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Common Core W.8.3 lectures
Narrative Writing Activities | Presentation, Note Sheets, Graphic Organizers
Download a variety of narrative writing activities! Students love writing narratives, and language arts standards dictate that students focus on certain elements. I made these narrative writing activities to outline elements for narrative writing. This editable presentation covers basics such as tone, dialogue, description, and more. Use the note taking sheets and graphic organizers throughout your writing process!Included in this narrative writing activities download:→ 35 slide presentation th
Grades:
7th - 10th
Using Transition Words in Writing
This PowerPoint shows students what transition words they can use. It goes over the different types of transitions and has examples of them used in sentences. The PowerPoint also has two excerpts that have students identify the transitions to be able to locate transitions used correctly with answers on the next slide. Then, it has a practice activity for students to show that they can correctly use transition words in their writing.
Common Core Standard: ELACC8W3
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6th - 8th
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Literary Elements PowerPoint Presentation {Story Elements & Writing Tips}
The Literary Elements PowerPoint Presentation is an excellent visual guide for teaching middle school students about literary/story elements.
I have created this presentation to help my students incorporate the literary elements into the narratives that they write in my class. This presentation would also be an excellent aid in identifying the elements of a story while reading a short story or a novel in class.
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*Definitions: Each literary element is defined in the presentatio
Creative Writing Workshop Lesson 4: Plot
Created by a NY Times Bestselling Author!
Lesson four is about plot. What drives a plot and keeps the reader engaged? Students will learn basic plot structure, from inciting incident to climax, as well as tips for organizing everything in between. Then, they’ll draw plot charts for their own stories.
This unit is part of a multi-installment series on creative writing, but it can also stand alone. The writing exercises do assume that the students already have some idea of the story they wish
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Creative Writing Workshop Complete Bundle
Personal Narrative Writing Mini Lessons
Personal Narrative Writing Mini LessonsThis resource provides your students with multiple narrative techniques to include when writing a personal narrative. There are slides that explain the narrative technique and a slide that gives examples. You can use it as an introduction mini lesson or a review lesson.The slides can be presented whole group or they can be printed and laminated to use in groups.Student planning worksheets are included for brainstorming.
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Creative Writing Workshop Lesson 3: Building Strong Characters
Created by a NY Times Bestselling Author!
Lesson three is about characterization. Students learn the tips and tricks that make a well rounded character. Through brainstorming exercises, mock interviews, and character autobiographies, students develop their main character's life experience and personality. Then after they've nailed down their protagonist, students explore how supporting characters complement and challenge the protagonist. Finally, students learn about the ways in which charac
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Creative Writing Workshop Complete Bundle
Teaching ISHAMPOO : St. Patrick's Day
This product can be used approximately for grades 4-8.This is a PDF PPT and includes: Definition, writing prompt, thematic examples, practice by imitation, and application to student writing.Check out my other St. Patrick's Day Activities:St. Patrick's AnalogiesSt. Patrick's Would You Rather Writing PromptsSt. Patrick's Day Activity Packet (Fiction/Informational)Figurative Language and Poetry Activity Packet - St. Patrick's Day
Grades:
4th - 8th
Isaac Newton: The Laws of Motion and Gravitation - A Study Guide for gardes 8-12
Discover the genius of Isaac Newton with this in-depth study guide, crafted for students aged 13-17 (Grades 8-12). This guide takes learners on an exploratory journey through Newton's life, his groundbreaking discoveries in gravity and motion, and the development of calculus. Featuring engaging timelines, insightful explanations of the laws of motion and gravitation, and Newton's most famous quotes, this product makes complex concepts accessible and fascinating. It's an essential resource for ed
Teaching ISHAMPOO : Valentine's
Check out my other Valentine's related products!!Guess the Emojis: Valentine'sFigurative Language and Poetry Valentine's Activity PackValentine's AnalogiesValentine's Would You Rather Writing PromptsValentine's Fiction and Non-Fiction Pack This product can be used approximately for grades 4-8.This is a PDF PPT and includes: Definition, writing prompt, thematic examples, practice by imitation, and application to student writing.
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Plot & Story Elements lesson and assignment - Animated short films - Interactive
Teach your students about plot and story elements with this highly engaging and interactive lesson with assignments. This lesson has always been a hit in my classroom! Students really do enjoy it! It is set up to address the essential question, “Why do we need to know the parts of plot?” When building this lesson, it was the question I asked myself! After teaching this lesson in your classroom, your students will know the answer! One of the most important reasons to teach plot in the middle scho
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Grades:
7th - 8th
Creative Writing Workshop Lesson 1: Introduction to Storytelling
Hi! I'm Livia Blackburne, author of the NY Times bestselling young adult novel Midnight Thief. In July of 2015, I ran a week long creative writing camp for middle and high school students. We had a ton of fun, and the students wrote some great short stories and novellas! After the camp, I revised my materials and expanded them for other teachers to use.
Lesson one is a bird's eye view of storytelling. Why do we tell stories in the first place? What makes a good story? How do you become a bet
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Creative Writing Workshop Complete Bundle
Module 1 Wit and Wisdom Lesson 8-17 The Poetics and The Power of Storytelling
This product consists of 88 slides corresponding to the lessons of Wit and Wisdom 8th Grade The Poetics and The Power of Storytelling. The lessons in Wit and Wisdom revolve around the reading of The Crossover by Kwame Alexander. The google slides consist of vocabulary, small and whole group discussions, Stop and Jot, Think-Pair-Share, Journal response prompts, class activities, video links, website links, and more.
Grades:
8th
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Also included in: Module 1 8th Grade Wit and Wisdom lesson slides
Middle Grade Essay Writing PROGRESSIVE BUNDLE (Lectures & Graphic Organizers)
This bundle will grow as more resources are uploaded!This bundle includes resources to teach persuasive essay writing and narrative essay writing to middle graders, including detailed lecture slides, a Google Docs graphic organizer for each type of essay, a lecture specific to persuasive tools (including imagery and figurative language) and an activity to teach narrative arcs.Additionally, it includes a graphic organizer for writing literary analysis essays for 8th and 9th graders. Lecture slide
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6th - 8th
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Narrative Essay Writing Comprehensive Lecture (200+ Slides!)
*Want to save 20%? Purchase the Narrative Essays Lectures and Writer's Notebook BUNDLE instead!**Or save even more with the Middle Grade Essay Writing PROGRESSIVE BUNDLE, which will be updated as more resources are uploaded!*These slides are based on the lectures I use with my 6th and 7th grade students when we start our narrative essay unit. However, these lectures could easily be used with 8th graders and could be used with 5th graders with minimum revisions.There are 243 slides. They are divi
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Narrative Essays Lectures and Writer's Notebook BUNDLE
Citing Text Evidence 101
A brief tutorial power point that shows the step-by-step process of citing text evidence during the writing process.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
How to Write a Characterization Essay powerpoint and lecture
A visual presentation to provide clarification and examples, used with an in-class lecture to break down the essential parts of writing a formal characterization essay. This particular slide show uses the short stories "The Landlady" and "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl, as those are the pieces we begin our first formal essay attempts in the fall (but the file has been left in the PowerPoint format, so any purchasing teacher can edit as they wish!). The presentation breaks down each part of
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Grades:
8th - 10th
Hooks: Presentation
This presentation has accompanying close notes, practice exercises, and assessments also listed on the Teachers Pay Teachers site under Enlighten Learning and “Hooks.”The presentation defines a hook of an essay, walks through the three aspects that make a good hook, and shares examples of different types of hooks that can be used to draw in the attention of your audience. Animations have been added so the teacher can gradually present the information on each slide without overwhelming students w
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Hooks: Bundle
Narrative Structure: Cloze Notes
This set of cloze notes accompanies the "Narrative Structure: Presentation." The notes act as an additional way to keep students engaged during the presentation or video if one chooses to record the presentation as is done in the Modern Classrooms Project Model of teaching. The short presentation consists of teaching students the different points in a narrative arc such as exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution by comparing it to the experience of riding a rollercoaste
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Narrative Structure: Full Lesson
Narrative Structure: Presentation
This short presentation consists of teaching students the different points in a narrative arc such as exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution by comparing it to the experience of riding a rollercoaster.Animations have been added so the teacher can gradually present the information on each slide without overwhelming students with a lot of information all at once. This product can be used in any classroom format. It originally was designed for use within a blended, self-p
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Narrative Structure: Full Lesson
Slide Show - Traits of Effective Writing: Voice
These slides introduce the topic of writer's voice to students. Pair with the "Mini Lesson" that outlines a script to go with the slides, as well as the lesson plan, standards, and learning targets.
Exploring Kurt Vonnegut's Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog
This is a PowerPoint meant to supplement a lesson about Kurt Vonnegut's short story "Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog." Summary:"Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog" in Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut (1953) is a short story about Edison's accidental discovery that dogs have superhuman intelligence (and can talk) while working on an intelligence analyzer invention. Edison's dog "Sparky" reveals that dogs keep their intelligence a closely guarded secret. The story also divulges that it was Sparky who sug
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Not Grade Specific
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