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Middle school creative writing literature circles for GATE
Abandoned Places - Creative Writing Activity from Nonfiction (print + digital)
In this creative writing activity, students draw inspiration from a nonfiction article about ten real-world abandoned places! Students choose one as a setting for a piece of Flash Fiction. This is a great reading comprehension and creative writing activity for even the most reluctant readers! ✅ Nonfiction reading comprehension✅ Vocabulary in context✅ Differentiated creative writing activitiesYour Creative Writing from Nonfiction resource includes:Nonfiction reading about ten abandoned places (in
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Stargirl: Novel Study and Book Activities
I hope you will enjoy this 52 page package full of a variety of engaging activities. My first and foremost objective as an educator, when reading a class read aloud, or sharing novels for group study is to encourage a love of reading. I aim to make the pages of the stories come alive, and to provoke thoughtful and meaningful discussion. For this reason, you will not find chapter by chapter questions and answers that can at times make reading seem like a chore. I do however include activities tha
Grades:
6th - 8th
Social Media Templates for ANY text - TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Text
Five 2023 social media templates in both DIGITAL (Google Slides or PowerPoint) and printable versions. These reusable and highly engaging templates for TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Messenger are perfect for ANY novel study, creative writing task or even history class!Carefully designed on the 2023 versions of these popular Apps. Also includes editable exemplars to show students what success looks like.Happy teaching :)
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: FULL Unit for ANY Novel & Independent Reading (Digital & Print)
Cereal Box Book Report- Fiction Narrative Reading & Writing Story Elements
I had so much fun with our Non-Fiction Cereal Box Book Reports, I decided to make one for any Fiction book! My students had a great time creating these! It is a simple, fun way to do a book report.There are two options to choose from, one primary and one geared toward intermediate.The elements include:Title Page: Draw your own cover for the bookCharacters & Traits: Identify main characters and give each a traitSetting: Draw the main settingPlot: Primary- beginning, middle, end. Intermedia
Grades:
1st - 6th
Recount Writing Unit | Retelling | Lessons | Graphic Organizers | Prompts
MASTER RECOUNT WRITING in 2024 with this complete EDITABLE UNIT that ensures your students learn the ESSENTIAL SKILLS, PURPOSE and PROCESS of RETELLING events with accuracy and energy—covering PERSONAL, FACTUAL, LITERARY and HISTORICAL RECOUNTS.❤️NO PREPARATION REQUIRED to teach INDEPENDENTLY or as a WHOLE CLASS ACTIVITY.INCLUDING 80 PAGES OF ❤️ Lesson plans,❤️ Teaching materials❤️ Visual writing prompts❤️ Assessment tools❤️ Writing Checklists❤️ Graphic Organizers❤️ Plus, much moreUse it as an I
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Restart by Gordon Korman - Novel Study!
This novel study for "Restart", by Gordon Korman, contains 50 pages of resources, including Vocabulary & Comprehension Q's per Chapter Packet (and answers!), Focused Assignments and a Culminating Task Choice Board.Focus standards include prediction, visualization, character analysis, point of view, summarization, plot & theme, figurative language and creative writing.No-prep, fun and engaging activities! This novel study is ideal for full class, literature circles, independent study and
Grades:
4th - 8th
Book Club/ Lit Circle Study for Any Chapter Book
This book study can be used for any chapter book/picture book/book study.
It includes:
-Book title with book cover picture
-Book cover prediction
-Making predictions by answering questions
-Making predictions with pictures
-Vocabulary words and definitions
-Letter to a character
-Letter to the author
-Movie in your mind
-Favorite part of the chapter
-Favorite part of the book
-favorite character in the chapter
-Favorite character in the book
-Summarize the chapter
-Interview a character
-Interv
Grades:
K - 6th
5 Paragraph Essay Writing- EASIEST way to teach kids to organize their writing
A Best-Seller! Here are a few TpT Buyer reviews:"It's a small resource, but mighty. And extremely intuitive. In fact, I'd say that so far, this may be the best 5 paragraph essay resource I've used yet. Thanks! I would buy this again in a heartbeat. It is awesome. (16+ year teacher here!)""One of the best writing products I've ever purchased!""I used this with my 7th & 8th graders as yet another way to organize their writing. It helped the students that still did not know how to organize thei
Grades:
3rd - 9th
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Also included in: The Ultimate Writing Bundle (Grades 3-6)
Digital Writing Prompt Slides - Google Classroom
Keep your students writing with these digital open ended and engaging writing prompt slides. Use them in google classroom/google slides or use the picture versions in Seesaw!Video Tutorials are included for Google Classroom, Seesaw, and OneDrive.Prompts included:What is something you are proud of?If you were in charge of school lunch, what would you serve?What is one of your favorite memories this year?Should kids be allowed to play video games? Why or why not?If you could learn a new hobby, wha
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension & Writing Prompt Activities Bundle
Middle School Poetry Bundle: 12 Mad Libs, 3 Puzzles, 10 Poems (BEST DEAL)
Middle School Poetry Bundle: 12 Mad Libs, 3 Puzzles, 10 Poems to Create (BEST DEAL)
Mad Libs: Poetry 3-Pack:
Twelve pages of poetry-based mad libs grammar-fun activities. Each one includes a short writing activity based on the original poem for the students to complete; Set 2 contains additional illustration activities.
Word Puzzles: Literary Terms - Poetry:
Three word puzzles using poetry terms. Includes a crossword puzzle, double puzzle, and word search. Answer keys included.
Poetry-Pac
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Descriptive Writing Unit - Low-Prep Lesson Plans, Prompts, Sensory Word Lists
This descriptive writing mini unit is super quick to teach and will improve your students' descriptive writing instantly with descriptive writing prompts, sensory word lists, and more! It's got an engaging descriptive writing lesson plan that will launch your students into fabulous descriptive writing so they show, not tell, in addition to other resources you'll return to again and again. In this descriptive writing mini unit, you'll find graphic organizers that will support all learners, with t
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Animate A Story (Scratch Coding Project)
In this project, students will animate a story. This story could be anything. It could be an original creative piece they've written. It could be a story you're reading in class. It could even be a movie or moment in history that connects with their interests or topics/themes you're currently learning. Students will get to experience the connections between technology and writing, as they dive into computer programming and animation of their stories. Specific skills students will develop are: -
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: Creative Coding Adventures: 4 Interactive Scratch Projects Bundle
Complete Memoir/ Nonfiction Unit
Recently Updated in February 2023-- New & Improved! Now includes Day-by-Day Instructions for this 3-week unit-- No prep needed!This Memoir Unit is always a huge hit in my high school English classes! Many of my students consistently say it is their favorite unit in the class This bundle includes 3 different PowerPoint presentations focusing on memoir writing. The first one I use is the "Show, Don't Tell" presentation where students are introduced to the idea of writing in a more descriptive
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Synonym Posters and Charts - WOW Words
WALL POSTERS• Synonym Full Page Posters - WOW Words for 30 Words (30 pages)• Positive and Negative Character Words (2 pages)• Narrative Transition Words (3 pages)• Text Structure and Signal Words (6 pages)FOLDER CHARTS• Synonym Charts WOW Words for 30 Words (5 pages)• Positive and Negative Character Words (1 page)• Narrative Transition Words (1 page)• Text Structure and Signal Words (1 page)The words are displayed on 41 full page posters. The same words are displayed on 8 pages of charts that ca
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Love That Dog Novel Study and Poetry Unit
This literature resource for Love That Dog by Sharon Creech is a low prep novel study and includes both reading comprehension activities as well as creative poetry writing activities related to the figures of speech used in the story. The other great feature of this book is the famous poems that are integrated throughout the story. This is the perfect supplement to a poetry unit of study and really gets kids motivated to write poems and use figures of speech-- just like Jack (the main character
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Poetry and Figures of Speech Bundle
The Tiger Rising by Kate Dicamillo Novel Study
The Tiger Rising is an excellent, thought-provoking book by Kate Dicamillo. The book tells the story of 12-year-old, Rob, who finds a caged tiger in the woods behind his house. Rob befriends a new girl in school, Sistine, and his life is never the same. Filled with powerful symbolism and emotion, this book will leave you thinking long after the final page.
This MEGA packet is the perfect supplement to a study of the book, whether you're doing it as a whole-class, a small group (i.e. reading gro
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Grades:
4th - 7th
A Recipe for Writing a Sonnet (like Shakespeare)
This is a graphic organizer that allows your students to write sonnets that are amazing. I have used this in both a Gifted 4th and 5th grade, and a regular 5th grade and the results were amazing in both. This clearly lays everything out...topic and structure. It can be used all the way up to high school!
Grades:
4th - 12th
Narrative Writing Bundle | 7 Complete Story Writing & Story Elements Units
This bundle comprises SEVEN PRODUCTS designed to cover all aspects of NARRATIVE WRITING and STORYTELLING in 2024. It contains seven high-quality DIGITAL, PRINT and INTERACTIVE units of work, including:Introduction to Narrative Writing Unit ( For younger and developing writers.)Our TpT best-selling Narrative writing Unit ( With hundreds of glowing reviews )Narrative Writing Unit for Established Writers ( For high school students )Introduction to story elements for younger and developing writers.
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Grades:
2nd - 9th
Gifted and Talented Unit - Research & Design Your Own Fantasy World
Gifted and Talented Unit - Research the Fantasy Fiction Genre and Design Your Own Fantasy Fiction World and Story
The purpose of this unit is to explore the genre of fantasy, focusing on the creative process of developing a fantasy world (setting, language, characters, plot, sub-plots, etc.)
About This Activity:
★Check it out!: This unit is included in the Gifted and Talented Middle Grades Unit Bundle at a discounted price!
I developed this enrichment unit for my grades 3-5 gifted and talen
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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The Polar Express Christmas ELA Unit for Big Kids
It's Christmas! That means it's time for....The Polar Express!
Included in this Christmas themed Polar Express packet are several activities for a variety of learning activities that go with the book The Polar Express. First, you will find a set of 16 Polar Express vocabulary cards. They are in color, but will also print well in black and white. Use these cards for a variety of activities. Print in color for a word wall. Students can write definitions on the back for flash cards. Place i
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Christmas ELA Writing and Short Story Bundle
BOOK REPORT Board Game|Fun Creative Challenging|Distance Learning
Sold individually or as a bundle at a discounthttp://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Book-Report-FUN-PACK-4-Projects-Board-Game-Newspaper-Facebook-Cereal-BoxBook reports don't have to be that boring! This a more creative way to find out how much of the book the student really understands.This can also be used to compliment your already classroom book report assignment.Includes:Simple Directions/InstructionsBoard Game Criteria for Students (kid-friendly)Board Game Scoring Rubric2 Board Game T
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3rd - 12th
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Frindle Literature Study: Tests, Vocabulary, Printables, Activities, Questions
FRINDLE: Nick likes to liven things up...and he comes up with a way to do just that. Who says that you have to follow the crowd... Does Mrs. Granger? Or maybe she's on his side the whole time...
Nick's persistence pays off... but at what expense?
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I have prepared a packet of materials to be used with the study of FRINDLE by Andrew Clements. Use these ideas in your classroom and your students will love rea
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Book Report FUN PACK|4 Projects|Board Game-Newspaper-Facebook-Cereal Box
Book reports don't have to be that boring! These projects are a more creative way to find out how much of the book the student really understands.All of these look GREAT on your walls and bulletin boards!Includes:Board Game Book ReportNewspaper Book ReportFacebook Book ReportCereal Box Book ReportSimple Directions/InstructionsCriteria for Students (kid-friendly)RubricsTemplatesGeneric Score Sheets and TONS of Photos of actual Student Board Games! Check out our store for individually sold Book Re
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Picture Dictionary in Spanish | Diccionario Ilustrado | Vocabulario en Español
*Este documento contiene 56 páginas las cuales forman el diccionario ilustrado. Viene un set a blanco y negro y otro a color. Lo único que tienes que hacer es imprimir, laminar la primera hoja y argollar.Cada imagen viene acompañada por su palabra para ejercitar la memoria visual y por ende aprender el vocabulario más rapido y de una manera más efeciente. * El diccionario viene en formato carta. Una hoja entera por cada letra. Es ideal para argollar o colocar en un folder para trabajar en estaci
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Grades:
PreK - 6th
Also included in: Make your own Bundle | For Maritza Macias
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