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Free high school creative writing lessons
Descriptive Writing Picture Prompts
Descriptive Writing Picture Prompts. Using writing prompts with photos to teach descriptive writing is an effective exercise. Teach your students to use concrete, or sensory, detail with three thought-provoking photos with writing prompts and notes on using sensory detail. This is part of my complete unit on Writing a Narrative Essay.Writing a Narrative Essay - Complete UnitYou might also likeWriting Prompts for Research and Response PapersWriting a Persuasive Essay - Complete UnitWriting a Rese
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7th - 10th
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Ancient Greece Lesson: Athens vs. Sparta (Brains vs. Brawn)
The slight differences between classical Athens and Sparta are magnified in this lesson because it provides for good issue-based discussion. In reality Athens and Sparta were both fairly militaristic, and at other times both were fairly democratic. Contrary to the way they are commonly portrayed, Athens had a powerful army and navy, and Sparta had an Assembly of elected members. But as we deal with discussing the early development of civilizations, it is useful to portray Sparta as simplistic
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6th - 12th
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I Am Poem for High School Creative Writing FREEBIE
Looking for an easy back-to-school or getting-to-know-your activity? Hoping to engage your students in some introductory creative writing? Even if you're just looking for a way to break up your regular routine without sacrificing rigor and teaching time, this FREE "I Am" Poem Activity will be a great addition to your teaching calendar!This is a complete lesson--lesson plan, handout, and Google Slides presentation--for teaching and guiding high school or creative writing students through an "I Am
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Poetry Writing Activities for High School Bundle | Printable & Digital
FREE Figurative Language Practice Activity
Engage students in figurative language practice with this FREE Figurative Language Tasting Activity! This fun, tasting activity will have even the most disengaged students writing similes, metaphors, and hyperbole as they practice using figurative language in descriptive writing.Stop dragging students through figurative language practice! Replace boring exercises with this hands-on activity.In this FREE Figurative Language Tasting Activity, you will provide students with small treats (think a mi
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Figurative Language Mini-unit Bundle: Creative Writing
Slam Poetry Day One Lesson Plan
Unsure how to introduce slam poetry to your students? Nervous that they won't take it seriously? This is my go-to lesson plan to introduce slam poetry to my students (as featured in my blog post here. In 4 years, it's never failed me, and I'm providing it to you for FREE because I know how much of a game-changer slam poetry can be.This lesson plan includes:-Content standards-Language standards-One detailed lesson plan-Editable handout accompanying the lesson plan-Power point slides for the lesso
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6th - 12th
Simple Sentences and Sentence Fluency
The is the first in a series of explanation worksheets on sentence fluency and sentence construction. It introduces six techniques showing students how to write more advanced simple sentence openings. It begins by stating which words should be avoided when opening simple sentences; then, it models six techniques for creating more engaging and advancved simple sentence openings (e.g. use of adverbs, participle phrases and infinitives). The recommended use is as a drafting sheet after students ha
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Narrative Writing “Extend the Story” – For Substitute or Everyday - FREE
Narrative Writing “Extend the Story” – Here’s a Common Core-aligned narrative writing assignment convenient to use after reading ANY story! Perfect for substitute plans, or for use in your own lessons.
Students write an additional narrative page of the story to extend the ending, using a format similar to the author’s. A detailed graphic organizer is included to keep students engaged, on topic, and consulting the text.
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1. Writing Topic, Detailed Graphic Organizer, D
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6th - 9th
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How to Write a Fable Writing Template
Using this simple template, fill in the blanks to create a first draft of a fable. Then encourage students to revise and polish their fable using the sentence structure and syntax and writing tips expected for their grade and skill level.
Great creative writing assignment for reluctant and pre-writers.
Teachers can enter the fables in a Fable Writing Contest at injoyinc.com through October 31, 2013.
Download the How To Write A Fable e-book for 8 easy fable writing lessons that can be used wit
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PreK - 9th
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End of the Year Memory Book | Class Book
Need an end-of-the-year activity that can also double as a student present? These printable pages are great for creating a class book to give to your class to end the year. Include working on writing skills while revisiting the fun you had all year! This comes with multiple template worksheets, cover options, anchor charts, and visuals to cut and paste to support writing for students with limited abilities. PRINTABLE VERSION INCLUDED:10 different worksheets stylesLandscape and Portrait optionsB
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PreK - 12th
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POETRY MONTH ACTIVITY | Personification Poetry Walk | Figurative Language Skills
Bring the tough figurative language concept of PERSONIFICATION to life for your students with this simple around-the-classroom activity that gets students out of their seats in a fun, effective, and CREATIVE way.*Also found in this Complete Poetry Unit Bundle* In this “Poetry Walk” students get the chance to experience figurative language (specifically, personification) in a hands-on, kinesthetic, and interactive way in the classroom! This is one of the best ways I’ve found to engage every kind
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4th - 9th
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Thanksgiving Letter Writing Assignment- Grateful For You!
Each year before Thanksgiving, I have my students write a letter to someone they are thankful for. We don't tell the recipients. The letters are mailed to them, and it's a nice surprise. I've always gotten good feedback from the people who received the letters. It's a nice way for the students to show their gratitude. It's also a good mini-lesson in writing friendly letters. With technology today, the art of writing letters is almost gone! I am always shocked with the number of students w
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Free No Prep Dedication Paragraph Writing Lesson | ELA Digital Resources & Print
Teach your middle school (grade 5, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8) students how to write a detailed structured paragraph with a lesson that includes a teacher example to model clear expectations. NO PREP: Save time from having to plan or create your own example! This comes with an editable Google Slides™ lesson and teacher example to model writing.Task: Students will choose a person to dedicate the day's learning to. They will learn how to write an appropriate paragraph from the provided lesson and p
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4th - 9th
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Winter Holiday Maker Space Writing Project
HOLIDAY WRITING FREEBIE! I hope this helps take some stress out of your holiday season. Holiday creative writing projects help keep students (and teachers) going during the busy month of December. If you want happy, engaged students in the build up to winter break, this engaging unit can help. I was inspired by the amazing book Make Writing, by Angela Stockman, to create a series of ELA maker space projects. First, students make something using art or maker materials. Then, they write about it.S
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9th - 12th
Introduction to Character Archetypes
This interactive and manipulatable Google Slide/PowerPoint Presentation introduces students to 12 Classic Character Archetypes. The lesson begins with a general description of character archetypes, then takes students through 12 archetypes by examining a colourful infographic. The teacher and students will then discuss how character archetypes are used in modern media (Harry Potter and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) to create consistent, rich characters. Finally, students will have fun guessing
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7th - 12th
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Spooky Stories Halloween Themed Writing Paper
By far one of my students' favorite activities, this resource includes a lesson plan and 13 Halloween themed writing pages including graphics live graveyard headstones, spiders, skulls, witches, zombies and much more (see preview some of the old ones and just a few of the new ones). The end goal of this TPT resource is to have scary stories ready to share around the classroom campfire on Halloween! After grabbing the students' attention with some creepy flashlight talk, it is best to model creat
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2nd - 12th
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Found Poetry Blackout Poetry Activity Lesson Plan Cover Lesson Middle School
Downloaded over 2000 times! Looking for a way to THOROUGHLY engage your students with poetry - look no further. Use this at any point in a poetry unit, but especially at the start, to get your students excited about what they're going to explore.This presentation guides students (and you) through a variety of different ways to approach found poems, including blackout poetry.>>>> Explore how to promote a culturally-sustaining approach with these materials in this blog post. It's easie
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Literary Devices with Memes - Interactive Slideshow Lesson
Your students will love these MEME-centered literary devices!In this interactive slideshow, students are introduced to 12 literary devices and how they contribute to author's craft. Each literary device has a meme example to make students laugh. Then students get the chance to practice identifying literary devices in sentences before trying to build their own with a set of hilarious meme images to choose from.Your students can interact with this slideshow live during your lesson!This slideshow
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6th - 12th
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Student Handouts for Writing Music or Movie Reviews
Student handouts that guide students through the steps to write a review of a CD (album) or DVD (film). Can be used as an independent enrichment activity or as a whole-class activity.
A really simple, great way to tap into students' interests in the language arts classroom!
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Creative Writing Prompt game - Ancient Egyptian Gods
Do you often wonder how to integrate Creative Writing into your history topic lessons? Do you needs ideas to help those reluctant writers get started? How to spark their imagination and help guide their writing?
Introducing the "Creative Writing Prompt Game - Ancient Egyptian Gods!"
This simple yet effective game can spark any students' imagination, and can be easily adapted to suit any style of writing or topic being studied.
All you need are some dice, writing paper and pens, and the Creati
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Fractured Fairy Tale Unit
Stories and non-fiction text are written from a particular point of view. The author positions the reader to respond to a story in a certain way through the use of language and point of view. Your assignment is to pick a familiar fairy tale and write a diary entry from the point of view of the antagonist.
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3rd - 12th
Super Improver Writing Program
Super Improver Writing, under development for over a decade, presents a complete course in persuasive, expository, and narrative writing.
Students advance from game to game, perfecting one composition skill at a time. Moving from topic sentences, to paragraphs, to tightly organized essays containing in-text citations, the Super Improvers Writing game builds student confidence in constructing five paragraph college style compositions … even, unbelievably, in kindergarten!
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PreK - 12th
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Imagery: No-Prep Lesson w/Creative Writing Prompt
This lesson uses William Carlos Williams' poem "Approaching Winter" to teach the concept of imagery. The lesson contains definitions, the poem itself, questions to consider while reading, a creative writing exercise with pre-writing, and questions for wrap-up.In addition to the lesson, the download includes teacher instructions, a list of further resources, and a breakdown of the Common Core alignment.If you need help grading student poetry, check out my poetry rubric!Download this and 8 other l
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Poetry Lesson Bundle Plus Games High School
Writing Dialogue Mini Lesson Activity Printable & Digital {7-12}
This FULLY EDITABLE, quick, free activity highlights the ways that good authors write dialogue to go beyond just the words spoken to show the emotions, actions, and intentions of the characters. After analyzing an example of well-crafted dialogue, students then use the same strategies to write their own. *Please note: the mentor text excerpt includes one word of profanity.*Your download includes a printable worksheet AND a Google Slides version of the activity for easy digital learning!CHECK O
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9th - 12th
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Poetry Writing Activity - Formula Poem Antonym Diamante Writing Assignment
Use this free poetry writing activity as a way to get your students excited about writing an antonym diamante poem. This resource includes slides to introduce this type of formula poetry, detailed student instructions, and a rough and good copy page where students can write their final poems. This is included in the following bundle:>>> Formula Poetry Writing BookletIncluded in this antonym diamante poetry writing activity: ➡️ 3 PowerPoint slides to introduce antonym diamante poetry to
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5th - 9th
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