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Creative writing projects for Microsoft Word
Bloom Ball Book Report, Full Size - Editable
Here is a full size Bloom Ball completely editable.
You can delete and add questions that best fit the needs of your students.
This activity can be done in class, as an individual project and or homework.
I will be posting other Bloom Balls at a later date with questions you can chose at different levels to make it easier to differentiate according to your students' needs.
* The template you are purchasing is for the large Bloom Ball.
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3rd - 6th
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Three Scene Play Playwriting Unit for Drama, Theatre, or Acting Classes
DISTANCE-LEARNING FRIENDLY. REVISED AND UPDATED JULY 2019. This complete, three-week unit plan for teaching a simple, three-scene playwriting structure in any class has been extremely helpful to the many teachers who have purchased it over the past four years, since it debuted in July of 2015. I have been honing the lessons contained in this unit for a decade and a half in my own classes and it is a simple, fun and creative way to teach story structure, character development, and dialogue writin
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Writing Assignment: Write a Movie Review. Film Critique Handout w/ Rubric
This is a handout for a fun and creative writing assignment, in which students will write their own film review. Page one explains the function of a film review, and the kind of content that should be included in one. The content should be focused on evaluating the film, rather than summarizing. A couple website links are also included so that students can go read some current reviews and get a better understanding of what a good review is before they create their own.Formatting requirements are
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8th - 12th
Mother's Day Poetry Project with Poetry Templates, Word Bank, & Rubric
Mother's Day Poetry Project with Poetry Templates, Original Poem Examples for each type of Poem, Word Bank, & Rubric: Create Poetry for Mother’s Day with this Mother’s Day Poetry Packet!
Student poetry templates for the following poems:
• Alliteration Poem
• 5 Ws Poem
• Acrostic Poem
• List Poem
• Diamante Poem
• Haiku
• Fill in the Blank Poem
Create a poetry bouquet, poetry book, or a treasure box full of notes to Mom for your class room project for Mother’s Day! This project is made e
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2nd - 12th
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
Transcendentalism Creative Writing Postcard Project for Nature, Walden, Etc.
Transcendentalism can be a bit dry, but this short creative writing assignment allows students to delve deeper into the values of Transcendentalism following the reading of Nature, Walden, or Civil Disobedience (aka Resistance to Civil Government). This item includes:(1) the assignment description and options(2) easily modified grading rubric(3) and a postcard "template." Suggestion: I typically print the postcards on cardstock.RELATED PRODUCTS:Transcendentalism 55 Question Test - Thoreau and E
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10th - 11th
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Exploring Creative Nonfiction and Personal Narrative for 9th Grade
This unit follows a two week plan that explores the genre of creative nonfiction and personal narrative, through readings, discussion and writing assignments. It culminates with students writing their own personal narrative. Although it is set up to follow a two week schedule it can easily be augmented with additional readings and class activities.
The unit provides lecture notes, prompts and activities. Daily lessons center around elements of writing: tone, point of view, sensory detail, imager
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8th - 10th
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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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Stop Motion Storyboard and Planning Worksheet
This worksheet is to help students create a stop motion movie. It's great for the common core standards, having the students list characters, props and background needs, plan out the story and then create a story board.
This can be used for multiple grade levels and multiple courses, such as Elementary, Middle School, Art class, English, or Social Studies.
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Not Grade Specific
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Fun Short Story Writing Assignment for Unmotivated High School Students
This short story writing unit has been very successful with classes of generally unmotivated eleventh- and twelfth-grade students. The length and complexity requirements are easily adjustable for differentiation or to fit your schedule.
This packet includes:
• Silly story starters that students construct by picking a subject, verb, object, and adverbial out of a hat. (Grammar reinforcement!)
• Instructions for leading students in prewriting.activities.
• Editable assignment sheet.
• Outline she
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10th - 12th
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Thank You Ma'am by Langston Hughes Activity | Letter from Roger Creative Writing
This is a great culminating writing assignment that teaches students proper business letter format at the same time! Students write a letter from Roger to Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. The assignment is laid out as a business letter to give students a model. Excellent for reinforcing character development and point of view!Related Product:End of Short Story Unit Writing Assignment | Business Letter⭐ Follow me for new products, sales, and freebies!
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5th - 10th
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Journalism: Fairy Tale Newspaper Project with Rubric
This project is a fantastic alternative to a traditional test for a Journalism class. Ideal for middle school or high school, the project asks students to create everything from main articles, headlines, and editorials to a comic strip, classifieds and even a "Dear Abby" section. Students are also assessed on their ability to make bylines, captions and to adhere to the format of each section of the newspaper
I use this project with my own high school Journalism class and they absolutely love
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7th - 12th
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Create Your Own World- A Creative Writing Project
Having students create their own world is a great way to encourage creativity as well as consider many different aspects of our society. This is a very high-interest writing assignment for students as it gives kids the ability to make up their own rules! This would be a great project to incorporate with a social studies class as well. This project can be easily adapted for students of different abilities- I have done this with all abilities of students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades.
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5th - 8th
Create Your Own Utopia (The Giver Pre-Reading Activity)
Use this group project to help students explore the concept of utopia. After constructing their own utopia using the worksheet, students can compare, contrast, and critique each other's fictional societies. Keywords: utopia, dystopia, worksheet, group project, collaborative learning, The Giver, pre-reading, young adult fiction
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7th - 12th
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Satire: Writing a Satirical Argument Like Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
Following examination of the persuasive satire Jonathan Swift perfected in "A Modest Proposal," your students will create their own satirical arguments to address controversial issues of today, whether at the local or global level. This complete unit contains nine pages of materials for the instruction of persuasive satire, including a 2-page overview of the assignment itself, including the writing prompt, steps for organization of ideas, tips regarding tone and style, discussion of possible top
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10th - 12th
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Dead Poets' Society and Poetry Unit
This product contains materials for a poetry unit inspired by the film Dead Poets' Society. It includes the following things:
• A chart for the student to record pertinent information about when the poem was read or recited and by whom and why this particular poem was chosen for this particular event. This chart should be used as the springboard for a discussion of how these specific poems help reveal the theme of the movie.
• A copy of each poem for the students to annotate.
• AP style questio
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9th - 12th
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The House on Mango Street - Creative Writing Book Project
This is a great "Back to School" introductory creative writing project intended to help you, as the teacher, get to know your students, and introduce them to the elements of plot in literature and instill a passion for creative writing in them!
Students enjoy reading selected stories from Sandra Cisneros's novel, The House on Mango Street, and creating their very own book called, "The House on (Student's Street)", which includes stories and poetry about their lives and neighborhoods.
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6th - 10th
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*Student Project* Design Your Own School
The end of the school year is quickly approaching and if your students are similar to mine, they are getting extra anxious for summer break! I created this engaging student project to help keep my students focused now that all of the state testing is completed and our ELAR curriculum is coming to an end.
This project is a creative writing assignment. Students are designing their own school using a "School Handbook" template. I also attached my cover page and rubric that I gave my students to u
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3rd - 8th
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Beowulf Boast: Creative Writing Activity/Project to Improve Public Speaking
This is a boast activity that students can complete individually or in pairs. It requires them to emulate the Anglo-Saxon boasts observed in Beowulf. They must reflect back on their accomplishments, look ahead to future challenges, and base their work on the style of boasting found in the text. ⤖This unique product includes:⤖Brainstorming/Planning Directions: Students plan for the assignment by listing their previous school-related accomplishments (grades, clubs, awards, etc.). Then, just as Beo
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9th - 12th
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A Fun Group Pantomime for Middle School Drama Class
Here is the perfect first project for your middle-school actors! Students new to drama will relax when they realize that this project has easy-to-follow directions and that they are working as a group. Year after year, my students love this project!
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6th - 8th
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Thank You M'am ~ Langston Hughes ~ Differentiated Project TIC-TAC-TOE
A UNIQUE BOOK REPORT IDEA! This tic-tac-toe project appeals to all children because it gives them choices. It is designed for a variety of learners. The options are strategically placed so that all students are completing tasks that are considered "fun and easy" as well as tasks that involve higher order thinking skills.
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6th - 9th
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Trouble River by Betsy Byars Novel Guide
This product is a chapter by chapter novel study guide for the book Trouble River by Betsy Byars. Each chapter incorporates vocabulary, comprehension questions, and higher level thinking questions. There are three writing activities that accompany the novel guide as well as post-reading activities for your students to complete. Students can work in small groups, guided reading groups or individually to complete the novel study guide.
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3rd - 5th
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4th Grade Autobiography Project
This packet includes step-by-step directions for fourth graders to compose an autobiography while studying narrative writing. Specific directions are given to students so that they are able to author ten pieces of writing.
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Multi-Step Equations Storybook Project
This is a project that I look forward to every year. It's not often students get the opportunity to channel their creativity in math, so I try to fit in any opportunity that I can.
The Storybook Project requires students to think outside of the box, and metaphorically solve a multi-step equation. Students are challenged to personify the distributive property, combining like terms, as well as inverse operations and create a story that incorporates these mathematical procedures into its plot.
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6th - 9th
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