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High school creative writing cultural activity pdfs
Mother's Day Craft & Writing Poetry for Middle School
Happy Mother's Day! The ADORABLE handmade gifts do not have to stop with grades K-2! Have your older student create a memorable gift for mom.Students get to craft flowers into a bouquet and create a lovely poem about mom (or grandma/auntie).Teach students about the different types of poems including:limerick (silly, funny, and endearing)ballad (meant to be sung)ode (written to pay tribute)haiku (syllable based poem)OR students can simply choose to create a rhyming poem about mom, just as long as
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4th - 12th
Also included in: Holiday themed Middle School Full Year Math review & ELA activities
Calavera Poetry Writing Activity
Teach your students about Calavera Poetry by having them create their own calavera poems! This activity includes a brief description of calavera poems, directions and graphic organizer for writing your own poem, sample calavera poems, and various Día de los Muertos writing pages. The directions and sample poems are in English only. The writing pages may be used in any language.---Copyright Monica Olivera, 2017 Follow me on...TPT Store | My Blog | Facebook | Instagram
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4th - 9th
Also included in: Complete Day of the Dead Activities BUNDLE
Native American Literature- Fun Trickster Tale Activity!
This product is included in the Native American Literature Mini-Unit!
Are some students in need of a visual graphic organizer when dealing with Native American trickster tales? Download the Trickster Tale Activity Pack as a starter to having your students create their own trickster tales! This can act as a guide in the construction of a trickster tale, and with an example provided this can be a great activity to have your students dig into their creative side and write their OWN trickster tale
Grades:
4th - 12th
A Quilt of a Country Extension Mini Project
Have you read "A Quilt of a Country" by Anna Quindlen with your class and you're looking for a way to connect the text back to the students themselves?
Use this extension mini project to help build classroom community. Great for a beginning of year activity to help the students get to know one another, or a mid year activity when everyone needs to come together again.
No matter what the age of the student, creative and colorful extension activites are always welcomed.
Students will design a q
Grades:
7th - 12th
HOLOCAUST SHORT STORY (A LETTER FROM AUSCHWITZ)
“A Letter From Auschwitz” is written from the perspective of a young teenage girl named Renata. She is an inmate of the most nefarious of all Nazi death camps, Auschwitz. Renata has written a letter, the content of which reveals what has happened to her and her family. The letter is her cry for help, as well as a warning to the rest of the world about what is happening to Europe’s Jews.
NOTE I have included two copies of "A Letter From Auschwitz". One copy is written in a plain font and
Grades:
5th - 12th
Class Cookbook Project: Creative Nonfiction Mini Unit
This lesson set focuses on the world of cookbooks in a way that introduces students to the world of "food writing". It is useful in that it involves close-reading nonfiction texts, noting creative techniques, and practicing writing in a similar style. The final product results in a teacher having a compilation of student narrative writings and recipes that can be turned into a classroom cookbook. The PDF includes eight (8) exemplar texts from popular cookbooks and Young Adult literature, multipl
Grades:
9th - 12th
Beowulf: 4 Scripted Prereading Activities w/ Hand Outs and Optional Assignments
This 21-page document includes multiple pre-reading activities you can use to introduce your students to the epic, Beowulf. The different activities involve individual, partner, or small group work that build on each other; however, it is not necessary that you do ALL of the pre-reading activities. You can pick and choose which one best suits you, the individuals in your classroom, and your allotted time frame.
These activities can be used again and again, year after year, and they can be easil
Grades:
9th - 12th
Narrative Writing: Native American Trickster Tales
The Trickster is a character found in the narratives of many Native Peoples in North America. Teaching students how to write Native American Trickster Tales can be a great way to get them excited about the past, as well as gain a further understanding of America's earliest storytellers! This resource can complement Units on Native Americans and is designed to make Social Studies fun! After the lessons students can write tales on their own or with the graphic organizers. These things are included
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3rd - 9th
American Flag Poetry Mini-Unit
Have your students learn about the US flag and write a poem about it with ease.Interested in the United States?Grab our United States Study Bundle to save 20% and teach your EFL students about the Fifty States and the Old Glory!Your American Flag Poetry Lesson in detail:Shel Silverstein is such a great poet! From one of his poems - Flag - have your students discover the history of the American flag and the names of the 50 states in a fun and short lesson.You will find:❑ a warm up activity with a
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: American States and Flag Unit Bundle
I Am Poem Activity *Digital and Print
This I Am Poem resource is great for community building, back-to-school season, or an introduction to poetry. You can use this resource digitally or you can print it out for your students. This product includes: DirectionsTemplates Example PoemIt consists of a PDF and Google Slides. This makes it easy for distance learning. You may also like these products:Suffixes Self-Grading QuizSingular Versus Plural Nouns SortReading Comprehension Graphic Organizers Thank you for visiting my store! If yo
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2nd - 12th
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Also included in: Back to School Activities Bundle | Beginning of the Year Bundle
'If I Were Stuck in a Haunted House' Halloween Creative Writing Activity
Exciting Halloween writing prompt for upper elementary and middle school students! Includes: A writing prompt2 page graphic organizer3 choices of cover page, which include 3 different haunted houses to design/color4 choices of writing paper with border (3 with differently spaced lines and 1 without lines)
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4th - 9th
Simple "Where I'm From" poem example, detailed graphic organizer, and rubric
Is George Ella Lyon's "Where I'm From" poem not very relatable to your students? Try this alternative model poem in the voice of "Maritza," an ESL student. This download also includes the most clear, broken-down graphic organizer imaginable to help your students construct their own poem, line by line. It includes additional graphic support for the tree metaphor at the end of the poem that can otherwise be tricky for students. Finally, use the rubric attached to make expectations clear to stud
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4th - 12th
Faith Ringgold Mindful Journey: Black History Month | SEL/ELA Writing & Art Pack
This Mindful Journey is filled with SEL activities to engage and explore the artwork of Faith Ringgold through a lens of mindfulness and wellness. Includes a bio page, mood check-in, empowering words worksheet, pattern-making and word-shaping activities, and a template for creating a unique empowering words quilt. Can be paired with CCSS Anchor Standards for ELA W2.3-W11/12.3Visual Art Standards: VA:Cn10.2.2-VA:Cn10.1.IIIa, VA:Cr2.3.2a-VA:Cr2.3.IIIaSEL’s: self-expression, self-awareness, underst
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2nd - 12th
ALL 50 State Report Postcard and Brochure template + ALL Major&Minor Territories
I designed this for doing a STATE REPORT, however, it can be used by any age group. The blank brochure sides could be printed together to use for a completely different activity.For a travel brochure, cut out photos from travel magazines or print photos from the internet.Create your own travel brochure for your chosen state or territory. I included EVERY U.S. state and ALL U.S. territories. Even the uninhabited minor territories! Exploring those alone would be a great geography exercise.The b
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PreK - 12th
Ferdinand the Bull Bundle
Ferdinand is beloved by all. He has gained popularity with the focus made by the movie The Blind Side. The story of the giant bull with a tender heart is now a full length motion picture as well. This activity bundle can be adapted to many grades and learning levels. The Story of Ferdinand is an excellent opportunity to connect literature, culture, Spanish, social studies, and character education.3 writing prompts1 book review2 levels of short answer question 1 character trait graphic organizer
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K - 10th
Back to school | Icebreaker | Get to Know | About Me | "If my shoes could speak"
"If you were in my shoes" Resource - An Engaging Activity for Personal Expression and Connection | Great for getting to know your students! Are you looking for a captivating resource to foster personal expression and create connections among your students? Look no further! Introducing the "If you were in my shoes" resource, designed to empower students to share their unique stories and perspectives in a creative and meaningful way.This resource provides over 50 shoe templates for students to cho
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Creative Writing - Genre Explosion Activity
Writers need creative ways to brainstorm story ideas. During this idea-creating activity, learners will explore all the various genres and motifs to see what kinds of mixtures of ideas they can come up with.
MASTER GENRE LIST:
Dystopian
Mystery
Historical
Sci-fi/Paranormal
Fantasy
Horror/Suspense
Crime
Contemporary
WESTERN
Superhero
Mythology
Noir
Animated
Action/Adventure
Steampunk
MOTIFS IN ALL GENRES:
Tragedy
Comedy
Children’s
Romance
Drama
Artistic
Retelling/Remakes
Parody
Students will
Grades:
6th - 12th
AP Spanish Familias y Comunidades - Tradiciones y Valores
Use this 2 sided PDF handout to start discussing in your class about certain traditions and customs that they may or may not practice in their daily lives. I used this activity in Temas Unit 1 Contexto 4: Las tradiciones y valores.The handout begins with students first identifying 8 images that all reflect a tradition or a cultural practice:A. Fiestas/Cumpleaños/PiñatasB. Los voladores de PapantlaC. Bailes FolklóricosD. Rosca de Reyes/Día de los Reyes MagosE. Danza de los Moros y CristianosF. Al
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Probability of Everything By: Sarah Everett A No Prep Novel Study
This novel study is for the Sarah Everett novel, The Probability of Everything. Within this packet you will receive 55 pages of student activities plus answer keys. It includes a variety of comprehensive and critical thinking skills. This product is perfect for individual or group work. Included are a variety of activities and skill sheets. You can pick and choose what best fits the needs of your students. It contains a variety of pages containing activities to enhance students' understanding an
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5th - 9th
ASL Cultural Magazine Cover and Article Templates
These creative magazine covers and article templates are perfect for any classroom assignment. Your students will love to summarize the information they have learned using these fun templates. Students will need access to a device in order to complete the magazine cover and the article template. This activity is great for using with cultural studies, a sub-day lesson plan, or at the end of a unit. The pictures and articles make great decorations for your classroom walls for back-to-school night
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: ASL Curriculum Mega Bundle
CREATIVE WRITING: FOLKTALE OR FABLE BASED ON A PROVERB
Thorough guidelines for a creative writing project in which students select a product or idiomatic expression and write a myth, fable, folktale, fairy tale, or legend to illustrate it. Includes a list of 70 proverbs to choose some, as well as definitions of key terms.
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4th - 12th
Fur Wars! Unit on Canadian Fur Trade
A full unit on the Canadian Fur Trade. Students work to answer 4 essential questions which are written on posters at the beginning of the unit. Divide your class up into the two dominate fur trade companies, the Northwest Company and Hudson's Bay Company and have them compete at different activities throughtout the unit to see who deserves to survive the amalgamation of 1812. Or, as an extension have your students write the ending to the Chasse-Galerie, a famous voyageur campfire story. Unit inc
Grades:
4th - 9th
Classical East Asian Poetry Lessons/Handout (Chinese, Japanese, Korean)
I put together these activities as a very brief (2 day) broad overview of Classical poetry of East Asia (China, Japan, Korea) in my World Literature class. I designed them to give my students a quick taste of the richness of these traditions. These lessons/activities are comprised of two main parts. Part 1 involves students using some pretty expansive online resources to find and choose some poems to read and analyze. They are asked to analyze their poetic techniques and comment on the cultu
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Grades:
5th - 12th
Chinese story literacy math foreign language learning unit
"Grandfather Tang's Story" by Ann Tompert is a fun tale about two "fox faeries" told in Tangram shapes. With this companion unit to the book, Students will learn:*math, geometry*Story writing*Chinese culture*Chinese characters and words for animals*Friendship*LogicThis 19 page unit has:* How to make a Tangram puzzle instructions.* Tangrams of all the Animals in the story with Chinese character and pin yin pronunciation* “My Tangram Story” printable activity* Math/ riddle worksheet.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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