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Middle school creative writing guided reading books 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
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7th - 10th
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Novel Study Unit and Literature Guide
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien is a standards based low prep novel study. Along with reading comprehension and writing activities, the literature guide promotes interesting discussion topics about society and what makes a person (animal) civilized.This is a zipped file with two secure PDF files. The download includes a student PDF with all activity pages that teachers can print as a novel study packet for independent work, reading groups, or book clubs. The second PDF has
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4th - 6th
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The Lightning Thief Novel Study Bundle
This Lightning Thief novel study bundle is the most comprehensive resource out there to meet the needs of your students. Don’t spend your limited time on an endless search. We have put together a fully comprehensive resource for teachers to implement immediately or use as a guide for their own Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief activities. This comprehensive bundle is built for your students to learn about key reading strategies such as making inferences, predictions, and more. This super b
Grades:
4th - 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
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3rd - 9th
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Also included in: The Ultimate Writing Bundle (Grades 3-6)
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
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
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
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
How to Write a Play Writing Unit | Create Your Own Reader's Theater!
Teach your students how to write a play from start to finish. The slides include vocabulary, examples, and a step-by-step breakdown of creating characters, a storyboard, script, practice and performance. Students follow along and create their own play with the included worksheets. This bundle also includes narrative and informational reading passages with comprehension questions about the life and work of a playwright. I have also included a How to Write a Play wordsearch for fast finishers! Thi
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
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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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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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
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3rd - 12th
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S.C.A.M.P.E.R The School Year BUNDLE
Enjoy 48 different S.C.A.M.P.E.R activities to use with your students. These activities can be completed independently, cooperatively, or left with a sub for a critical thinking challenge. There are 4 unique creative and/or critical thinking questions on each page. FULL previews are available for EACH product in my store under the individual product listings. The 48 S.C.A.M.P.E.R activities span through the course of the year and can be used from start to finish!I hope you enjoy SCAMPERING as mu
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K - 8th
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Myth Writing Projects, Mythology Writing Outline, Book Report and More
"Myths, Mythology Unit" With this resource you will have everything you need to add fun and creativity to your mythology genre studies. I have included a "Myth Writing Project Menu" with nine creative projects, a myth element checklist, a writing outline for students to organize and write their own myth and a complete "Myth Book Report" for students to fill out after they have read a myth novel of their own. Digital Option Available! This will work perfectly for distance learning as well!The c
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Genre Units Bundled, Projects for Every Reading Genre
Halloween Writing Prompts - Creepy Quick Writes - Quick Writing Prompts
Ever heard your students say, “I don’t know what to write”? These quick write visual writing prompts are going to make your teacher heart happy! These creepy, spooky, and otherworldly visual writing prompts are perfect for Halloween activities and all of October! The purpose of these writing prompts is to get students’ creative juices flowing! The goal is to build writing fluency and creativity, so students get used to writing right away, without worrying about whether their grammar is correct,
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Creative Writing Create a Comic Book Hero Activities 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Telling students they're going to do "creative writing" can result in panic. Not with this fun lesson that has great graphics, fabulous graphic organizers, and an engaging partner activity.This lesson is made up of three activities that culminate in the students' creating a comic book. Students will work together to learn a variety of character traits to use to create a comic book hero. Then they will imagine how this champion could save the world. Finally, students will use illustrations and sp
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4th - 8th
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Silly Opinions | Digital Writing Prompts | Intro to Opinion Writing | Engaging
Opinion writing is one of my favorite units! Giving our students the tools they need to voice their beliefs is one of the most productive skills they will apply in their real world. As you are probably already aware, a solid opinion is most powerful when it is supported and backed by reasons. This is the challenge that many students face when comforted with opinion writing tasks.These digital writing prompts are the perfect introductory tool that guide students into the practice of stating their
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
More Than A Scribble: A Creative Drawing Activity for Gifted & Talented Students
This activity promotes creative thinking as students transform scribble lines into ART! There are four pages of scribbles (24 total). In addition, there are ideas for extension activities in Reading, Science, and Social Studies!This is a great task for centers or early finishers!
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PreK - 6th
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Common Core Unit
Everything you need to teach the Wizard of Oz. It can be adapted for multiple grade levels and encompasses all aspects of common core. This unit is designed around the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written by L. Frank Baum. It includes a months worth of ELA lessons.
This unit includes:
- teacher lesson plans
- vocabulary words for each chapter
- reading response pages for each chapter
- prediction worksheets
- social studies connection - creating a map
- analyzing the setting
- character ana
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Classroom Newscast | Open-Ended Class News Show Project, No Prep Digital + Print
This student run news report project has students take on the role of news anchors, reporters, or guests, as they write and produce their own news show. Leave it open-ended, or assign an overarching topic for students to report on. You could even take your class newsletter up a notch by having students report the "news"!No Prep - Digital and Printable Formats! + BONUS News Backdrops to "set the scene"!This project can go in so many directions. Students can report on school-related news, current
Grades:
4th - 6th
Number of the Stars - Novel Packet - Questions, Vocab. Tests, Essay Prompts
As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen’s family takes in Annemarie’s best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family.
Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a tim
Grades:
3rd - 7th
BOOK REPORT 12 Projects MEGA BUNDLE Board Game-Newspaper-Facebook+MORE
All of our most POPULAR Book Reports in one MEGA BUNDLE! 12 Projects Total at a HUGE DISCOUNT.Book reports don't have to be 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 ReportBillboard Book ReportPop-Up Book ReportPuppet Theater Book ReportMake a Float Book Report*Brochure*Timeline*Comic
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3rd - 6th
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If I Built A School Writing
Easy and fun first writing assignment for your students! I read the book If I Built A School and use it as a mentor text for students to think like an engineer and write about what their dream school would look like.Product includes:+ Brainstorm Google Jamboard slides+ Brainstorm thinking map+ 2 different final copies.+ Page to draw dream school*Created on a google slide so you can either assign on google classroom and delete the text box of lines, or print to have them write a paper final copy.
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Gooseberry Park Guided Reading Packet, CC-Aligned!
This is a fun, Common Core-aligned, guided reading packet to go with the novel Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant. This packet stretches the entire novel. Each chapter is represented with questions and responses. This packet addresses: comprehension questions, text dependent questions, analysis of brief passages, literary terms including simile and onomatopoeia, inferencing questions, predictions, parts of speech and even a concluding writing assignment prompt. Fun illustrations and graphics,
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3rd - 6th
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