High school Halloween writing resources for GATE

5 Paragraph Essay Writing- EASIEST way to teach kids to organize their writing

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Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types:

GATE, Independent Work Packet

Also included in: The Ultimate Writing Bundle (Grades 3-6)

Assertion Journal Bundle #1: A Year of Quotations for Analysis and Response

Created by

The Rhetor's Toolbox

Challenge your students to blend close reading and argumentation skills as they broaden their world views! Assertion journals--written responses to pithy quotations--are an integral part of my classroom. Through them, students learn to think critically, analyze, and argue. They are frequently cited by my students as one of the most helpful and enjoyable assignments of the entire year. This product contains ten topical collections of quotations, presented attractively with unique pictures and bac

Subjects:

Close Reading, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

9th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, GATE

Cinquain Poetry Template Pack | Cinquain Poem Activities | Print & Digital

Created by

Lisa Van Gemert - Gifted Guru

Looking for a terrific cinquain poem template? This Cinquain Poem Template resource has four unique cinquain templates and much, much more!This Cinquain Poetry Template resource has the templates you need. No more searching for what you need for cinquains in class! There's so much variety in levels that you can use it in grade levels 3 - 12!With an included digital version, this cinquain template pack will work for you whether you're teaching in-person or using virtual instruction.This cinquain

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 11th

Types:

Activities, GATE

CCSS:

RL.3.5

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.10

, RL.5.2

, RL.5.10

...

Also included in: National Poetry Month Activities | Cinquain Poem Mini Unit

Animate A Story (Scratch Coding Project)

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Awesome Projects for Exploration and Making

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: -

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Homeschool Curricula, GATE

Also included in: Creative Coding Adventures: 4 Interactive Scratch Projects Bundle

Assertion Journal ULTIMATE Bundle: Rhetorical Analysis and Argumentation

Created by

The Rhetor's Toolbox

This ever-growing bundle of Assertion Journals includes every quotation set from The Rhetor's Toolbox. Challenge your students to blend close reading, rhetorical analysis, and argumentation skills as they broaden their world views! Assertion journals--written responses to pithy quotations--are an integral part of my classroom. Through them, students learn to think critically, analyze, and argue. They are frequently cited by my students as one of the most helpful and enjoyable assignments of the

Subjects:

Close Reading, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, GATE

Radio Drama Play Script Edgar Allen Poe Cask of Amontillado Revenge

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Dramamommaspeaks

Part of a Bundle Here's a fifteen minute dramatic radio play adapted from Edgar Allen Poe's classic, gothic story, The Cask of Amontillado. This script has 15 + roles (plus crew) and was written especially for the classroom! Strengthen your students' listening, speaking, and reading skills all at once. It's a one stop shop!BONUS: I've included a sample of my new book, "We're Live! Radio Theater #101"! This teacher's guidebook gives you all the advice, tips and guidance you'd need to teach with

Subjects:

Drama, Halloween, Other (ELA)

Grades:

8th - 10th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, GATE, Scripts

Also included in: Halloween Drama Class Units, Scripts and Lessons Bundle!

Thanksgiving Math and Autumn Logic Puzzles

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Education with DocRunning

Fall math fun with this set of 6 Fall themed logic problems great for bell-ringers, time-fillers, and challenge. This set includes 1 Halloween themed and 1 Thanksgiving themed problem Great for your middle school math, pre-Algebra and Algebra students. Keep even your brightest students challenged. Included in this resource:- 6 Fall themed logic problems of medium level- Answer Key-Teacher's guide with suggested usesThis resource also part of the Logic for the Seasons Bundle Love Logic Puzzles

Subjects:

Halloween, Thanksgiving, Word Problems

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Centers

Also included in: Logic Puzzles Bundle of seasonal logic puzzles for middle school math

Creative Writing Prompts - Journal Prompts using Poetry & Song Lyrics Task Cards

Created by

Nouvelle ELA

Use these poetry snippets & song lyrics as journal prompts to inspire creative writing and storytelling. These journal and creative writing prompts help to demystify poetry and show students that they can draw inspiration anywhere. They also make for a great writing activity during National Poetry Month (or any time of year)! Use these poetry task cards as bellringers, journal prompts, a creative writing station, or for small-group inspiration. Daily exposure to poetry through these journal

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Printables

CCSS:

W.9-10.3

, W.9-10.4

, W.9-10.10

Rhetorical Analysis Basics: President Bush's Speech on 9/11

Created by

Learning in Mrs Larsen's Class

The following file is a mini unit I use with my AP English Language class to get us started thinking about rhetorical analysis. I usually do this in the first week of school. File includes the following: - Full text of President George W. Bush's speech on 9/11, formatted to give students room to annotate. - Full text of President George W. Bush's speech on 9/11, with a starter key pointing out basic rhetorical moves Bush is making in regards to language and structure. - Notes for students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Handouts, GATE, Lesson

Quote of the Month Depth and Complexity Frames and Writing Options with Rubrics

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Lisa Van Gemert - Gifted Guru

Depth and Complexity frames are perfect for critical thinking. Combine them with quotes, and you've got a powerhouse thinking activity. Four of the months have writing prompts as well. There are rubrics for the frames and rubrics for the writing prompts. Every month has a frame based on a quote in both color and black/white. They all have rubrics, too.The set is well organized and has a linked Table of Contents so you can navigate right to the frame or writing prompt you want. The writing prompt

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Writing

Grades:

4th - 10th

Types:

Activities, GATE

A Separate Peace Mini Novel Study BUNDLE | A Separate Peace Activities Unit

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Lisa Van Gemert - Gifted Guru

This mini novel study includes everything you need to engage students in high-level thinking about A Separate Peace with very, very low prep. You'll get study questions for each chapter, quizzes over each chapter, discussion questions for groups/class/individuals, and even journal prompts for student reflection. Students will engage with the novel in every important way: thinking, feeling, reading, speaking, and writing.✅ In this mini novel study over A Separate Peace by John Knowles, you'll get

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Activities, GATE

End-of-Year Depth and Complexity Bundle | Frames, Writing Prompts, Venn Diagrams

Created by

Lisa Van Gemert - Gifted Guru

End of the Year Depth & Complexity BundleRock the end of the year with these Depth and Complexity resources. You'll build skills and develop social/emotional learning as students reflect, write, and create their way to deep analysis of the school year. These End-of-Year Depth & Complexity activities will let your students think differently about summer vacation than is usual.✅In this bundle you'll get:Depth and Complexity Writing Prompts that include:☀️ 20 short-answer writing prompts☀️

Subjects:

End of Year, Summer, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Lesson

Paint Chip Poetry ELA Writing Upper Elementary Middle High School Editable GATE

Created by

Hey Jackie J

This Google Slides presentation is COMPLETELY EDITABLE and guides students through the art of writing a poem incorporating paint chip colors into their masterpiece. My students get VERY creative with this. I have used this in my 5th grade gifted classes as well as my middle school English classes. (I also have friends who had amazing results with their high schoolers.) There are 2 links (one video and one blog) reminding the students what literary devices are... in case they have forgotten. ;)Al

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry, Writing

Grades:

5th - 10th

Types:

GATE, Lesson

Annotating Sonnets: COMPLETE Common Core Standards Unit for Middle & High School

Created by

PerfettoWritingRoom

Annotating Sonnets is a Common Core Standards Unit for all students grades 6-12, created to address close reading, annotating and then, WRITING ABOUT what one has found! This activity has long been practiced at the college level because it encourages nuanced and flexible thought, critical thinking and a holistic approach to tackling difficult text and hopefully all kinds of real-life issues once students move on after graduation. In preparation of this college practice, close reading and the pr

Subjects:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Writing

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Unit Plans, GATE

WE WEAR THE MASK POEM & ART | Inside Outside Poem Dunbar BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Created by

Megan Memories - Megan Meyers

In this no-prep, easy-to-use unit inspired by Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “We Wear the Mask” poem, students will use art and poetry to deeply analyze the masks we wear, distinguish between their inside vs. outside character and personality traits, and represent these findings through a self-created mask. This engaging activity turns this abstract concept into an activity that is high-interest, easy to understand, and memorable!This The Mask I Wear Product Includes 12 NO PREP, easy-to-use pages:•Pages

Subjects:

Black History Month, Halloween, Poetry

Grades:

5th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, GATE

CCSS:

RL.4.3

, RL.4.5

, RL.5.3

, RL.5.5

, RL.6.3

...

Also included in: BLACK HISTORY MONTH ART POETRY PERSONALITY | We Wear the Mask Dunbar

Gifted and Talented ELA BUNDLE | Ambitious Reading, Writing and Analysis

Created by

Pagecraft ELA

A huge pack of resources which are designed to stretch and challenge students who already achieve high standards of reading, writing and analysis.Differentiate UP for your more able kids!Includes resources for...Ambitious and complex punctuationSophisticated and complex sentence structuresImproving punctuation and grammar through passport targetingEssay feature bingo for any literary worksCreative writing bingo for NaNoWriMo or year-round useGuided practice for comparing any poems to a higher st

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Writing

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Handouts, GATE, Printables

HALLOWEEN & DAY OF THE DEAD BUNDLE | Read Write STEM Art Games Research Activity

Created by

Megan Memories - Megan Meyers

SAVE OVER 50%!...Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep, 137-page (+4 PowerPoints) Halloween Megan Kit for Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) Unit! It includes everything you need to celebrate Halloween and Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) with your students! 2 reading passages, CCSS-aligned questions with Answer Key, 6 writing prompts (2 narrative, 2 informative, 2 opinion) with 10 writing papers, Revising & editing checklists, Online res

Subjects:

Halloween, Hispanic Heritage Month, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, GATE, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

...

Epic of Gilgamesh Essay Topics, Discussion Questions, & Student Study Guide

Created by

Litteacher

Epic of Gilgamesh unit & student study guide created for senior honors students, but can be adapted to other levels. Unit includes chapter questions that promote critical thinking and are also excellent Socratic discussion questions. A timed writing prompt, writing process essay intructions & criteria, & rubrics are also included. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Litteacher Litteacher Epic of Gilgamesh Unit/Student Study Guide by kebu@TPT is licensed under a Creative Commo

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Literature, Writing

Grades:

11th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Assertion Journal BUNDLE #2: A Year of Quotations for Analysis and Response

Created by

The Rhetor's Toolbox

Challenge your students to blend close reading and argumentation skills as they broaden their world views! Assertion journals--written responses to pithy quotations--are an integral part of my classroom. Through them, students learn to think critically, analyze, and argue. They are frequently cited by my students as one of the most helpful and enjoyable assignments of the entire year. This product contains a second collection of quotations, presented attractively with unique pictures and backgro

Subjects:

Close Reading, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

9th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, GATE

Thanksgiving Researchable Food Trivia--Yum or Yuck?

Created by

Margaret Whisnant

Just in time for Thanksgiving! Serve your students this two-course activity of researchable food trivia (thirty items each). Are the foods in question YUM or YUCK? With the facts uncovered, one must ponder and decide "To eat, or not to eat?" Plan for a few lively class discussions/arguments along the way! Finish off the festivities with "A Holiday Special for Young Gourmets: a graphic organizer for creating a Thanksgiving recipe, without adult interference, specifically tailored for y

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

GATE, Graphic Organizers

GATE Themed Literature Circle Jobs

Created by

History from the Middle

This is a set of GATE Icon frames that utilizes depth and complexity within lit circle jobs.You may also enjoy my Depth and Complexity/Content Imperative Class Cards I sell as well:Depth and Complexity & Content Imperative Icon CardsKEYWORDS: GATE icons, Literature circles, Lit Circle jobs

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Literature Circles

CCSS:

...

Digital Research Report / Project Template Google Classroom DISTANCE LEARNING

Created by

Cup to Cup Teaching

This is a Research Report/Project Template that supports all stages of the research/ writing process. This was designed for Google Classroom in mind. This includes brainstorming opportunities, note-taking space (gathering), source tracking, graphic organizers (planning), and the presentation itself (final product). The slides are already titled and you can customize the final report template for your students. Text boxes are already set to go! Use the editable slides to add any element you wish.

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Informational Text, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types:

Research, GATE

Dystopian Fiction Literature Circles Unit Reading & Writing Workshop Grades 7 +

Created by

Kristen Dembroski NBCT

This 5-6 week unit combines Reading and Writing Workshop into a Literature Circle Genre Study of Dystopian Fiction and hits on a wide array of reading, writing, speaking, and listening standards. Download the preview to read the full lesson plans, purchase the full unit and receive all of the worksheets, directions, models, and rubrics. This unit has been classroom tested and student approved! My students really loved this unit, largely because dystopian / science fiction is of major interest

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Writing

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Unit Plans, GATE, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.7.1

, RL.7.2

, RL.7.6

, RL.8.1

, RL.8.2

...

Also included in: Reading Bundle - Middle School Grades 6 - 8

Morse Code Crack the Code with Halloween Riddles and Jokes Activity Worksheets

Created by

Kiwiland

These Halloween Morse Secret Codes activity help students learn how to encrypt and decrypt Morse Code messages. They are great at engaging your students with problem solving worksheets and help support your STEM teaching for back to school activities after summer break in September, October, and November.Included in this STEM resource areWriting your name in Morse CodeMorse code conversion sheetFive secret messages with jokes and riddlesAnswers have been includedEnjoy and please remember to foll

Subjects:

Halloween, Math, Other (World Language)

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, GATE

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High school Halloween writing resources for GATE

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