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Creative writing Common Core RL.8.4 centers
Figurative Language STATIONS - Group Activities - Print & DIGITAL
Figurative Language Stations with Task Cards: Would you like your students more clear on figurative language and sound devices? Motivate them with this must-have creative STATION work! Now includes a DIGITAL version! You get EIGHT different stations with task cards and inviting student handouts for each. Students identify and analyze figurative language, and then brainstorm to apply their knowledge in imaginative ways. Clear and specific teacher guidelines are provided to make set up and grad
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6th - 9th
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Halloween Plot Diagram, Summary and Writing Activities
This resource contains seven fun, cooperative activities for “To Serve Man,” [an episode of The Twilight Zone] perfect for Halloween or anytime! ***Please be sure you have access to the episode prior to purchase. Notes on where you may find access are included at the end of the description. Activities provide practice with: comprehensionmaking inferencesusing evidence to support answersidentifying elements of plot (characters, setting, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)themepoint
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4th - 7th
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URBAN LEGENDS TASK CARDS
EXAMINE MOTIF, MORAL, AND SYMBOLISM WITH SOME SERIOUS CREEPY FACTOR. The 6 unique urban legend stories and task cards are designed for classroom use to develop students understanding of figurative language. Use the task cards in group rotations or as a whole class activity. This resource was developed for secondary classrooms and avoids the gimmicky urban legends made for younger audiences.This resource also includes 8 writing prompts for students to create their own urban legends and an exte
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: SCARY STORIES | HALLOWEEN BUNDLE
Traditional Literature Folktale Writing (Common Core Aligned)
Understanding the FIVE types of Folktales can be extremely confusing for students! This resource gives students the opportunity to CREATE their own type of folktale! Creation is Depth of Knowledge Level 4 and the highest level of Bloom's Taxonomy. This resource guides students on how to write their chosen folktale STEP-BY-STEP.
Step-by-Step Instructions for how to write all of the FIVE FOLKTALES:
FABLE
FAIRY TALE
LEGEND
MYTH
TALL TALE
Also included in this resource is a template for students t
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3rd - 8th
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Comprehension Booklet for _Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie_ by J. Sonnenblick
Customizable Google slides presentation containing directions for students to create a comprehension 'booklet' on card stock paper (but could be changed to them creating a new slides file, as well!) Grading rubric is also included with detailed requirements and points values. Includes the following activities:- creating a new original title and artwork- citing three vocabulary words from the text with the page numbers and sentences from the novel- creating new sentences using the vocabulary- cre
Grades:
7th - 9th
Story Starter Creative Writing Prompts BUNDLE Stories Without End
What's a story starter?It's just what it sounds like, a story that starts but has no end. More developed than a short writing prompt, this story prompt gives students the first part of a story that ends on a cliff-hanger. Because the story has no end, students will have to create their own drawing on their creativity. Even the most reluctant writer will find themselves sucked in with this deceptively simple method of getting students to write! Each story is also supported with questions and voca
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Scary Stories for English Class Printable PDF ebook
Looking for short stories to get your class in the Halloween spirit?Want to introduce your ESL students to some great American urban legends?Looking for quick and easy reads for the horror lover in your class?This collection of 16 classic creepy stories or urban legends are just the thing! Don't worry, they're classroom-safe with minimal gore or blood and maximum suspense and twist. A few are even funny or a bit touching. Introduce your class to:The Hook - two friends drive off ripping the hook
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8th - 12th
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The Diary of Anne Frank (play version) Found Poem Activity
The buyer of this product will receiveFound Poem InstructionsWord Bank of Inspiration Words from "The Diary of Anne Frank (play version by Goodrich and Hackett). Example Poems The Diary of Anne Frank Found Poem Activity includes a word bank of more than 400 words curated from the play "The Diary of Anne Frank". There are two banks of words. One word bank for Act I and one word bank for Act II. Teachers can do a Found Poem at the end of each act or combine all the words together. Teachers can cut
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6th - 9th
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Mood Wheels - Creative Writing Planning Activity
Looking for ways to guide students in brainstorming and developing their stories? This resource is perfect for helping students focus on developing mood in their writing. Students spin a wheel to pick a mood, then they can focus on building it in their story. There are four options of wheels: one uses colors to pick a mood, one uses emojis, and two have mood words. There are print versions you can use the old-fashioned way with a pencil and a paperclip or digital versions that take you to a webs
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Elements-Based Creative Writing Prompts and Games GROWING BUNDLE
Poem and Task Cards
Students love these poetry and task cards! Use them for figurative language lessons, poetry centers or display them in your class library. This set includes:* Poems from poets such as: Shel Silverstein, Langston Hughes, J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert Frost and more... 28 poem cards in all!* Teacher directions and suggested activities.* Title Card and 8 Task Cards.* Blank card master for students to create their own poetry card or bookmark.* Common Core Alignment!This Set is Great for the Montessori
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4th - 9th
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Middle School ELA: Descriptive Language Writing Activity, RL.4 & W.3
Tired of trying to ensure students meet the demand of the standard? This no-prep, standards aligned activity ensures students understand how to analyze the meaning of unknown words in context through descriptive language. A complete literacy activity! RL.4 and W.3. - reading and writing!This resource provides students with 3 model sentences that will be used to analyze how writers bring small moments to life through descriptive language. The second page asks students to use their analysis to wri
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5th - 9th
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One deck of 52 metaphor cards figurative language review
Looking for a fun way to write a story? an engaging activity for reluctant writers? a quick exit ticket or do now? These cards are your answer! Fifty-two cards in one deck with coordinating box for you to assemble, if you wish. Each deck includes 52 cards, each of which features one metaphor, a title card, and an ideas card. This deck can be used whole group, in stations/learning centers, or with partners. They will last a long time if printed on cardstock and/or laminated!
- Write a poem
- Play
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7th - 9th
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Online Figurative Language Station
This product includes a figurative language sort, creative writing, and meaning analysis. It is compatible with Google Classroom and PPT, and can be done individually or in using breakout rooms.
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4th - 8th
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An Embarrassing Similarity
Jealousy is a powerful emotion for all of us, but perhaps especially for teens, and so this first person narrative explores how one teenage boy deals with his jealousy and learns not rush to judgement. Professionally written questions and a writing prompt are included for assessment.
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8th
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"Sound Tools" for Writing and Reading ANCHOR CHART
Helping writers of all ages to grow means we must expose them to the tools that writers use. That can be done during a reading lesson simply by pausing to note a technique the author has used. This anchor chart can be a guide for helping students notice and name tools that create SOUND in a piece of writing.This same chart then becomes a reminder of the various techniques we can employ in our own writing to appeal to the ears of our readers. Challenge students to try one or more SOUND tools a
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6th - 12th
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