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Middle school creative writing printables for Microsoft PowerPoint
Teaching Symbolism and Allegory - Introduction Activity & PowerPoint
Teaching symbolism can be tricky, but symbolism activities like this one HOOK your students and help them engage with any text. This is a sweet introduction to symbolism that your students will remember long after the candy is gone.⭐️ I use this with “Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe, but it is not text-specific. You can use it with any short story or novel or as a stand-alone lesson. Your resource for teaching symbolism includes:An anticipatory set using Tootsie Roll Pops (or Blow Po
Grades:
7th - 10th
Movie Review Writing - Presentation and Activities for Writing a Film Review
Movie Review Writing - Presentation and Activities for Writing a Film Review: This movie review writing lesson is a comprehensive resource that covers all aspects of teaching students how to write a compelling movie review. With detailed presentation to guide the lesson and a variety of informational handouts and graphic organizers, students will have everything they need to successfully analyze and critique any film. The resource systematically breaks down the film review writing process, provi
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8th - 11th
Aesop's Fables Unit | Writing & Reading | Meaning, Moral, Message & Theme
This COMPLETE DIGITAL & PDF UNIT explores Aesop's Fables to learn the concepts of IDENTIFYING THEME, MORAL and MESSAGE within FABLES, MYTHS and LEGENDS and how these timeless tales have impacted storytelling for thousands of years. Make FABLES a part of your READING and WRITING lessons in 2024 through proven teaching strategies.This EDITABLE unit Covers:⭐ What Is a Fable and Its Purpose?⭐ Who Is Aesop, The Father of Fables?⭐ 12 Famous Interactive Fables by Aesop (Professionally Narrated) ⭐
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3rd - 6th
Poetry Bundle Writing, Reading, & Understanding Poetry
Poetry Resources for Reading, Writing, and Understanding Poetry, Volume 1
This (and ALL of my poetry resources) IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
Poetry Resources Bundle, Volume 2 is also available; it includes my newer resources that are aligned with the Common Core State Standards.
This bundle contains my resources for teaching poetry, which includes teaching poetic devices and figurative language, reading/interpreting poetry, and writing original po
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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
Haiku Writing Library Lesson - Haiku Poetry - National Poetry Month - Elementary
This Haiku Writing Library Lesson is perfect for National Poetry Month! This two-part library lesson teaches students to write their own haiky poems. Students learn the rules for writing haiku, practice counting syllables, and have an opportunity to write their own haiku.Looking to have students write and publish their own haikus? Try these no-prep templates!FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS HAIKU WRITING LIBRARY LESSON:Recommended for: Grades 3-6Number of pages: 63 student slides + 3 printable pages + answ
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3rd - 6th
ELA Bell Ringer Prompts for Entire School Year: 275 Journal Prompts PRESENTATION
Bell ringer prompts in presentation form for the entire school year including 275 journal prompts for middle and high school students. This product provides teachers with an entire school year of journal prompts in an organized and focused PRESENTATION (please note, this is NOT the bell ringer journal. Although they have the same prompts, they are different). The presentation is organized by month with 25 entries per section. Students will strengthen their writing and critical thinking skill
Grades:
7th - 12th
Parts of Speech Vocabulary Building - Slides
Expand vocabulary with these Parts of Speech Vocabulary Building Slides. There are 34 different slides. Students look at the picture and list the nouns, verbs, adjectives or adverbs that can be used when talking or writing about the picture. Use as a warm up or writing activity.These slides can be used in the classroom with your students or uploaded into your digital classroom for distance learning.Have a question? Use the Product Q & A or email me at talesfrommissd@gmail.comRelated Products
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K - 6th
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Creative Writing Prompts with Art Inferences | Middle & High School
Two class periods devoted to inferring the story inside art pieces - it's a short time with big results. Kids practice creativity, building a narrative, and using fact-based inference skills. Their enjoyment will enhance the powerful effect of the lessons. Included: Narrative Writing prompts, bookmarks, stationery, PowerPoint, Graphic Organizer, student and teacher directions. Play music softly in the background to activate more brain function. Fun, thought-provoking activity for middle and high
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Arts Integration Language Arts Lesson Bundle
Gothic Literature: Elements and Motifs, EDITABLE VERSION
Thank you for visiting the PerfettoWritingRoom©! Gothic Literature: Elements and Motifs, EDITABLE VERSION is a thorough PowerPoint Presentation of 38 slides including a very handy Pre-test (pre-activity) which helps you assess how much students already know about the Gothic genre beforehand, plus a Post-test with Key. *This is the EDITABLE VERSION of the Same Product offered by PerfettoWritingRoom©. If you feel you need to augment the presentation, tweak the pre- or post-test to better suit YOU
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7th - 11th, Higher Education
Tightening Tension - Narrative Writing
Resources to support the Seven Steps to Writing Success program for narrative writing.Tightening Tension is an important part of narrative writing and focuses on using the rule of 3 to build tension by starting with a small problem and building on it until the reader truly believes the main character will fail. It's all about leaving the reader on a cliff hanger...This bundle includes:- A PDF slide show to guide students through brainstorming the senses to add detail to their writing- A senses b
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Topic Sentences Writing Lesson Interactive PowerPoint + Worksheet
Topic Sentences Writing Lesson Interactive PowerPoint + WorksheetThis is a 10 slide PowerPoint presentation that demonstrates a "grabber" topic sentence that captivates the reader's attention. There is a topic sentence worksheet provided that matches the presentation. Animated graphics have been included the lesson to keep your students' focus they learn about topic sentences. Examples of topic sentences are given from both narrative and expository writing.Students learn:Why topic sentences are
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Create a Podcast Teaching Pack, Project Based Learning
✨Podcasting is one of the fastest growing entertainment mediums! Engage your students with this easy-to-use full unit plan. My students absolutely love the engaging and interactive aspects of storytelling through podcasts. Whether they are creating journalistic & expository or narrative podcasts, this type of storytelling encourages active listening and promotes authentic, real world opportunities for students to create a publishable product. ➡️ Podcasts are also a great way to develop both
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: MEGA Journalism Advisor Advanced Tool Kit--YEARLONG CURRICULUM!
EDITABLE Peer Editing Checklist - 3 Argumentative Writing Peer Review Checklists
Get your students to peer edit like pros with these reusable, engaging, and organized peer review editing checklists! These standards aligned peer editing and revising checklists include 3 print-and-go forms that are already planned and prepped for you. These customizable peer revising and editing checklists have differentiated levels for 5, 7, and 9 paragraphs so that you can reach every learner in your class. This resource gives students the tools and structured guidance to give effective feed
Grades:
5th - 12th
Poetry Resources Bundle Volume 2
More Poetry Resources for Reading, Writing, and Understanding Poetry!
This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
This bundle contains many of my newer poetry resources that are NOT included in my original bundle: Poetry Resources, Volume 1.
This is a second collection (Volume 2) containing the following resources, which can be purchased separately:
"Roar" by Katy Perry - Figurative Language & Poetry Devices Review
One Direction Song Lyrics Poetry Activ
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Take a Walk in My Shoes
This activity goes great with the book "Stand in My Shoes" by Bob SornsonYou never know what someone has gone through, so this activity allows your students to "take a walk" in their classmates shoes. It will help with team building, classroom community, and building empathy.**updated 9/27/2022**
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3rd - 12th
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Creative Writing: Character, Setting, Dialogue Sketch Unit (19-Days),Common Core
This is a 19-Day creative writing unit which contains the following printables and presentations:
Instructional techniques for sketching character, setting, and dialogue.
Peer critique forms for all techniques.
PowerPoint presentations with examples.
Rubrics for self and teacher evaluation.
Brainstorming and practice activities (keys included).
This is aligned to Common Core for English 9-10 & 11-12.
However, the unit can be stretched down to the middle school level.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AR
Grades:
8th - 12th
Blank Headstone - Tombstone for Writing Character Epitaphs or Dead Word Funeral
Blank head stone or tombstone fun for Halloween or anytime. Make a graveyard of epitaphs. Use the headstone or gravestone to have students write a character epitaph or summary of a book where a main character dies. Students can focus on character traits and what makes a character memorable. Many ways to use these: Students have fun writing their own epitaphs in poetry form. A perfect way to display Halloween limericks. Students bury dead words and verbs and have Funeral Activities, or they bury
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3rd - 6th
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Writing Poems Poetry Book Assignment & Rubric
Writing Poems: Poetry Book Assignment and Rubric
This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
This is the final assignment I give my students in our poetry unit: compiling a book of their original poems.
Editable PDF file includes the following pages:
• Poetry book requirements/criteria sheet for students
• Poetry book checklist for students (differentiated pages for several level of learners)
• Poetry book rubrics with Common Core State Standards alignment
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
NARRATIVE WRITING: ELEMENTS OF A PLOT
NARRATIVE WRITING: ELEMENTS OF A PLOT
This resource is included in the writing bundles:
♦NARRATIVE WRITING BUNDLE
♦MEGA WRITING BUNDLE: OPINION-NARRATIVE-INFORMATIONAL
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Scaffold the writing of the parts of a narrative that include the elements of a plot (exposition, inciting incident, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution) with this comprehensive pack comprising of 40 editable Power Point presentation
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
May Writing Prompts | Morning Meeting | National Holidays | Daily Writing
Use these May daily writing prompts for morning meeting, work on writing, or as a writing warm-up to hook your students each day with a fun holiday that they get to write about. No longer will you hear the words, "I don't know what to write about!" because you will have a writing prompt for every single day featuring a holiday of that day.The resource consists of national, international, world, and fun holidays for every day. Don't like one of the ones I chose? Then use the editable slides to fi
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Differentiated Monthly Writing Choice Boards
12 Months of Differentiated Writing Choice Boards Each writing is fully editable!This gives you the ability to differentiate the student directions and each of the writing prompts. Each writing choice board includes 16 writing prompts. I hope your students can be successful writers this year with these writing choice boards.
Grades:
K - 6th
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Story Beginnings (Sizzling starts) that Impact!!!
Are you tired of your students' writing the same style of story beginning every time? Are you falling asleep before you reach the end of the opening paragraph. This set of posters can help your students' become more creative in their writing. These strategies can be used in all genres of writing. Not just Narrative.Teach the children to begin stories with things like:QuestionsActionsDialogueFeelingsDescriptionsSoundsA thoughtLists (The Power of Three)FeelingsEach poster provides a description of
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Grades:
2nd - 10th
Model Sentences for January - Writing Daily Practice Mentor Sentence
Celebrate January with these 31 Model (Mentor) Sentences that will help your students improve their reading comprehension and learn to write like an expert! WHAT’S INCLUDED:Slide Show - Choose PowerPoint or Google SlidesTeacher GuidesDiscussion Points for Each DayStudent Recording SheetsEach day's slide includes a fun picture, a national holiday, and a model (sometimes called mentor ) sentence. Each day's slide also comes with a teacher discussion guide to help get your students talking about t
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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