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Creative writing Common Core W.7.7 resources
Ancient Mesopotamia Unit Projects and Activities - Reading Passages - Map - Test
Ancient Mesopotamia Interactive Notebook unit - This 140+ page package of Mesopotamia activities contains everything you need to teach a complete Ancient Mesopotamia unit! This includes reading passages, research activities, foldable activities, questions, graphic organizers, and more. Perfect for your Mesopotamia or Ancient Civilizations unit, all resources are classroom tested and include detailed instructions and creative handouts. Very little teacher prep in needed – simply print and teach!
Grades:
4th - 7th
Argument Writing, Narrative Writing, Informational Writing PRINT & DIGITAL
Argument, narrative, and informative essays are fun and easy to teach when you use strong mentor texts and a step-by-step process. These highly-rated writing units include everything you need, all in one place.Each writing resource is comprehensive and easy to use. The lessons at a glance pages are also included in an editable format for easy insertion into a digital plan-book.This is what awesome teachers like you have said about this resource: "Tons of resources that I go back to again and ag
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6th - 8th
PARAGRAPH WRITING - NARRATIVE - OPINION - INFORMATIVE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK 6-8
This printable WRITING UNITS BUNDLE is filled with our signature STEP-BY-STEP WRITING® lessons with INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS. It is a COMPLETE WRITER'S WORKSHOP PROGRAM with all the tools needed for the entire year. You will find simple yet engaging writing mini-lessons for Sentence Writing, Paragraph Writing, Narrative Writing, Argumentative Writing, and Informative Writing.If you need a digital version, please feel free to click here.ORIGINAL AND ONLY REGISTERED STEP-BY-STEP WRITING® UNITSEvery l
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6th - 8th
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Inventions Unit - Create Your Own Invention Project - Activities Questions STEM
Invention Convention: Learn about Inventors and Create Your Own Invention! This package includes engaging resources to complete an invention unit. Students learn about inventors and inventions and create their own invention project. Their "Invention to Change the World" is then displayed at a class Invention Convention. Everything needed is included - just print and teach!✅All activities are classroom tested and include creative handouts, information sheets, and detailed instructions.✅This work
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4th - 8th
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Dystopian Literature Unit - Civilization Creation - Create your own Dystopia
Dystopian Literature Unit - Create Your Own Dystopian Society! This Dystopia activity package is the perfect supplement to a Dystopian Literature Unit! Students research the meaning of the word Dystopia, and create Dystopian societies of their own. This Dystopia introduction ask students to practice their critical thinking and creative writing skills as they create a detailed project that describes all of the different aspects of their Dystopian societies.⭐This is an excellent final project or e
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6th - 9th
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Informative Writing Unit for Middle School Informative Essay Writing Grades 6-8
This UPDATED comprehensive Informative Writing unit was specifically designed for middle school teachers to follow through the WRITING PROCESS with already prepped modeled lessons. Scaffolding through the writing process has proved to be an effective and successful teaching approach. Every lesson builds upon the previous skill within one piece of writing, which gives students a thorough understanding of how to put a piece of writing together. It is also EDITABLE.THE DIGITAL VERSION (GOOGLE AND P
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6th - 8th
Writing Workshop Checklists and Conference Activity Sheets
Differentiation is easy in Writing Workshop with with these quick "Note from Your Teacher" conference checklists. On one side of the page, you assign exactly what students need to focus on in workshop, and students respond back on the other side. Make assessments easier and writing workshop more productive. Editable.What you'll get:editable checklists for the following modes of writing:NarrativeOpinionArgumentInformative/explanatoryResearchBlank form you can customizePlus, a note-taker sheet
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4th - 8th
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Constellations Greek Mythology and Zodiac Creative Writing Prompts
This "If I Were a Constellation" creative writing prompt set is an excellent way for students to familiarize themselves with mythological and Zodiac constellations! It also makes a nice mini-assessment to get a quick idea of students' creative writing ability!This set includes:If I Were ... Writing Prompt Pages: 22 pages included to complete the phrase: Constellation (blank for your own choice not included), Andromeda, Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Canis Major, Capricorn, Cassiopeia, Gemini, Hercules
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4th - 6th
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Essay Writing (Expository, Persuasive/Argument & Literary Analysis) Common Core
Perfect for the beginning of the year, this common core aligned complete essay writing unit includes extensive instruction coupled with concept specific practice opportunities on the expository, persuasive and literary essays. Over 66 pages in length, this essay writing unit can be broken down into ~13-16 lesson plans and offers printable practice activities on the following topics:- Essay at a Glance (Visual illustrations of essay writing in its simplest form, including the Funnel Model.)- Outl
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Middle School Literacy Stations
An entire year's worth of middle school literacy stations. There are eight stations total. I do two full rotations per grading period so there are a total of 64 different activities in this package. We meet once a week in stations and students complete two stations on that day. They spend about twenty minutes in each station before rotating to the next station. Station rotation orders are also included. Stations included are: word work, read aloud, read independently, learn independently, techn
Grades:
5th - 8th
Bundle Monthly Warm up Bell Ringer Writing Journal Prompts
Print and Digital Journals will keep your students writing all year! Every prompt is different! Funny holidays, historical events, quotes, and research activities -- so many options for students to write and think critically!Print and digital versions mean you'll have the flexibility you need! You'll receive ten months: August - May Plus a bonus Gratitude Journal that can be used any time!What teachers are saying about these digital journals:"This was a great way to get my students to write
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5th - 8th
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Winter Holidays Around the World Research RAFT Writing Task
Have your students research winter holidays from around the world with this RAFT writing task. This task can be used in 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, or 7th grade. This RAFT writing task has students selecting 1 or 2 countries to research its winter holiday. When students have finished, they can either create a brochure, poster, or a webpage to show their learning. If students choose 2 countries, they will be comparing/contrasting the countries holidays. If students choose 1 countr
Grades:
4th - 7th
*Writing Unit Bundle - Personal Narrative, Slam Poetry, and Argumentative Units
This 3-unit, CCSS-aligned bundle includes units for Personal Narrative, Slam Poetry, and Argumentative writing for a total of 4 months of detailed lesson plans, slides, handouts, and rubrics. Purchase and you're set for a jam-packed, highly-engaging semester!Each unit pushes students to pick topics, life lessons, or world problems that they are passionate about, and then identify real ways to publish their writing. For the Personal Narrative unit, students get to know each other and deepen their
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6th - 9th
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CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD RESEARCH PROJECT | Winter December Report Writing
Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep, print-and-go, 15-page Christmas Around the World Online Research Project for Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) Unit. In this Christmas Around the World Project, students will be assigned a country. They will research how that country celebrates Christmas using a variety of provided internet sources. They will use the information to complete an outline. They will also compare and contrast how that country ce
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Growing Bundle of Writing Resources for Middle School Language Arts
This bundle has many resources for helping middle school students write, including but not limited to the following:Creative writing/narrative writingShort story writing prompts and resourcesPersonal writing including an autobiography and a thankful essayStory writing resources for various elements of writing including dialogue, setting, characterization, plot development, etc.Writing an urban legendPersuasive writingPersuasive essay writingPrint advertisementsResearch writingResearch papersRese
Grades:
6th - 8th
Creative Writing Activities - Engaging & Common Core Aligned for Grades 6-12
Creative Writing Activities - Engaging & Common Core Aligned for Grades 6-12
This set of six creative writing activities is perfect for any creative writing course or unit for students in grades 6 - 12. Engage your students in writing exercises such as rewriting stories from alternate perspectives, personifying objects, scripting a talk show interview with a celebrity, creating a scary story mini-book, composing color poems, and developing characters.
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*a writing inventory to star
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6th - 12th
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Divergent Poetry: Creative Writing & Close Reading Activities
Divergent Poetry: Creative Writing and Close Reading Activities - Common Core State Standards Aligned
Incorporate poetry into your novel unit! I've included 35 pages of engaging activities that will inspire and spark creative thought and critical thinking. Students will not only write poetry, they will practice close reading, annotating, research, vocabulary, and more.
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Writing poems: haiku, acrostic, free verse, found, black-out (redacted), I Am, Character Bio, diamante, fiv
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Divergent Novel Unit Bundle Common Core Aligned {Editable}
April Digital and Print Writing Journal Bell Ringers Warm Ups Activities
Print and Digital options! Keep your students writing every day! Quirky holidays, historical events, inspirational quotes, and mini research -- a different prompt for each day gives students lots of choices!Did you know that April is National Grilled Cheese Month? That's one of the over thirty prompts you'll find in this resource. Topics include trivia, historical events, silly/serious holidays, famous birthdays, and thoughtful quotes. This resource includes:Both digital and print versions3
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Bundle Monthly Warm up Bell Ringer Writing Journal Prompts
Famous Person / Biographical Essay - Research & Essay GUIDE
Students love writing about people from history, both famous and infamous, celebrieties, and their heroes and heroines. This super easy step-by-step guide to researching a famous person and writing a BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY will definitely help your students to dig a bit deeper when investigating their favourite, famous person.It covers both the research and writing process and students can practically do this task on their own, with MINIMAL teacher support.Take a look at the preview.ALSO CHECK OUT t
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Grades:
6th - 10th
January Daily Writing Journal Warm Up Bell Ringers Print and Digital
No matter what your year looks like, this is an easy way to keep your students writing! Engage them with daily journal writing with 31 January prompts that focus on quirky holidays, important days in history, funny/inspirational quotes, and research.Print or digital -- You'll get both!Did you know that January 7 is National Bobblehead Day and January 20 is Penguin Awareness Day? (Neither did I!!) Those are two of the over thirty prompts you'll find in this resource. Topics include trivia, histor
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Bundle Monthly Warm up Bell Ringer Writing Journal Prompts
May Digital Writing Journal Prompts Warm Ups Bell Ringers
Print & Digital Versions! Keep your students writing every day! No matter what your classroom set up is. Fun and wacky daily prompts with open-ended creative prompts that encourage creative and critical thinking.Did you know that May 7 is World Laughter Day or that May 13 is Frog Jumping Day? Those are a few of the thirty-one prompts you'll find in this resource. Topics include trivia, historical events, silly/serious holidays, famous birthdays, and thoughtful quotes. This is what you
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Bundle Monthly Warm up Bell Ringer Writing Journal Prompts
Editable Writing Rubrics for Middle School
Rubrics make grading so easy! Create ones you want and need with these editable rubrics. You'll have nine to choose from -- CCSS based and ready to use as is. Or customize them in a snap. From narrative to journal responses.Here are the rubrics you'll get:nine editable rubricsnarrativeexpository/ informationalopinionargumentcreative writingpoetry writingjournal prompt responseblankTake the guess work out of creating rubrics. These are standards aligned with 4-8 writing tasks. Plus, creativ
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4th - 8th
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Writing a Historical Fiction Story (Narrative Writing/Research Project, 6-8)
This middle school resource combines creative writing with a fun research project! Students will choose a historical time period and conduct research to help them write an authentic historical fiction story. The packet includes 11 graphic organizers to help them conduct their research and to prepare them for writing their stories. Space is included for students to record information about their sources for citing at the end of their stories. An excerpt from a historical fiction story is also inc
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Growing Bundle of Writing Resources for Middle School Language Arts
In Flanders Fields Poetry Activities Remembrance Day
Not only will your students love analyzing this beautiful, moving poem, they'll also write their own rondeau following the step-by-step recipe. Your students will practice poetry analysis skills and then apply them to their own writing. So cool to read their poems! This is what you'll get:print & digital versions + TpT Easel self-grading assessment and activityauthor research promptsbuild background research activityreading and responding to the poemline-by-line paraphrasing practicestanza
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5th - 8th
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