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Creative writing Common Core W.9-10.2d resources
Creative Writing Workshop: Dialogue Mini-Lesson for High School
Teach your students how to craft and punctuate strong dialogue with this mini-lesson and writing workshop! Equipped with everything you need to teach hard and soft skills around writing dialogue, this lesson is a must-have when you're teaching narrative writing!With the slideshow, students will learn why dialogue is effective in narrative writing, what makes for strong dialogue, and how to properly format and punctuate dialogue. Then, they will practice the mechanics of punctuation with a worksh
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: High School Creative Writing Workshops & Mini Lessons Bundle
Paragraph of the Week - Writing Bell Ringers Program for Middle High English ELA
The Paragraph of the Week Writing Bell-Ringers Program is the most engaging way to help your students become stronger writers. These 40 weeks of standards-based writing bell ringers will ignite creativity and foster growth in argumentative, narrative, expository, and descriptive writing. Each Monday, students will receive a thought-provoking prompt, inspiring them to craft a powerful paragraph in the style of one of the four writing types. Throughout the week, they will hone their writing skills
Grades:
7th - 10th
Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt Activity | Printable & Digital
Engage students in learning all about figurative language techniques with this PRINTABLE AND DIGITAL Figurative Language Introduction Slideshow and Scavenger Hunt Activity! This activity uses movement around the classroom and mentor texts to make learning about figurative language more engaging than a sit-and-get lesson. This lesson begins with a short introduction slideshow covering ten types of figurative language. Then, students will complete a scavenger hunt by walking around the room to fin
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Figurative Language Mini-unit Bundle: Creative Writing
Paragraph of the Week - Writing Bell Ringers for English - Digital Print Bundle
The Paragraph of the Week Writing Bell-Ringers Digital and Print Program is the most engaging way to help your students become stronger writers. These 40 weeks of standards-based writing bell ringers will ignite creativity and foster growth in argumentative, narrative, expository, and descriptive writing. Each Monday, students will receive a thought-provoking prompt, inspiring them to craft a powerful paragraph in the style of one of the four writing types. Throughout the week, they will hone th
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7th - 10th
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Paragraph of the Week - Writing Bell Ringers for Middle High English - Digital
The Paragraph of the Week Writing Bell-Ringers Digital Program is the most engaging way to help your students become stronger writers. These 40 weeks of standards-based writing bell ringers will ignite creativity and foster growth in argumentative, narrative, expository, and descriptive writing. Each Monday, students will receive a thought-provoking prompt, inspiring them to craft a powerful paragraph in the style of one of the four writing types. Throughout the week, they will hone their writin
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7th - 10th
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Authentic Writing Project: Creating Teen Magazines (Standards-Aligned)
Your students will love creating teen magazines with this authentic writing project that directly aligns with ELA standards! In groups, students engage in Research, Persuasive, and Informative writing as they write, edit, assemble, and publish their own teen magazines. Working in groups of 4, 5, or 6, each student contributes 4 articles and 1 full-page advertisement as follows: -- one Research-based Feature Article-- one Persuasive Article-- two Choice Articles from a list of 14 "Open Topics" (s
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6th - 9th
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A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift, Questions, Satire Writing and Analysis
This famously incendiary short story can be a great unit for Halloween, or, if you're feeling spicy, Thanksgiving. I think there's always room for "A Modest Proposal", like there's always room for pie. Spoiler: the proposal is that starving poor people should eat their own babies. Sound crazy? Outrageous? Ludicrous? It is, and just wait until your students get to delve into this meaty story and understand the deeply moving message it holds. This is a classic for a reason. Included:Link to the st
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9th - 12th
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High School Creative Writing Workshop: "Show. Don't Tell" Mini-lesson & Activity
Sick of repeating the advice, "Show. Don't Tell?" Are your students rushing their writing or turning in vague, boring work? Get the point across with this high school Creative Writing workshop, "Show. Don't Tell."Every writer needs to learn the crucial rule of showing, not telling in their work. With this high school creative writing workshop and mini lesson, students will learn what it means to show, not tell, and practice doing so.Begin with the included slideshow. The lesson explains "Show. D
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: High School Creative Writing Workshops & Mini Lessons Bundle
World Creation Myths Unit Bundle - Group Projects, Comparison, and Writing
Everything you need to teach Creation Myths from around the world is in this Unit Plan. Includes group work, research, presentations, essays, compare/contrast assignments, and creative writing. Everything is aligned to standards and includes grading rubrics.There are many different options for assignments that you can do with this unit. I have outlined the different elements below with the standards taught and the time needed. Feel free to mix and match as much as you wish. If you wanted to do e
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7th - 10th
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Figurative Language Student Reference Handout
Are your students struggling to remember figurative language terms? Are you sick of constantly re-explaining similes, alliteration, or spelling out "onomatopeia"? This Figurative Language Student Reference Handout will ensure that you never have to answer those questions again!When you give your students their own copy of this figurative language handout, they'll have a resource that they can use again and again. When they're annotating a poem or writing their own stories, they'll have a quick s
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Figurative Language Mini-unit Bundle: Creative Writing
Creative Writing Workshop: Precise and Concise Language Mini-Lesson & Activity
Show your students how to write concisely and with precision using this mini lesson! If you're sick of reading pages and pages of vague or wordy sentences, then this lesson is a must-have for your classroom! This lesson will create awareness within your students so that they can strengthen their own writing.Students will first learn what it means to write concisely, precisely, and how these traits strengthen writing. With the included handout, they'll have some handy writing tips at all times. T
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: High School Creative Writing Workshops & Mini Lessons Bundle
Writing a Review of a Movie, Television Show, or Book for High School (Google)
When listening to the radio or surfing the web, we often come across critiques of movies, television shows, music, and books. Those who critique media take time to thoughtfully consider relevant details before determining entertainment value. This way, the general public benefits from the reviewer’s reasoned, informed judgments; the public uses these judgments to determine whether the movie, tv show, song, or book is worth experiencing.Project Overview:Students choose one of the following to r
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9th - 12th
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Word Choice: Writing Exercises to Expand Your Students' Vocabulary
These word choice exercises ( 7 activities in all) offer a unique approach to expanding vocabulary and varying sentence structure. Students are forced to find alternative ways to express themselves. Results extend way outside the box and are often very humorous. Use the assignments for the whole class, homework, or small groups.Each of the following activities comes with complete directions and answer key.Emoji Labeling ActivitySynonym/Antonym Crossword PuzzleLipogramAlternative DescriptionsSe
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5th - 9th
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The Great Gatsby Letter To Daisy Chapter 4 Activity | Digital or Print
The night before Daisy's wedding, she gets a letter...she almost calls off the wedding and students are dying to know who the letter is from and what it says! Engage students with The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and increase reading comprehension and writing skills by using this creative writing assignment!This assignment asks students to imagine they are Gatsby writing the letter to Daisy in chapter 4. It asks them to use textual evidence and follow letter format. A rubric is included a
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9th - 12th
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Identity Personal Narrative and Mandala Bundle
Students will write a narrative essay about their identity by reflecting and analyzing who they were, who they are, and who they want to become. After, they will use the Identity Symbolism Mandala to create and explain different symbols for each section of their life that they wrote about in their essay. This establishes a visual pairing with the essay and will deepen their understanding of both narrative writing best practices and symbolism. These two assignments were originally designed to wor
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6th - 12th
Figurative Language Task Cards for High School
Need a way to review figurative language with your high school class that doesn't require page after page of boring worksheets? These 24 Figurative Language Task Cards for High School allow students to quickly review figurative language terms WITHOUT creating mountains of writing to grade for you! Plus, with the digital Google Form version, you can easily and quickly switch to distance learning!Task cards are a great way to encourage discussions amongst students and make something that can often
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Figurative Language Mini-unit Bundle: Creative Writing
MyPerspectives Unit 2: The Individual and Society
This resource is a concise and engaging unit plan on American Literature with the theme of the individual and society. Students explore the question: what role does individualism play in American society? Through various texts, activities, vocabulary, assessments, and tasks, students engage with American Literature in an innovative and informative way. Texts in this unit include but are not limited to: The poetry of Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, T. S. Elliot, excerpts from Emerson and Thoreau,
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9th - 12th
Also included in: MyPerspectives American Literature Units 1-5 BUNDLE
FREE Figurative Language Practice Activity
Engage students in figurative language practice with this FREE Figurative Language Tasting Activity! This fun, tasting activity will have even the most disengaged students writing similes, metaphors, and hyperbole as they practice using figurative language in descriptive writing.Stop dragging students through figurative language practice! Replace boring exercises with this hands-on activity.In this FREE Figurative Language Tasting Activity, you will provide students with small treats (think a mi
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Figurative Language Mini-unit Bundle: Creative Writing
And Then There Were None Activities & Writing Prompts
High School and advanced 8th grade students love this classic murder mystery by Agatha Christie, which is still as thrilling and horrifying today as it was more than 75 years ago! With its thrilling plot twists, rich vocabulary, and timeless suspense, this novel is sure to be an instant hit with your students!
This product is made up of 8 super fun and creative activities and writing prompts, including one of my student's all-time FAVORITE writing prompts (and my favorite to grade as well)!
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8th - 12th
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Creative Writing Unit
This bundle is a comprehensive creative writing unit designed for high school students to unleash creativity and develop their writing skills. It's crafted to inspire and guide students through various stages of the writing process, from brainstorming ideas to polishing final drafts. This unit includes writing exercises, techniques, and tips curated to help students explore different genres, develop characters, build compelling plots, and refine their writing style. It may be used with or withou
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9th - 11th
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High School Creative Writing Workshop: Mood Mini Lesson and Activity
Teach your students how to identify, analyze, and create mood in their writing with this high school Creative Writing Workshop: Mood! This lesson allows for movement in the classroom and hands-on mood practice.In this lesson, you can either teach mood through a gallery walk or as an independent practice activity (material for either approach are included). Using the included slideshow, you'll introduce students to the concept of mood. Then, either using a gallery walk or seated work, students wi
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: High School Creative Writing Workshops & Mini Lessons Bundle
BUNDLE for Creative Writing Activities
Hello Fellow Teacher, Thank you for considering this creative writing bundle with ten items. This will provide two hundred and sixty prompts for short stories, poetry, and narratives. There are short prompts as well as pictures to generate students' creativity. Students have multiple options from which to choose. They will have fun as they read through the different prompts and let their imaginations grow and wander. Are you looking for a poetry unit? If so, check out this 4-week unit: 4-Week Un
Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare Unit Bundle of Lessons and Digital Activity
I've included everything you might need for Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. You get scene analysis, coloring pages, constructed response writing prompts, Jamboard templates, literary stations, graphic organizers, dual-column notes, a CSI Murder kit, Character Crowns with characterization activities, and more.Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas sent to your email.My assignments appeal to different learning styles and are Comm
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8th - 11th
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Central Idea End of Year, SEL Reflection, Middle High School English Project
Looking for a no-prep, digital and print Central Idea & Literary Device / SEL Reflection Project for Middle and High School English? This choice board activity is perfect for textual analysis/writing unit assessments, end of year projects or assessments, a new years reflection project, social-emotional learning, and more! STUDENTS WILL:Determine a personal life lesson as their “life story’s central idea.”Make a creative representation (choice)Include a literary device to support their ideaBr
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6th - 12th
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