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Middle school creative writing centers for Microsoft Word
Onomatopoeia I HAVE / WHO HAS
As an ESL teacher, I have fallen in love with I have/who has games! They are a great way to have the students engaged while practicing their reading, speaking, and listening skills.
This particular I have/who has game is dedicated to Onomatopoeia. The students are given a description of a sound, such as, "Who has the Onomatopoeia sound that you make when you are cold?" Another student will then respond, "I have BRRRR!"
The students will enjoy making the silly sounds, while becoming familiar
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1st - 8th
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Letter to Myself Time Capsule Project
Students create a letter to their future "self" to be placed in the teacher's time capsule for the year, month, or until graduation. This is a great end-of-year activity to get kids working and thinking about the future. I like to use this for my 7th grade for one year and save my 8th grade letters until their highschool graduation.
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5th - 9th
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick creative writing example (Just Dessert)
Chris Van Allsburg’s book, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick is an excellent medium to teach creative writing. The titled illustrations are accompanied with only the slightest bit of text. A mere suggestion as to what already has happened and might happen. Every turn of the page introduces a unique vignette, an intriguing picture that arouses curiosity that tugs at the imagination, thus sparking new ideas to fill in the blanks. The entire book is a collection of writing prompts! The tantalizing st
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
iphone text message template (editable), con-text clues, context
Great for bulletin boards or a fun center for writing, vocabulary review, context clue, dialogue fun and much more! Use this editable text message template to create a great bulletin board display or fun writing activity for your students!After an activity of your choice, use this fun template to allow students to creatively make a text message conversation. *Completely editable template* Modify however you choose for any fun writing activity!Included: - Editable text message template (you can c
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2nd - 12th
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If I Were In Charge Of The World- Creative Poem Writing Activity
Students read the poem, "If I Were In Charge Of The World" by Judith Viorst. They then complete a planning page and a graphic organizer to create their own poems, explaining how life would be if they were in charge of the world.
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K - 9th
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Create A Monster Wanted Poster Creative Writing Activity
I adapted this idea from another writing activity I was given my first year of teaching. This kids absolutely loved this! I used this activity when discussing descriptive writing and adjectives. Students would create a monster that committed annoying pranks. Students would first discuss possible ideas, and I would often show clips of Monsters Inc. in order to give them some ideas of what their monsters could look like and their annoying pranks. They would first plan their wanted poster out using
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2nd - 7th
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Descriptive Writing Interactive Sorting Game, "Show. Don't Tell."
Teach your students to write vividly with this fun and easily adaptable game. With this download, you are receiving paired passages of dull and descriptive examples. They can be used as a matching game, task cards, writing centers, interactive writing notebooks, and more. Just print, cut, and go! Students' writing will be so vividly bright, you will need to wear shades!! Included:-All directions-Suggestions for use-Answers-Fully editable Word file -Two sets of room labels for the human sorting
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Writing Curriculum, Narrative, Explanatory, Argumentative, Research BUNDLE
If I had $100... Creative Writing Prompt
Lovely Lauren says,
You've got to grab this great writing prompt for the 100th day of school! To celebrate all things 100, I thought giving your students $100 dollars would suffice! :)
Brainstorm with children what they would do with $100 dollars and just see what kind of creative responses you get!
Your kids will have to chance to have their face on a $100 bill! They could draw themselves, or you can take a picture of them and attach it for some added pizzaz!
This creative writing activity
Grades:
K - 12th
96 Third Grade Writing Prompts
This file contains four pages of writing prompts targeted for third grade. These could be used for other grades and tweaked as needed to fit the needs of your students. Easy format to print, cut, and laminate. Great for writing centers or journal writing.
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1st - 6th
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GLAD friendly sentence patterning chart with definitions and pictures
If you know GLAD, you know that the sentence patterning chart is an amazing tool to help teach your students about sentence structures in a creative way. This sentence patterning chart can be printed for your students to create super silly sentences. It is set up in a student friendly manner, with simple definitions, arrows, and pictures to help your students remember what each column represents.
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PreK - 6th
EDITABLE Snow Day Choice Board for Language (Reading/Writing)
If your school district/school board has suddenly asked you to provide "digital" plans for students on Inclement Weather Days/Snow Days... I've got you covered! This Snow Day Choice Board is set up in a "Bingo" format and provides students with lots of activities that are offered as choices to enhance their reading and writing! Choices include writing prompts such as, poetry, paragraph writing, list making, "would you rather" questions, reading responses (visualizing, summarizing, author's purpo
Grades:
2nd - 6th
How To Write A Movie Review
This is for 3rd-8th Grade students. It has an informational page on how to write a good Movie Review, followed by 4 steps. Then, there is a formatted writing page for students to write their final drafts. It has a movie film-strip page border.
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3rd - 8th
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"Story of My Name" poetry assignment
This download includes lesson plan, poem, and student pre-writing handout. Students are led through multiple readings of the poem to develop an analysis before they write their own poem on the same theme.
Sample poem is rich with figurative language and complex vocabulary -- perfect for a high school English class or an honors-level middle school class. The poem is by an accomplished Puerto Rican poet, and the poem explores themes of colonialism, racial oppression, and identity.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Hail to Hatchet
This project will take your students to a new level. It is a combination of higher DOK plus PBL. The majority of the common core standards are used throughout the 19 chapters of this project. You will LOVE it.
Grades:
5th - 8th
The Raven by Edgar Alan Poe
This is a fun small group activity that can be used in grades 8 through 12. This is an assignment that requires deep thinking and that the students actually enjoy. I usually introduce this activity in October to set the Halloween theme. Divide the class up into small groups of a minimum of 2 students but no more than 4 students. Give each group one of more verses of Edgar Alan Poe’s poem The Raven. Have the students totally and thoroughly translate the verse(s) into today’s modern language.
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8th - 11th
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Writer's Workshop Kickoff Lesson Plan (ANY AGE, ANY GRADE, ANY ABILITY LEVEL)
Kickoff Writer's Workshop with the perfect lesson for any student, any age, any ability level.
Practice creativity, expressiveness and imagination in a way anybody can do, all rolled into one!
Lesson includes music, discussion, a "4-Corners" sorting activity, writing, reflection and more!
*Requires mentor text (Journey by Aaron Becker, available cheap on amazon)
Additional instructional strategies:
Question Answer Relationship Graphic Organizers
Summarizing Games and Graphic Organizers
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
BINGO Plant Bingo Garden Club Resource
Bingo!Plant Bingo! 3 pages! Introduction activity to plant life cycle, gardening, etc. I created this plant bingo for the Green Thumb Garden Club that I am part of at my elementary school. I hope you enjoy my product!
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PreK - 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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THE BUNNY WHO COULD SPEAK SEVERAL LANGUAGES: A CREATIVE PROMPT: GRS.4-6
This is a creative writing holiday prompt that includes a wee bit of research. The bunny involved is a bit of a polymath. He greets others in several languages. Students decipher the languages. They can use google translate. Moreover, students complete the prompt. Use this for a bulletin board, holiday activity, and for gifted and talented pupils. Use it for a supplemental activity in a unit on spring. Use it for a homework assignment. Happy Easter to all! Thank you ever so much for visiti
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Grades:
4th - 6th, Staff
BFG writing craft
Bring the BFG to life with this printable writing craft. Just print and let the children stick his body together then fill in the inside with their writing based on the BFG
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1st - 6th
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65 Book Report Ideas
Included is a list of 65 different book report ideas I have compiled from several different sources. The choices include ideas which should draw the interest of different types of learners. I require my students to turn in one book report per month by the last day of the month. They must choose one of these ideas and can not repeat an idea over the course of the year. I also posted this list to my website for parents to access.
Grades:
6th - 9th
MIDDLE SCHOOL WRITING WORKSHOP FUN NARRATIVE REVISION STATIONS!
Instead of subjecting students to a silent day of self-reflection, consider putting a little pizzazz in their revision by hosting these narrative revision stations!
These stations cover some of the crafts middle schoolers can always use extra support with, including
*adding more show-don't-tell through sensory language
*pumping up setting (supplement with some of your favorite student or published author examples!)
* focusing on figurative language (simile, metaphor, hyperbole)
* ensuring clar
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6th - 9th
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Motivational Quotes for Preteens
These motivational quotes are from famous people. These quotes can help preteens with many of life's challenges.
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Grades:
4th - 6th
A Fun Intro to Edgar Allan "Poetry"
My eighth-grade students LOVED this lesson, and so did I!
Whether your students are already "Poe pros" or they are just learning about the man and his works, they will get SO MUCH out of this exercise--NOT just about Poe, but also about how life affects texts.
A series of six stations is ready to go. Students rotate with a piece of paper, a pen, a clipboard, and a small group of fellow students. Each station has complete (and quick--5 minutes tops per station) directions prompting students to
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6th - 11th
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