great tool to help students use descriptive words in their writing.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Better Than SAID!
You need Microsoft Publisher to open and edit this file. When students begin to master the correct use of speech in their writing, the word "said" becomes overused and boring. These simple, colourful A4 charts are a handy addition to your classroom to develop vocabulary and make writing more interesting.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Editable Literacy English Working Wall display - text studies.
Editable version of my Literacy Working Wall resources. You can use publisher to edit these resources to change the colours, fonts etc. The working wall resources are based on the concept by Lancashire Literacy Consultants, which provides a clear, interactive structure to the study of text genres in English. I have included an example of how the walls can be set up to help learning.
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Grades:
K - 9th
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