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8th grade creative writing activities under $5
5th Grade End of Year Activity Craft No Prep Memory Book Last Week Day of School
TWO WEEKS of End of year Activities! PRINTABLE & DIGITAL End of the Year Memory Book that includes 14 mix and match activities! Students will enjoy this trendy resource that allows them to express themselves! Teachers will love the writing prompts that keep students engaged while continuing to work on writing.Looking for 5th Grade Awards too? Check out our 5th Grade EOY Bundle!Included in the Product:- End of year doodle reflection sheet- Choice board with 8 writing prompts- 8 different j
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PreK - 8th
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I Am Poem: I Am From Poem Template, Example Poem & Grading Rubric (Bio Poem)
Use these I Am Poem Template (I Am From Poem Templates) with Guided Template, Writing Paper, Example Poem & Grading Rubric during a Poetry unit or during discussion in a Social Studies or Culture class. This may also be called a Bio Poem or Biography Poem and is perfect at any time of the year to get to your students even better.I Am Poem - I Am From Poem includes:- Example ‘I Am From’ Poem- Poem Template with Directions- Final Poem Page with ‘I Am” prompts- Final Poem Page with blank line
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2nd - 12th
Emergency Sub Plan - Missing Teacher Substitute Teacher Lesson and Activity
Emergency Sub Plan - Missing Teacher Substitute Teacher Lesson and Activity: This emergency sub plan is ready-to-use for any day off! This lesson and activity will keep your students totally engaged and on-task. The assignment is about your inexplicable absence and puts students in charge (by the principal) of investigating the reason you are not at school. Students will create a Missing Teacher poster and an investigative police case file that has them examine evidence and witness testimonies
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5th - 8th
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Finish the Picture: Drawing and Writing Prompts
Use finish the picture prompts to encourage your students to think creatively! My students LOVE to draw so I created this resource to engage them in writing about their masterpieces. These prompts are excellent options for morning work, writing centers, creative writing activities, art centers, and early finishers. I use these prompts for morning work and my artists share their work at morning meeting! https://bit.ly/2XS6GD7 #hotsummerdealsThis resource includes:40 Finish the Picture prompts
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K - 8th
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How Well Do You Know Your Teacher? (Fun End of Year Activity)
This is a fun, no-prep end of year activity to see how well (or not well) your students know you! The students get to come up with creative responses to fun and engaging prompts.Depending on the age of your students, you can pick and choose which slides to assign. For the older kids, I've included prompts related to social media.
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3rd - 12th
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Writing Dialogue Practice Activities | Punctuating Dialogue Rules
Teach students the art of writing dialogue using this printable and digital lesson plan. Everything you need to teach dialogue is included! Your students will analyze the differences dialogue creates when added to narrative writing, take notes on dialogue punctuation, and apply learning with independent and cooperative activities! A printable PDF and Google Drive version is included.Included With Your Purchase:Introductory ActivityDialogue Rules NotesTake a Closer Look NotesGuided Practice Sent
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5th - 8th
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Shakespearean Slam, Insults & Flattery Contests, for ANY Shakespeare Play, CCSS
Bring vitality and hilarity to your study of any of Shakespeare’s plays with these two 20-minute contests. In one version, students use William Shakespeare’s language to hurl insults, poetry-slam style. In the other version, students try to flatter and impress using unique combinations of Shakespeare’s honeyed words.This 3-page PDF file includes one page of detailed instructions/suggestions on how to run a smooth, fun-filled contest and two pages of reproducible students handouts – one for insul
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7th - 10th
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Meme Caption Writing Prompts (Fun End of Year Activity)
This Google Slides document includes 30 slides with different memes with text boxes for students to practice their creative writing by coming up with captions for the different pictures. Students love being able to create captions and it really helps with engagement!There is also a blank slide included so you can insert your own pictures as well as individual meme pictures that can be copied and pasted to use in whatever you like at the end of the document.
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3rd - 12th
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Back to School Activities, 1st Day of School, All About Me
Back to School ActivitiesSchool StartFirst Week of SchoolGet your school year off to a fantastic start with this resource filled with engaging Back to School Activities! Filled with back to school checklists, warm-ups, about me mini-books, personalized name tags, teacher predictions, a classroom community brainstorm, writing prompt and an icebreaker, this set of activities has everything you need to not only learn about your students, but set up a classroom community that is engaging and suppor
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5th - 8th
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Rae Dunn Inspired Mother's Day Craft and Writing
This product includes: - Brainstorming page- 3 differentiated writing pages for each option- Includes writing for mom, aunt, grandma, stepmom, and a blank option- Blank writing pages- 2 writing page options (depending on the word selected)- 40 different mugs- 2 blank mugs-EDITABLE mug option
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PreK - 8th
Bio Poems Made Easy (Printable and Digital)
Bio Poems are simple poems written about people, and they are both easy and fun to write because they follow a predictable pattern. Bio Poems don't usually rhyme, so all students can experience success with this format. You can have students write Bio Poems about themselves, or they can write about famous historical figures, book characters, people they admire, etc. This ready-to-use poetry lesson includes directions, graphic organizers, a Bio Poem planning page, a sheet of decorative writing pa
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3rd - 8th
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Creative Writing Prompts - Digital Story Starters - Narrative Writing
Spark creativity with this set of engaging, digital story starter writing prompts. Includes 35 unique story starters to inspire your secondary students and help them flex those creative writing muscles! These prompts are ideal for displaying in class and/or sharing with students digitally. ⭐ INCLUDES:PDF versionGoogle Slides version Google Slides version with embedded 10-minute timer⭐ DIGITAL SHARING IDEAS:Post the PDF or Google Slides file in Google Classroom (or your LMS of choice) and let stu
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6th - 10th
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Murder or Accident | Claim, Reason, & Evidence Writing | Argumentative Paragraph
Help your students practice identifying evidence, creating a claim, and writing an argumentative paragraph with this murder mystery activity. Students will work in small groups to read a story about two 7th grade best friends who love playing video games, riding the school bus together, eating junk food, and listening to music. The story ends with the death of one of the characters. Then, students will collaborate with their partners to write a paragraph that defends their opinion about whether
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6th - 8th
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Mystery Stories | Claim, Reason, & Evidence Writing | Argumentative Paragraph
Help your students practice identifying evidence, creating a claim, and writing an argumentative paragraph with this collection of mystery activities. Students will work in small groups to read 4 engaging short stories. Then, students will collaborate with their partners to write a paragraph that defends their opinion about who they think committed the crime in the story. As a culminating activity, students can present their cases to the classroom in a mock "courtroom." A jury of their peers can
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6th - 9th
Song Lyric Analysis Worksheets for Figurative Language in Songs and More!
Do your students struggle with figurative language and poetic elements because they just don't "get" poetry? Connect it with something they can relate to - music and songs! These engaging song lyric analysis activities will not only give your students a better understanding of figurative language and literary devices, but will also build critical thinking skills through interpretation and creative expression.Topics covered: In the mini-lesson and activities, the following 9 elements of figurativ
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6th - 10th, Adult Education
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Quotation Marks Cartoon Creative Writing Unit Just Add Dialogue Worksheets
Quotation Marks Cartoon Creative Writing Unit Just Add Dialogue WorksheetsKids love cartoons! One fun way to get them thinking about adding dialogue and quotation marks in their writing is to provide a format that inspires creative thought. This unit consists of 26 printable worksheets that can be used in a number of ways. There are 10 different cartoons with no dialogue added. Students add their own dialogue - either by writing sentences at the bottom of the page, or by using word bubbles.
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2nd - 8th
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Fractured Fairy Tale Writing- Lesson on Perspective w/organizers, rubric, more
This writing project requires students to use traditional fairy tales as a guide to write a new version of that fairy tale. To do this they will write from the perspective of a character who is different than narrator of the original version. Once all of the stories have been written, there are materials included for students to turn their story into a book or for a class book to be made. It's very comprehensive with several teacher and student tools- organizers, rubric, writing paper, and mo
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Creative Writing Set with Rubrics + BONUS resource
Advertising Techniques - Create An Ad - Media Literacy
Looking for a fun project where students create their own advertisements? Using the techniques used in advertising, students must create an ad and then justify their work by writing a paragraph explaining their choices. Excellent for a media awareness activity, media literacy unit, or a study on persuasive writing! Looking for a DIGITAL VERSION of this activity? CLICK HERE!Includes a two-page handout with 10 common advertising strategies listed, complete with examples and discussion prompts! I
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Media Literacy Social Media Activities Advertising Lessons
Daily Journal Prompts Morning Work | Journal Writing Prompts for 5th-8th Grade
DAILY JOURNAL WRITING PROMPTS MORNING WORKAre you tired of looking for engaging writing prompts? This creative journal writing prompts packet contains 42 thought-provoking journal prompts and templates and one blank prompt at the end of the packet for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Your students will love them, and you don't have to prepare ANYTHING!You can make an entire writing journal from the pages in this packet or pick and choose individual writing prompts that can meet the needs of your
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5th - 8th
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Goodbye 2023 - 2024 Breakup Letter - New Years Creative Writing Activity
Ring in the new year by saying GOOD RIDDANCE to last year! This is an engaging, fun creative writing activity that involves writing a break up letter to 2023. This is a Google Drive product. Included:- Google slideshow with instructions of letter- Dear 2023, break up letter templateIf you have read the information here and read the how to use documents and still have questions, please feel free to email me! carlismitha@gmail.com*******************************************************************C
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5th - 12th
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Halloween Project: Two-Sentence Horror Stories Writing Activity for Secondary
Why should elementary school students have all the Halloween fun? If you love Halloween as much as your students do, than this product will help bring the spirit of the season to your middle school or high school classroom!Based on the internet phenomenon asking people to write the most terrifying story they can in just two sentences, this resource gives you everything you need to bring the excitement and challenge to your classroom.This fun, fresh product comes with an in-depth teacher's guide
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7th - 10th
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Six Word Memoir Unit l memoir project
Six word memoirs are a unique and impactful genre for students to explore. You can say a lot in one line, if you give that one line a lot of thought. This six word memoir pack gives you a chance to introduce and experiment with the genre as well as extend it into your novel study and research units. After all, if a person can write a six word memoir about their own life, they can also write one about the life of a character in a novel or a person they’ve researched. Inside this packet, you’ll fi
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7th - 10th
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What If ? Task Cards for Creative Thinking, Cause and Effect, and Journals
A set of *52* creative "What If" prompts to stretch thinking and encourage kids to think outside the box. These are perfect task cards to use for teaching cause and effect, to use as journaling prompts, with early finishers, and for students to think critically and creatively.
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Early Finisher and Enrichment Activities - The ULTIMATE Bundle
Creative Writing Poetry - 50 Formulas to Help Students Write Poems
Creative Writing Poetry 911: First Aid for Writing Poetry * Now over 50 Formulas for Helping Students Write Original PoemsThis IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.This student aid and handouts bundle features OVER 50 formulas for writing poetry. If you have students who struggle with creativity (excellent for L.D. students, as well as dominant left-brained thinkers), these formulas are excellent. Even the most uncreative student will be able to write poetry.
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7th - 12th
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