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High school creative writing internet activities $5-10
Pixar -like Shorts: Films For Literary Elements & Techniques Inference Plot
Short film workshops are the most effective and engaging way for students to learn about literary elements. This workshop for DUSTIN focuses on: PERSONIFICATION, CHARACTER, INFERENCE, SETTING, AND FORESHADOWING. Students will absolutely LOVE it!Film Summary: In this film, an adorable dog is perplexed because he gets an unexpected roommate, a robot floor cleaner that sweeps up all of the table crumbs that he had hoped to eat. Dustin feels he is being replaced, until he realizes this robot makes a
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6th - 9th
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Shorts Films Literary Devices THEME INFERENCE CONFLICT SETTING DIALOGUE Piper
Students ADORE this short film, PIPER, for learning the story elements: THEME, INFERENCE, DIALOGUE, CONFLICT, SETTING AND MORE. Students learn how these literary elements shape each other to create this amazing film.Film Summary: An adorable little Sandpiper is pushed by her mother to find food along with the rest of the flock. However, Piper gets swept up in a giant wave on her first try and is reluctant to try again; that is until she's learns how to brave the water from a little crab and lear
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Short Films For Literary Devices Elements Techniques
Christmas OR Winter Pixar-like Short Films Literary Devices THEME & NARRATIVE
HEY DEER! ANIMATED PIXAR SHORT FILM! Great for Christmas OR winter ELA. Short films are the perfect way to teach narrative writing and literary elements and devices. This workshop guides students through an analysis of 6 basic literary elements to prepare them for the culminating narrative writing task. Students watch the film directly from their slides and work through all of the guided activities.❤ Winter themed- but NO direct Christmas referencesSettingCharacters/CharacterizationPoint of View
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6th - 9th
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End of the School Year Digital Reflection Board for High School or Middle School
Engaging and fun END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR Digital Activity - Students use their technology skills to create a digital reflection board. This perfect no prep lesson provides student choice and can be used for any subject area and for your students in high school, middle school, or upper elementary school. These slides work for in person or online learning! Video allows the activity to be done asynchronous! Use this the last day or school or end of the year lesson to practice technology skills, &am
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6th - 11th
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Greek Myths Digital Unit | Google Drive | Write Your Own Myth, InstaGods, & More
This engaging Greek Myths Unit includes readings, videos, projects, and creative writing activities while also helping your students grow in their digital literacy skills! All activities are Google Drive compatible and can be uploaded directly to Google Drive. This bundle of resources includes 7 ACTIVITIES that will work as stand alone unit or great additions to any Greek Mythology content. My students loved these activities, and they created very interesting dialogue in the classroom! The discu
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7th - 12th
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Digital Descriptive Writing Activities for Distance Learning
Help your students improve their writing skills with paperless and strategic writing exercises to help bolster their writing abilities. Focusing specifically on writing descriptively with strong verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, this digital unit will help you improve your students' writing.This digital interactive ePlan includes teacher instructions (GoogleDrive and Microsoft OneDrive) and a link to 27 slides of descriptive writing activities. There are five different activities in this digital,
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6th - 9th
Also included in: SMARTePlans 2016 Growing Bundle Membership for Google Drive
Historical Fiction Project - Creative Writing + Historical Research!
This is a six-part creative writing project in which students research a time period in history and then set a short story there! Product includes an explanation, grading rubric, and step-by-step project creation.
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7th - 10th
Quick Writes Writing Journal Prompts & Digital Journal for Middle or High School
QUICK WRITES: ENGAGING TO PRACTICE WRITING FLUENCY for high school or middle school students! 40 Writing Journal Prompts in google slides to practice writing fluency, for independent work or warm ups (bell work). Fun topics can hook struggling readers, struggling writers or at risk students. There are enough for one prompt per week for the ENTIRE school year! NO PREP NEEDED! Great for distance learning. There are a few introductory slides for students to explain the importance of quick writes an
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5th - 9th
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Poetry Project for High School Seniors
Seniors love this! I use this project for the last six weeks of the school year to help ward off senioritis. Students study various poets, watch a clip from DEAD POETS' SOCIETY for the "carpe diem" poem, listen to Loreena McKennitt's "The Lady of Shalott" as they study Tennyson, and watch the Simpsons' "Nightmare Cafeteria" to delve into satire and write their own satirical poem. These are just a few of the assignments included in the poetry project. I am amazed at the poems the students wri
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12th
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Secondary SEL Activity (Get-to-know-you | Brain Break)
This social emotional learning infused activity can be done at any point in the school year, and is a great way for students to take a break from regular content, express themselves, share information about themselves with you, and get a mini-SEL lesson on empathy. It's great for middle and high school students!The Google Drive folder includes: - A Google Slides deck with several activities - design your own Crocs, this or that, design your own Nikes - 2 Google Docs with articles on empathy -
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Secondary SEL Bundle | Brain Breaks or Morning Meeting
Using ChatGPT to teach writer's voice - teaching with AI in the classroom
A lot of educators are worried about the potential harms that ChatGPT, AI, and other new technologies can have on education. This classroom tool is a way to leverage technology to teach core skills in a new and exciting new way rather than trying to avoid or attempt to outlaw it, which we all know will never work anyway.In this lesson, your class will use ChatGPT to learn about writer's voice, see writer's voices actively created through stories they create in an internet activity, and think abo
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8th - 12th
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Murder Mystery 3 - A Winter Murder - Video Based Interactive Story
The latest in my murder mystery series, with this one being a little more complex for use with older or higher level students.
This is an interactive multi-media murder mystery for groups of students that is both engaging and designed to be adapted to any grade. Following the classic manor house mystery genre, the materials here can be used with students of any level for a variety of different skills, including the basics of listening, writing, vocabulary and grammar or more advanced skills suc
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7th - 11th
Visions and Predictions Project for Senior Year - Beginning of Year
Are you looking for a thought-provoking, heartfelt, beginning-of-year project for seniors? Say no more! Whether you teach senior ELA, are a senior advisor or counselor, or just have seniors in one of classes, this project will work for you! This completely digital, no prep project prompts students to do the following:- Listen to a spoken word poem (How to be a Person) and respond to it (link to video included).- Read an article (12 Tips for High School Seniors) and respond to it (link to article
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12th
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Also included in: BUNDLE Beginning of School Year for Middle and High School
End of the School Year Letter Activity Dear Future Student (Digital or Print)
Engaging and fun END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR Activity - Students write a letter to future students in your classroom via google slides OR on printed paper with question prompts at the top of each page. Works great for upper elementary school, middle school or high school. Works for digital (virtual learning) or in person! INCLUDED:Google Slides COPY right to YOUR drive - which can also be printed10 Google Slides for StudentsAssignment Checklist for students8 Slides with Question Prompts at the topSug
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6th - 9th
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Hey Deer Short Film Workshop Winter Theme Narrative Plot Story Elements
PIXAR SHORT FILMS are the perfect way to teach narrative writing and to analyze the elements of literature! This full unit, digital interactive workshop studies the short film, HEY DEER! It guides students through an analysis of the 6 basic literary elements to prepare them for the culminating narrative writing assignment. Students watch the film directly from their slides and work through all of the fun activities. ❤ Winter themed- but no direct Christmas referencesSettingCharacters/Characteriz
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: December Literary Analysis and Pi Short Film For Google Classroom Unit 4
Before or After Spring Break Activities with SEL | Google Slides
Spring has sprung and during these months that seem extra long while we count down to summer, some days the kids (and you) just need a break from content and a little reset.This interactive resource is perfect for one of those days and it includes 10 activities that mix a little reading/learning, a little creative thinking, and a little SEL. Slide topics include:- Daylight Savings Time- Spring Cleaning- "What Flower Are You?" Quiz- Creative writing prompt- Lantern leaf poetry- The meaning of Spr
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Holiday Activities Bundle | SEL Infused Digital Resources
Halloween: Spooky Figurative Language Escape Room ELA
It's getting chilly outside, the leaves are turning brown, and do I smell pumpkin spice? Looking for something fun and festive to do in class during this crisp and creepy this Halloween season? Look no further! This Spooky Digital Escape Room is just what you need. Students will test out their figurative language knowledge in an effort to solve several puzzles and breakout out of the creepy house! *Digital Google Forms Escape Room (students will need a Google account to access)If you need a ref
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6th - 9th
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Narrative Writing With Graphic Organizers Distance Learning
Narrative writing that students will actually WANT to do! In this Google Slides, interactive workshop, students are guided through literary devices and techniques, that real-world professional writers use, to learn how to create an exciting narrative story. This writing unit teaches students to shape and intertwine literary elements while using their own voice and style. Best of all, students will begin by analyzing a Pixar short film to see how these elements work in real life! *PREFER A PRIN
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5th - 9th
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"The Hill We Climb" By Amanda Gorman Poem reflection & Analysis
The poem, "The Hill We Climb" written and recited by Amanda Gorman at President Biden's inauguration was powerful and moving. In this activity students select links to view Gorman reciting the poem at the inauguration and then read through the transcript. Students then answer questions regarding lines from the poem. Students also analyze the poem's tone, purpose, subject, as well as the literary devices Gorman used within her poem. Finally students are challenged to form a written response analy
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Black History Month
ELA Morning Work Do Now Bell Ringers February Black History Month Valentine's ..
HELP STUDENTS IMPROVE THEIR WRITING SKILLS WITH FEBRUARY GRAMMAR BELLRINGERS: Black History Month, Valentine's Day, Salem Witch Trials, Snowball Fights, Lunar New Year, and MORE! INCLUDES MINI-LESSONS, WEEKLY QUIZZES, AND AN END-OF-MONTH TEST.❤❤❤FEBRUARY GRAMMAR FOCUS❤❤❤RUN-ON SENTENCES & COMMA SPLICES(Each month includes a variety of grammar errors with intense emphasis on one skill.)Students regularly create run-on sentences in their own writing. By having them repetitiously identify and c
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6th - 9th
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Before Winter Break Fun Christmas Activities
This winter-themed resource is a great time-filler for a brain break, a sub plan, extra credit, or just for a day you need some time, but don't necessarily want to give a free day :)Includes 8 different activitives:- This or that- Word scramble (answer key included)- Build your own snow-person- Creative writing prompt- Gifts through the decades (with Youtube video link)- Winter Riddles- Candy-based question- Mood-based questionYou can choose to keep all the activities, pick-and-choose a few (whi
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Holiday Activities Bundle | SEL Infused Digital Resources
Flash Fiction Creative Writing Workshop (BUNDLE)
Flash fiction is hot right now in the literary world, but what is it? Where can you find it? And how do you write it?This creative writing workshop help answer all three of those questions. It includes a PowerPoint Presentation with integrated Worksheet and writing assignment. Students investigate the shortest of narrative form: the six-word memoir, inspired by Hemingway and three examples, they then write their own to get into the idea of brevity. Then, there is a brief lesson on brevity in wri
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8th - 12th
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Google Slides - 10 Pack Graphic Organizers
Go Paperless, Go Engaging, Go Media, Save Time with Google Apps.This interactive Google Slide is a paperless template and has been formatted for teacher and students to write directly on the Google Slides. Perfect for distance learning. Attach to your Google Classroom or copy the slide into an already created slideshow and share with your students.Bundle includes 10 Google Slides Graphic Organizers - 50cents each. Google Slides - Venn Diagram TemplateGoogle Slides - Three Ring Triple Venn Diagr
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Creative SEL Interactive Slides (Stranger Things Themed)
*EDITABLE VERSION INCLUDED*If Stranger Things makes you and/or your students geek out, this resource is for you! This interactive Google Slides resource includes 8 activities (all Stranger Things themed) where students input their:- happy place - views of friendship- superpower wishes- answers for scrambled words- knowledge of 80s items- favorite songs - themed preferences- favorite items that they can't live withoutPerfect for middle school or high school students during a brain break, morning
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Secondary SEL Bundle | Brain Breaks or Morning Meeting
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