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8th grade creative writing simulations
How a Bill Becomes a Law Classroom Simulation 1 Week Activity Government Lesson
Need a fun way for your students to remember the process by which a Bill becomes Law? In this week-long interactive simulation your students will experience first hand the steps involved to pass a new law! What's included:- demographics for 4 states- 3 propositions- letters from constituents- vocabulary puzzle- vocabulary quiz- flow chart- creative writing assignment- suggested links- tons of student-led discussionsOverview of the SimulationMy students were so excited to vote on the propositi
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4th - 8th
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The Mystery Case- Guide
Description: Step into the thrilling world of crime-solving with "Murder Mystery: The Case of Principal Tiger". This engaging and immersive classroom activity challenges students to become detectives as they unravel the mysterious murder of Tiger Pride High School's beloved Principal Tiger.In this comprehensive murder mystery game, students will work together to examine evidence, question suspects, and ultimately identify the culprit responsible for Principal Tiger's untimely demise. Set against
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5th - 12th
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War of 1812 Simulation
In this simulation, students will explore the causes, key events, and effects of the War of 1812. Students will play as a merchant in the early 1800s who experiences interference with their trade, prompting them to join the military. Through 7 rounds students will need to strategize, make choices, analyze primary sources, watch short videos, and hopefully experience some luck to make it through the war. The Google Slides provided will guide you and the students through each round which has a c
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6th - 12th
Once upon a crime... Fairy tale characters on trial
Have you ever wondered about the ethics of some of the fabled fairy tales? In this unit, students will be assigned a fairy tale character, as well as that character's crimes. They will be responsible for crafting a defense in a mock trial in front of their peers. This document includes...a master sheet with 25 fairy tale characters and their crimesrap sheets for 25 different fairy tale charactersblank "Wanted" poster persuasive writing planning pageYour Honor, I can explain! persuasive writing p
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4th - 9th
Sediment Dice Simulation and Writing Connection
Looking for a way to integrate writing into your science curriculum? This dice simulation is a great way to to reinforce the science concept of sediment undergoing weathering, erosion, and deposition while connecting it to writing. By performing the writing connection, students will cement their knowledge by writing creatively from the point of view of a piece of sediment. This simulation is a set of posters that you hang around the room and place a die by. Students are assigned a poster to star
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3rd - 8th
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Weather and Climate Forecast Role-play Worksheet ESL
Hello teachers! This time I come with this new resource for your students to practice the weather vocabulary and also to make your students feel like they are on TV presenting the Weather. This is perfect to work on distance learning, just make sure you share the PDF or the screen with them and let the creativity flies. It was created with ESL students in mind, it can work for children, teenagers, and maybe adults.OBJECTIVE:Students will have a worksheet with 6 steps they need to follow in order
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Oxygen Cycle Dice Simulation with Writing Connection
Looking for a way to integrate writing into your science curriculum? This dice simulation is a great way to to reinforce the science concept of the oxygen cycle while connecting it to writing. By performing the writing connection, students will cement their knowledge by writing creatively from the point of view of oxygen. This simulation is a set of posters that you hang around the room and place a die by. Students are assigned a poster to start with and begin by rolling the die there. According
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3rd - 8th
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Forest Detective: ELA Murder Mystery-Argumentative Writing & Evidence Grades 6-9
Embark on a thrilling Forest Adventure Murder Mystery ELA Activity that challenges students to unravel a gripping whodunit scenario with this "Swine Sleuths" activity. After a plane crash during a field trip, students adopt a local pig and wish to save it. However one day, the group finds the pig...killed. This murder mystery story, loosely inspired by Lord of the Flies, this innovative instructional tool brings excitement to argumentative writing lessons, ensuring an immersive and memorable lea
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6th - 9th
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Digital Dilemma: ELA Murder Mystery-Argumentative Writing & Evidence Grades 6-9
If you are currently teaching argumentative writing or how to look for evidence, this activity is perfect! My students found normal worksheets boring and repetitive, but they were entirely engaged in this activity! This Murder Mystery Argumentative Writing Activity is an innovative instructional tool designed to cultivate students' mastery of argumentative writing while making the learning process enjoyable and memorable.Highlights:Dynamic Canva Slides: Immerse your students in an engaging learn
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6th - 9th
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Business Letter Writing Practice VALENTINE'S DAY
These Valentine's Day themed writing scenarios are not your typical romantic love letters. Students will enjoy writing their business letters based on fun, creative writing prompts and fun situations. There are two scenarios. Each scenario has a writing assignment for a good news letter, a bad news letter, a letter of introduction, and a persuasive letter. The teacher can specify the formatting, the prompts are provided. You might want to check out Business Letter Format BUNDLE. It includ
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Letter Writing Scenarios and Prompts for Business Communication
Write Your Own Scifi Adventure Game Creative Writing Game
A creative writing game designed to take students on a fun, imagination fueled sci-fi journey. Students will write their own sci-fi adventure in this fun creative writing game. They will become the authors of their own sci-fi adventures in this thrilling write- your-own-adventure. Students will work individually or in groups. Using dice, students will use the randomly chosen suggestions to create their own story. This Product Includes:74 Page PDFThree 9-Part Sci-fi StoriesGuided Creative Writing
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7th - 12th
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Early Humans Hunter-Gatherer Role Playing Game (RPG)
Middle Schoolers love role playing games! That's why I created this simulation that allows students to experience what it was like to be a hunter-gatherer. Incorporating elements of Dungeons and Dragons character creation and game play and Live Action Role Playing, this game will leave your students with an understanding of the lifestyle and belief systems of our hunter-gatherer ancestors, solidified by a memorable, fun experience with their classmates.This game can be adapted to multiple learni
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6th - 8th
Character Motive Lesson and Cards (Drama Club, Theater, or Creative Writing)
This activity helps students to understand what "motive" means in regards to characters. It's simple, discussion based, and very easy to use. This activity works great with both creative writing classes and drama clubs. After a short lesson, students will have the opportunity to review fictional situations and discuss character motives with each other via nine task cards. There are no right or wrong answers. Students are encouraged to think outside of the box and get creative as they come up wit
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4th - 12th
Video Game Pitch Project - NARRATIVE & STORY ELEMENTS
VIDEO GAME PITCH PROJECT This PBL Unit deepens student understanding of story elements and narrative through video games! Students brainstorm and create an idea for their own video game, which they develop into their own portfolio.
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6th - 8th
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Netflix Presentation - Writing Activity
Writing Project!Now you can have your own Netflix Platform inside the classroom.You can personalize the profiles and pictures, the title of the serie and the description of the episodes. Students can write their own Netflix Serie or just create a timeline of what they did during the school year. If you want to see more about it, check my Instagram @myflashideas
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Witches of Thornwood
Witches of Thornwood is an interactive, ELA-focused variation on the traditional social studies "React to the Past" project. Set in a fictional colonial town in a world where magic is real and dangerous, students will be assigned roles in the village and use many different English skills to persuade others on whether or not they should legalize witchcraft. The recommended time for this project is 2 weeks with 45-minute classes. The project is highly modifiable and works best with highly creative
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8th - 10th
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Sample or Teaching Model of a Personal Narrative or Personal Memoir
When teaching personal narrative or personal memoir, teachers often wish they had a sample narrative to use as a model. Many stories are too complex or do not fit the plot structure that we expect them to use. Here I created a personal narrative, true to my life, that models and helps students identify many writing techniques we expect students to use, like using transitional phrases, sensory details, dialogue, strong verbs, specific nouns, specific verbs, descriptive writing, and clear elements
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6th - 10th
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Grammar and Figurative Language Resource
This grammar and figurative language resources is a handy reference sheet of both grammar terms and figurative language examples. This resources is not only great for students to use at their desk as a cheat sheet to improve their writing, but also to use as a teaching tool when teaching the specific areas.
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2nd - 8th
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Minecraft Journal
Minecraft is a sandbox game originally created by Swedish programmer Markus Persson and later developed and published by Mojang. The creative and building aspects of Minecraft allow players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D procedurally generated world. Other activities in the game include exploration, gathering resources, crafting and combat. Minecraft has been successfully used in the classroom and produces high energy level in learning math, English, reading, social studies
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6th - 8th
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Crashed on the Moon
With NO PREP, the kids can learn about the moon's environment and how it compares to the Earth's environment by first doing research online and then writing a script they will act out. You will get some fun creative ideas, as well as some good laughs.
MS-ESS1-1. Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases,
eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons. [Clarification Statement: Examples of models can be physical, graphical, or conceptual.]
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6th - 8th
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How to Survive Disaster Unit
Students will learn to analyze informational texts about survival for relevant information, and evaluate the credibility of sources. Then they will use research skills to gather their own relevant information from credible sources to ultimately create a “how to survive” presentation to their peers. This unit has very minimal prep involved. I usually run it the weeks between Thanksgiving and Winter Break. Approximately 14 school days. Included in this product is: Intro/Unit Plan Document - Includ
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7th - 8th
The Giver: Memory Transmission Creative Writing Activity
Involve your students in The Giver with this fun writing activity! This project consists of three steps:Students use the list to write or draw 16 personal memories from their lives. (This board can also be used to play bingo if students write the number in the squares as well.)Student choose one memory to write that they would give to Jonas as his first memory. The worksheet includes prewriting work to help students develop their memory sequentially and include sensory details.After writing thei
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6th - 9th
World's Most Influential People Survivor Debate- history presentation
This is a great stand-alone project that involves research, oral presentation, important historical figures, and role-play. I use this in my comparative civilizations 12 class. Students love the creative take on researching important people in history and go all out with the costumes, and use of dialect and mannerisms while giving quality presentations. This can he used in any social studies or English classes. I have students peer mark and provide comments and I assess the presentations as well
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7th - 12th
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Writing Revisions: Amazing Race
Revisions: Are you looking for a fun way for your students to revise their writing beyond the basics? This is a writing event your students will remember FOREVER! Students will race around to 7 different stations by using the location clues provided (route info). At the station students will complete a revision task (road block) and a team challenge (detour)! This activity was created based on the infamous TV series, The Amazing Race. Please note: set-up is required, BUT totally worth it!
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4th - 12th
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