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Common Core W.8.3a 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
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7th - 10th
Creative Writing Workshop Lesson 4: Plot
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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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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.
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4th - 7th
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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
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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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.
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8th
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Also included in: Module 1 8th Grade Wit and Wisdom lesson slides
Point of View Lesson
Point of view is one of the foundational components of studying literature and creative writing. Teaching point of view is one of my favorites because of the wide variety of examples that can be shown and studied, as well as conveying to the students what the purpose of point of view is and how it can affect our understanding of a text. This resource includes a point of view lesson plan, examples, student notes for optimal engagement and learning, and an answer key. It is perfect to introduce po
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7th - 9th
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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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6th - 8th
Also included in: Narrative Essays Lectures and Writer's Notebook BUNDLE
UTEC: Essay Writing as a Genre
UTEC: Essay Writing as a Genre UTEC is an acronym and tool that I developed in 2009 to help my students to organize their ideas and to expand upon them to fill a page or paragraph. The process of using UTEC as a district or grade-level team allows students to have a structure to remind them of the components of quality writing. This approach to test prep, quality paragraph, and essay writing fits into the genre model that students are already familiar with through their Language Arts and Reading
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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6th - 12th
Also included in: Hooks: Bundle
Essay Outline Notes
This Google Slide outlines everything that should go into a full essay. It includes the pieces of an introduction paragraph, body paragraph, and concluding paragraphs.
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8th - 12th
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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