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Free high school creative writing resources for Google Apps
End of Year Activity - Letter to My Future Self Freebie - Distance Learning
I always close out the school year with this fun and easy (NO GRADE) activity! Students write a letter to their future selves. PDF and Google Slides versions available. In class activity: I ask them to bring in a self-address envelope, with a forever stamp on it. They place their letter in the envelope when they are finished. They can write as little or as much as they like! This is private; I tell them that I will not read them! I save them and send them the year that they graduate from high sc
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5th - 12th
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FREE Plot Diagram: Story Mountain (Digital and Print)
This DIGITAL and Print ‘Story Mountain’ works for ANY novel, film or other narrative text. Students use the prompts to map major plot points, with the mountain graphic serving as a visual metaphor of the process. Optimised for Google Slides, PowerPoint or Printable (pdf), this activity is perfect for ANY English classroom from upper primary to high school, whether in-class or distance learning.Love this activity? Check out 35 more like it included in my ‘Digital and Print Activities for ANY Nov
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5th - 9th
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I Am Poem for High School Creative Writing FREEBIE
Looking for an easy back-to-school or getting-to-know-your activity? Hoping to engage your students in some introductory creative writing? Even if you're just looking for a way to break up your regular routine without sacrificing rigor and teaching time, this FREE "I Am" Poem Activity will be a great addition to your teaching calendar!This is a complete lesson--lesson plan, handout, and Google Slides presentation--for teaching and guiding high school or creative writing students through an "I Am
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Poetry Writing Activities for High School Bundle | Printable & Digital
Creative Writing Prompts Story Starters Activity - Daily Writing Journal Prompts
These FREE creative writing prompts are perfect for daily journal writing prompts or to inspire students in their narrative writing! Overcome writer’s block and cultivate students’ ideas with these story starters. Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Story Starters Activity:✏️ 30+ Creative Writing Prompts - Digital & PrintActivity inspired by celebrated author Ray Bradbury✏️ Teacher Instructions for using this resource How to use th
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6th - 10th
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Free Templates! Exit Slip, Bell Ringer, Journal Entry, & Take Note
Free editable/printable/digital templates for 1. Bell Ringers 2. Journal Entry 3. Exit Slip and 4. Take Note. These are great 5-minute activities that help maintain superior classroom management! They are editable, so change them to best fit your classroom needs. Enjoy this freebie & please check out new products when I drop them--I AM A NEWBIE!
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4th - 12th
Make a Meme Fun Project
This is a 1 day, easy and fun project where the students have to Make a Meme about their class or teacher. I have included the directions that I use for my class (I teach reading, writing, and social studies in 5th grade) but feel free to edit it! Perfect for a substitute, asynchronous work, June, or just to take a fun break! :)
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4th - 12th
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FREE Story Path, step-by-step storytelling, creative writing, narrative writing
Use this Story Path worksheet as a tool to help students understand the steps of a successful narrative structure. You can use this worksheet as a standalone lesson in between units or expand the lesson by asking students to use this assignment as the starting spot to create their own original work of fiction. Lots of options for both creative writing and regular English classes. Looking for more storytelling tools?Click here for a free storytelling arc worksheet:https://www.teacherspayteachers.
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7th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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So you think you know your teacher? No prep needed!
This assignment has already been used in my classroom and is kid approved! My students had a blast answering questions about their favorite teacher. Students will respond to questions using the slides provided, they can use text box, pictures of gifs… Do be warned, your classroom might be full of laughter after you’re finished with this activity! Want to make this activity last longer? Allow students to present their answers to the class.
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3rd - 12th
10 Custom Templates for the 8 pARTS Eduprotocol
I've taken Jon Corripo and Marlena Hebern's 8 p*ARTS Eduprotocol and created 10 customized templates for your students to use in Google Slides.The Google Slides contain "Click to add text" for each category to make it easier for students to fill in the categories quickly.If you'd like to add or remove categories to cater it to your specific grade level, the Canva template I created can be downloaded here. You will need to transfer the images into your own Google Slides as backgrounds and create
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1st - 12th
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Vision Board Template
Use this fun, editable template to have your students create digital vision boards! You can use this for any topic, any subject, as an assessment, as a get to know you, etc. I like to have my kiddos create a New Year vision board - that's my example on the cover photo! *************************************************************************************************************Looking for another cross-curricular template?Super Social Media Bundle ➡ Click HereInstagram Template Set ➡ Click HereTw
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4th - 12th
Poetry Writing Assignment for an Emily Dickinson Inspired Poem in High School
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and in this FREE POETRY ASSIGNMENT students read Emily Dickinson’s poem, “I’m Nobody! Who are you?” and write a poem in response. This is a great way to get students excited about writing poetry while exposing them to great poetry! Includes a link to a student version in Google Slides, compatible with Google Classroom. Looking for more Poetry assignments like this? Check out the following: ⭐ 3-Week Complete Poetry Unit⭐ Writing Poetry Packet⭐ Writin
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8th - 12th
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Free No Prep Dedication Paragraph Writing Lesson | ELA Digital Resources & Print
Teach your middle school (grade 5, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8) students how to write a detailed structured paragraph with a lesson that includes a teacher example to model clear expectations. NO PREP: Save time from having to plan or create your own example! This comes with an editable Google Slides™ lesson and teacher example to model writing.Task: Students will choose a person to dedicate the day's learning to. They will learn how to write an appropriate paragraph from the provided lesson and p
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4th - 9th
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Winter Holiday Maker Space Writing Project
HOLIDAY WRITING FREEBIE! I hope this helps take some stress out of your holiday season. Holiday creative writing projects help keep students (and teachers) going during the busy month of December. If you want happy, engaged students in the build up to winter break, this engaging unit can help. I was inspired by the amazing book Make Writing, by Angela Stockman, to create a series of ELA maker space projects. First, students make something using art or maker materials. Then, they write about it.S
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9th - 12th
Visual Writing Prompts Sampler (36 images, 100+ Questions)
I love the idea of using images to help students practice making inferences, but it’s hard to find the time to track down school-appropriate but engaging images that also lend themselves to making meaningful inferences. So I took some time during spring break to select images. I also wrote 3-6 questions to accompany each image and to help students make inferences. The questions are designed to prompt student thinking without biasing student inferences. Here are some ways to use these slides: -As
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8th - 10th
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Literary Devices with Memes - Interactive Slideshow Lesson
Your students will love these MEME-centered literary devices!In this interactive slideshow, students are introduced to 12 literary devices and how they contribute to author's craft. Each literary device has a meme example to make students laugh. Then students get the chance to practice identifying literary devices in sentences before trying to build their own with a set of hilarious meme images to choose from.Your students can interact with this slideshow live during your lesson!This slideshow
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6th - 12th
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Commas with Transition Words & Phrases- Writer's Workshop Rule & Writing Prompt
Elevate your writing lessons with this sample resource that is part of a 20 Mini-Lesson Bundle tailored to meet writing curriculum expectations.Each Mini Lesson handout is meticulously crafted to include:Punctuation or Grammar Rule: Clear and concise explanation of a specific rule.Examples: Illustrative sentences to aid understanding.Learning Goals: Clearly stated goals in student-friendly language.Writer’s Notebook Practice: Quick writing prompts to apply newfound knowledge.Annotation Steps: Gu
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4th - 12th
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Writing Dialogue Mini Lesson Activity Printable & Digital {7-12}
This FULLY EDITABLE, quick, free activity highlights the ways that good authors write dialogue to go beyond just the words spoken to show the emotions, actions, and intentions of the characters. After analyzing an example of well-crafted dialogue, students then use the same strategies to write their own. *Please note: the mentor text excerpt includes one word of profanity.*Your download includes a printable worksheet AND a Google Slides version of the activity for easy digital learning!CHECK O
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9th - 12th
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Free Newspaper Template - Free School Newspaper Template
No PREP needed other than sharing the template. Perfect for students to create their own newspapers for any subject (school newspaper, a history newspaper, etc.) either individually or work together on a collaboration project. Students simply edit the text boxes to add their own titles, content and pictures/clipart. Prints nicely in color or black and white as 8 1/2 x 11 landscape size paper.Technology Standards:1.c Use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to
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6th - 12th
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Plan your perfect summer vacation no prep needed!
Summer is quickly approaching, maybe you have summer plans… maybe you don’t! Either way, your students can use these slides to dream big and plan the vacation of their wildest dreams! Stay tuned I might post some more fun end of the year powerpoints! If you’re looking to create powerpoints like this, use Canva!!
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3rd - 12th
Fight, Flight or Freeze Stress Response Comic Strip Activity
A fun activity to help students recognize what their own stress response looks like within themselves. This activity would be a great pair with a class discussion on the 3 responses to stress and the physical affects on the body.Free download: Fight, Flight and Freeze Stress Response ActivityUse these comic strip page templates for a creative assignment for your students to share what they know about the 3 different stress responses within the body. Can be printed out or used with interactive no
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4th - 9th
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Poetry Portfolio Assignment for High School With a Scoring Guide
This FREE POETRY PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT provides guidelines and a scoring guide for a student-created poetry portfolio. Use this to frame your poetry unit or after students have a wide array of poetry to present. Includes a Google Docs version for those using Google Classroom. Poetry Resources Available in My Store: ⭐ Poetry Unit for Writing, Analyzing, & Presenting Poetry ⭐ Analyzing Poetry Packet & Quiz with Analysis of Sample Poems ⭐ Writing Poetry Packet with Twenty Different Types
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8th - 12th
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Breaking News Journalism Assignment
This is an assignment that I used at the beginning of the year for my journalism class. My class submits articles to the local newspaper. However, before we started that adventure, I wanted to make sure the students had a basic understanding of journalism and investigative writing concepts. This assignment is also really fun because it requires students to create a newspaper for a fictional community of their choosing! The requirements are listed in the PDF.
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4th - 12th
Narrative Writing Prompts - A Digital and Printable Freebie
-Great for assessing students narrative writing skills, or providing extra practice with these fun and unique narrative writing prompts! PDF documents provided in both color and black & white. Google Documents provided for digital classrooms!I add a new freebie every month! Follow my store to get an update when a new freebie arrives!
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4th - 9th
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Adjectives & Adverbs Writing Prompts - Printable & Digital Activities
A play on the Adventure books of your childhood, an Adventure prompt set allows students choice to write a narrative that must incorporate an English Language Arts skill.Students use their imagination to put themselves into a different perspective, while honing writing abilities. Win! Win!Each prompt is included as a full-page and half-page for your convenience.#FREECCAnd join our community where I post ideas, anecdotes, elaborations & every once in a while I pass out TPT gift cards! And jok
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4th - 9th
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