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Writing a Short Story - Complete Unit
Your students will have their short story story written and completed in 15 days! This unit includes activities, specific lesson plans and every thing you need to help your students. My kids were very successful during this unit and enjoy it every year. It's positively directed but fast paced.
How to Write a Short Story
Day 1: Background Survey & Getting Excited Activity
Day 2: Character Development
Day 3: Continue Character Development & Setting Development: Where, When and We
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4th - 10th
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Letter to Myself Time Capsule Project
Students create a letter to their future "self" to be placed in the teacher's time capsule for the year, month, or until graduation. This is a great end-of-year activity to get kids working and thinking about the future. I like to use this for my 7th grade for one year and save my 8th grade letters until their highschool graduation.
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5th - 9th
32 Printable worksheets with pictures to write Adjective Paragraphs
This document contains 32 unique worksheets with a big vivid picture and lines to write a paragraph using adjectives. Each also includes directions. I put an example paragraph as the first page of the documet so you can show the kids how to do it. Sometimes it works better to model though, starting with a blank lined page and having them give you sentences to write. That way you can model how to expand it to include even more adjectives.
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2nd - 5th
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Humor and Comedy Writing Unit Plan
This is a 5-10 day humor writing unit plan for secondary English, college writing, or creative writing students. It’s meant to teach the theory and structure that go into humor writing along with plenty of practice activities.Humor writing takes a specific set of writing skills, and it can translate to a well-paying job for those who are especially good at it. Even students not destined for standup stages or sitcom writers’ rooms will benefit from studying the elements that make writing funny. T
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Laughing in Language Arts Class (English Lessons that Incorporate Humor)
Writer's Workshop - Informational Writing - 3rd grade Unit 2
Included are the daily lesson plans for Unit 2 of the 3rd grade Writer's Workshop that follow the Art of Informational Writing by Lucy Calkins and Colleen Cruz.
Also included are some ideas for anchor charts along with drafting paper and writing samples for the unit.
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3rd
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Fable, Myth, Fairy Tale, Tall Tale, and Legend Creative Writing Unit
This is a reproducible handout or packet of information about Fables, Myths, Fairy Tales, Tall Tales, and Legends. This packet includes information and examples of each type of story. It also includes short writing assignments for each type of story as well. Students can either create a Folktale collection which will include each type of story or do these projects individually. Each story can be illustrated with drawings, paintings, magazine pictures, computer generated pictures etc.
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7th - 12th
Writer's Notebook Organization & Writer's Workshop Starter Kit!
This starter kit will show you some great ideas for organizing Writer's Notebooks and some sample lessons to help you implement the Writer's Workshop model easily, as well as ready-to-print tabs and student instructions for getting it started. This has served my students very well and has helped organize our writing time; I hope you find it helpful too!
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3rd - 6th
Realistic Fiction Sample
This is a two page realistic fiction sample great for 4th, 5th, and 6th grades. This realistic fiction follows a basic story mountain model, includes dialogue, vivid vocabulary, figurative language, and many other strong writing elements.
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4th - 6th
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Transcendentalism Creative Writing Postcard Project for Nature, Walden, Etc.
Transcendentalism can be a bit dry, but this short creative writing assignment allows students to delve deeper into the values of Transcendentalism following the reading of Nature, Walden, or Civil Disobedience (aka Resistance to Civil Government). This item includes:(1) the assignment description and options(2) easily modified grading rubric(3) and a postcard "template." Suggestion: I typically print the postcards on cardstock.RELATED PRODUCTS:Transcendentalism 55 Question Test - Thoreau and E
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10th - 11th
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Harris Burdick Creative Writing Rubric - Simple Easy Middle School 6 7 8 9
Print out a rubric worksheet for your students to know what criteria you are expecting: rubric focuses on the format of a short story developing character, setting and plot. A category of Show, Don't Tell is a reminder of the importance of a writer's craft.
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5th - 8th
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Exploring Creative Nonfiction and Personal Narrative for 9th Grade
This unit follows a two week plan that explores the genre of creative nonfiction and personal narrative, through readings, discussion and writing assignments. It culminates with students writing their own personal narrative. Although it is set up to follow a two week schedule it can easily be augmented with additional readings and class activities.
The unit provides lecture notes, prompts and activities. Daily lessons center around elements of writing: tone, point of view, sensory detail, imager
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8th - 10th
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9th Grade English ELA Lesson Plans & Printable Materials for FULL YEAR
This resource contains a FULL YEAR (42 weeks) of in-depth daily lesson and unit planning, quizzes, tests, projects, and printable teaching materials around the following core texts (in this order): Frankenstein, Chinese Cinderella, Julius Caesar, Night, and Native Son. You will receive 307 pages of daily lesson plans and instructional materials addressing Grade 9-10 ELA Common Core standards with passion and purpose – promoting critical thinking and text-to-world connections grounded in deeper m
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8th - 11th
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Creating Chinese Pictograph Scrolls - Ancient China Activities
The students will be able to understand that literature and art reflect the many characteristics the ancient Chinese culture. Students will study Chinese Pictographs and then create their own Chinese Pictograph Scroll, which will match up with the key words they use in a creative story.--> Want all of my ancient civilizations units in one HUGE money-saving (and time-saving) bundle? CLICK HERE!!$$ Money-Saving BundlesAncient China Mini-Unit: Inventions, Pictographs, Marco Polo, Jeopardy, etc.A
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Ancient China Unit: Bundle of 24 Lessons: Reading Passages + Activities
Kindergarten TC Writing Unit 1 - Launching the Writing Workshop Lesson Plans
Kindergarten TC Writing Unit 1 - Launching the Writing Workshop Lesson Plan BundleThis bundle includes all 19 lesson plans from Lucy Calkins/TC (Teacher's College) Kindergarten Writing Unit 1 - Launching the Writing Workshop. THIS RESOURCE IS BASED ON THE 2018 EDITION, NOT THE NEW 2023 UNITS. I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE NEW UNITS TO MAKE UPDATES. This includes Bends I, II, III, and IV. This lesson plan bundle is completely editable and each lesson includes:Teaching Point/I Can StatementCommon Co
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K - 1st
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Fractured Fairy Tale "Mad Libs" Style The Three Little Pigs
This is a writing activity to introduce students to writing their own "Fractured Fairy Tales" It takes the basic frame of the story of the Three Little Pigs and uses the "Mad Libs" style of writing to create and original fracatured fairy tale. Students will be intantly successful. Teachers will want to assist younger students in the beginning to complete the first sheet with the nouns, adjectives, etc.
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2nd - 5th
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TC K TC Kindergarten Launching the Writing Workshop Teachers College
These are 19 lesson plans for the Launching the Writing Workshop Unit in TC in kindergarten. Each lesson plan includes differentiation, scaffolding, use of assessment, and more. Each lesson is editable in word. Also included are several charts. These are plans and are not meant to replace the TC books, but meant to save you time in rewriting for yourself.
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K
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How to Write a Great College Admissions Essay - Works with Common Application
I have been teaching 11th graders to write a college admissions essay for the past ten years and this system really works! It's especially great if you have a wide variety of writing abilities within the same class.My favorite part of the packet is the "student" writing samples that help students understand what a finished product is going to look like. I've also included a brainstorming activity, an essay organizer, a rubric, and brief explanation of how to effectively use these materials.
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10th - 12th
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Funny, 2-Page Dialogue that Teaches the Rules of Writing Dialogue
“Ahhhh!” A scream pierced the air. It was my English teacher, reading an incorrectly punctuated line of dialogue for the 178th time in two days. Clearly she had reached her breaking point. She put her head on her desk and it appeared she was breathing more heavily than usual.“Should we do something?” whispered Ashley, from the seat next to me.“Well,” I answered, “you did one thing right. You remembered that when writing dialogue, a new speaker always means the start of a new paragraph. That’s ru
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Laughing in Language Arts Class (English Lessons that Incorporate Humor)
Autobiography Creative Writing Project
This is a 4-page handout that gives students directions for an autobiography writing assignment for a Creative Writing or Language Arts class. This projects includes the following mini-assignments:
Introductory Letter Assignment
Life Goals
Best Moment So Far
Most Embarrassing Moment So Far
Last Will and Testament
Obituary & Sample Obituary
Epitaph
This project encourages students to look forward, set goals for their lives and finally decide what they want to be remembered for in the futu
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9th - 12th
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Persuasive / Argumentative Writing Outline, Student Sample Outline & Essay
Students will practice organizing and writing a persuasive / argumentative essay (or letter) using this 4-page document, including a blank outline for student use, and a student sample outline and multi-paragraph essay for teaching purposes. Happy writing!
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5th - 9th
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Haiku evaluation and scoring rubric
Haiku poetry is a form that's very accessible for most students, yet it also leads to some beautifully expressive work. This packet of two rubrics makes it easy to score students' haiku in an objective way.
Format, topic choice, and imagery are key aspects of the haiku, and the rubrics provide descriptive explanations of stronger and weaker writing in those areas. Teachers will find it easy to assess students' poetry, and students can use the rubric as a guide to self-evaluation as they rev
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4th - 8th
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Minute to Win It-Peer Revision Game
Minute to Win It "Peer Edit and Revise" Edition
This is a fun and engaging activity that gives students an opportunity to revise their classmate’s essays, and play a fun game also. Students will work in teams to revise papers and also compete in games similar to the game show "Minute to Win It."
Objective: By the end of the lesson each student's essay will have been reviewed by more than one student. Students are required to add at least one comment for improvement and a positive comment.
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4th - 12th
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Danielson Framework with Common Core Standards Lesson Plan Maker:Language Arts
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Lesson Plan Generator for teachers that hate making lesson plans.
Uses Common Core Standards and Danielson Framework for Evaluations.
Automatic English, Reading, Writing, Social Studies lesson plan document with hundreds of drop down box combinations. K-12 Common Core Standards, Special Education Modifications, and Activities.
Make a Common Core lesson plan in under 3 minutes. Watch the video and see how eas
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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1st Grade Opinion Writing - Writing Reviews Lesson Plans (TC Unit 3)
This 1st Grade Opinion Writing Unit is based on TC Unit 3, Writing Reviews. However, I made some changes to the unit to make it my own. It doesn't follow the TC book exactly. Each lesson follows the workshop model format and is completely EDITABLE!This bundle includes:- 20 writing lesson plans- pre- and post-assessments- child-friendly realistic fiction writing checklistEach lesson follows the workshop model, including:- Teaching Point/I Can Statement- Common Core Learning Standards- Materials-
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K - 2nd
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