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Creative Writing Unit: Short Story Activity | Prompts, Rubric, Graphic Organizer

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This was used to help teach students how to work together and give constructive feedback. Great resource!
The brainstorming and planning steps were quite useful to my students who somtimes have a hard time getting started. I found the resource very easy to use.
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Description

Need a no-prep Creative Writing Unit activity for middle & high school? This Short Story unit is ready to go. Guided writing prompts walk your students through each part of the short story process. A 34-slide engaging PowerPoint will help you easily teach this unit and quick and easy rubric will help you get through grading with a breeze!

55 Total pages/slides!

Here is what is included:

1) Teacher Instructions

2) Teacher PowerPoint Cheat Sheet

3) 15 Page Student Packet:

✎ Plot Diagram

✎ Brainstorming

✎ Exposition

✎ The Rising Action

✎ Climax

✎ Falling Action

✎Resolution

4) 34 Slide PowerPoint Presentation

5) 2 Grading Rubric (With points or blank)

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This is a theme we touch on every single year in the classroom. It becomes tedious and repetitive for both students and myself. These resources gave my students a different look at plot developments and creative writing that made it not only more fun but also engaged them much more with such a familiar subject.” — Melissa V. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This has really helped students generate and organize their ideas. Character development is difficult and this resource is really helping. All of my students can access these organizers and develop wonderful short stories.“ — Teacher Musings

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Used this after my students had read several examples of short stories. It helped my students organize the different parts of their own stories, and it also allowed students to understand the plot mountain in a much more personal way. I LOVED this! Thanks! I will be using it for several years to come!” — Growing Wings

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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

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