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Creative Writing/ Narrative BUNDLE: Full YEAR of Prompts, Assignments, & More!

By Secondary Sara

Need narrative writing assignments that are fun without being too juvenile? Want to help them improve drafts, increase peer feedback, and offer a TON of choice? Use this bundle of assignments, prompts, and feedback/revision tools to help your

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Memoir Unit: 2+ Weeks of Reading, Writing, & Discussion

By Secondary Sara

Read and tell true stories through a memoir unit that keeps students engaged from the first web quest to each mentor text to the last interview! All of the frontloading and reading activities build up to the grand finale: writing our own memoirs

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Creative Writing for Teens: Multiple Genres of Narrative Assignments (Updated)

By Secondary Sara

Do you want short narrative assignments that students will actually like? Want to engage writers who claim they have “nothing to write about”? Use this pack of 10 focused assignments to assess CCSS narrative standards in a painless way! Each

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.7.3, W.8.3, W.9-10.3, W.11-12.3

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Narrative Writing Game for Teens: “Two Truths and a Lie”

By Secondary Sara

Ready to hook students into narrative writing and authentic peer feedback like never before? Play the game “two truths and a lie” with a narrative, storytelling twist!Instead of merely SPEAKING their truths and lies, students write 3 narrative

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Creative Writing

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities

CCSS:

W.8.3, W.9-10.3, W.11-12.3

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Indirect and Direct Characterization: “Show, Don’t Tell” Writing Lesson

By Secondary Sara

Need a quick lesson to review or introduce characterization? Want students to show instead of tell in writing? Grab this activity to define direct vs. indirect characterization and get writing immediately!In this lesson, students will:• Learn what

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Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

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Narrative Writing Flip Book: Mini-Lessons for ANY Unit

By Secondary Sara

Need help teaching your next narrative writing assignment? Do your kids need review, and/or need the tricks to take their writing to the next level? This dense flip book of eight mini-lessons will elicit stronger drafts from your writers to get

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Interactive Notebooks, Lesson

$7.99

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Public Speaking: Humor, Comedy, and Storytelling Project

By Secondary Sara

Whether you’re a graduate of my "15 Minutes of Fame" public speaking project or just want a different, engaging way to assess speaking on a whole new level, take students’ natural storytelling abilities and polish it into informal stand-up

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Google Apps

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Creative Writing Prompts: 100 Prompts to Hook ALL writers!

By Secondary Sara

Use this list of 100 writing prompts, divided by learning style, to help ALL students feel inspired to write! Present these to kickstart ANY creative writing/narrative assignment: fiction, poetry, or memoir/autobiographical pieces. The goal of

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CCSS:

W.6.3, W.7.3, W.8.3, W.9-10.3, W.11-12.3

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Narrative Editing Checklist & Task Cards (Creative Writing) - UPDATED

By Secondary Sara

Few students take the time (or know how) to truly revise their narratives. Editing checklists are helpful for some students (and even required sometimes as accommodations), but are overwhelming for others who don’t know how to use them effectively.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Activities

CCSS:

W.7.5, W.8.5, W.9-10.5

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Editing Checklist FLIPBOOK for ANY Writing Assignment

By Secondary Sara

Do your student writers desperately need an editing checklist to help proofread and/or revise their rough drafts? Gift them with a “once-and-for-all” flipbook that is a reference tool for ANY essay, narrative, or writing assignment!This dense

Subjects:

Grammar, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

W.7.5, W.8.5, W.9-10.5, W.11-12.5

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Thanksgiving Writing for Teens: Choice Menu with 40 Prompts {November}

By Secondary Sara

Need a new Thanksgiving activity that is easy to differentiate and accomplishes SEVERAL genres of writing? Like my activities for Christmas and Halloween, this highly flexible, choice-oriented project gives students 40 prompts across 8

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Thanksgiving

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Activities

$1.99

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The Giver: Writing Memory Narratives to Jonas

By Secondary Sara

Use The Giver as a mentor text for creative writing – help students write beautiful narratives “transmitting” memories to each other (or to Jonas)!In this assignment, students can EITHER write a deleted scene from The Giver (transmitting a new

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$2.99

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Creative Writing Awards: 75 Certificates for Narratives in Secondary ELA

By Secondary Sara

Do you need more creative ways to give student feedback, engage students in peer collaboration, practice self or peer assessment, or make the grading process less painful?Try using these story superlatives to uplift students for the things they do

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities

$4.99

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Grammar Poetry: Creative Writing & Peer Instruction for Teens

By Secondary Sara

Want students to put grammar into critical context and understand the spirit of the rules instead of just memorize them? Use higher-order thinking skills to help students learn grammar in a unique, engaging, and memorable way! In this project,

Subjects:

Grammar, Writing, Poetry

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities

$1.99

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Narratives about Literature: Use with ANY Novel!

By Secondary Sara

Ready to bring some creative writing into your lit unit, using the current book as the ultimate mentor text? Write a scene or short story based on the book to put your students in the role of author!This narrative writing assignment is ready to use

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Projects, Activities

CCSS:

W.7.3, W.8.3, W.9-10.3, W.11-12.3

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Choice Writing Project: Help Students Get Published

By Secondary Sara

Turn your students into published writers! Support them through the entire writing process with renewed enthusiasm as they draft, revise, and submit original writing to a contest of their choice. Affectionately called “Project Publish” for

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

W.7.4, W.8.4, W.9-10.4, W.11-12.4

$2.99

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FREE Writing Quote of the Week Collection

By Secondary Sara

This collection of 41 writing quotes gives you one quote per week in the school year, with a few to spare! Inspire your writers with fresh "food for thought" on why writing is important and enjoyable. The quotes are mostly general thoughts on

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

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Of Mice and Men: Creative Writing Narrative (Alternate Ending)

By Secondary Sara

Need to add creative writing into a literature unit on Of Mice and Men? Students still reeling over the surprising ending of the novella?Use OMAM as a mentor text for creative writing as students attempt to write an alternate ending (OR an epilogue)

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Literature, Writing

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

W.8.3, W.9-10.3, W.11-12.3

$1.99

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

6 years of teaching 7th & 8th grade ELA, and 8 years of high school tutoring experience. I'm also a National Writing Project consultant and writing team coach. I'm constantly involved with both the middle and high school "worlds", and I love all of these grade levels and their quirks!

MY TEACHING STYLE

I teach with a lot of technology and student-centered projects! I flip my ELA curriculum when I can, and create units in which students drive their own learning. Student motivation is very important to me, and we spend time in class talking about why the lesson matters to their futures.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

National Writing Project Teacher Consultant; Conference presenter; Kappa Phi Kappa Award 2010

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor's degree with honors in English Pre-Education, with minors in Professional Writing and Music. Master's degree in Integrated English Language Arts 7-12. Both degrees are from THE Ohio State University!

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Check out my blog at secondarysara.com! You can also interact with me on Facebook and Pinterest.

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Social Studies, World Languages, Latin, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, School Counseling, Study Skills, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Classroom Community