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High school creative writing projects under $5
40 Printable Templates for Storyboards or Comic Strips
This product includes 40 different designs of templates you can use for comic strips or storyboards. Assign a comic strip in place of a book summary, or use the storyboards for creative writing, screenwriting, or playwriting. There are 20 templates in landscape (horizontal) format and 20 templates in portrait (vertical) format. Each template contains a space for a title, plus anywhere from 4 to 12 boxes per page. Some pages contain boxes for captions, some contain lines, and some leave off the c
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3rd - 12th
Also included in: English Language Arts Graphic Organizers Bundle: Writing and Vocabulary
Editable Spanish Project | Spanish 1 Tener Expressions
This editable project is perfect for a Spanish 1 class in middle or high school. Students are prompted to create a visual presentation about the uses of the verb tener. Students will review their school schedule, school supplies, tener idioms, and more!Topics covered:*Uses and forms of the verb*Description of daily class schedule (Primero todos los días yo tengo...)*Description of class supplies for each class (Para la clase de historia yo tengo...)*Tener idioms (Tengo calor, tengo sueño...)*Ten
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Spanish 1 Mega Activity Bundle
Halloween Project: Two-Sentence Horror Stories Writing Activity for Secondary
Why should elementary school students have all the Halloween fun? If you love Halloween as much as your students do, than this product will help bring the spirit of the season to your middle school or high school classroom!Based on the internet phenomenon asking people to write the most terrifying story they can in just two sentences, this resource gives you everything you need to bring the excitement and challenge to your classroom.This fun, fresh product comes with an in-depth teacher's guide
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7th - 10th
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Dystopian Literature Unit - Civilization Creation - Create your own Dystopia
Dystopian Literature Unit - Create Your Own Dystopian Society! This Dystopia activity package is the perfect supplement to a Dystopian Literature Unit! Students research the meaning of the word Dystopia, and create Dystopian societies of their own. This Dystopia introduction ask students to practice their critical thinking and creative writing skills as they create a detailed project that describes all of the different aspects of their Dystopian societies.⭐This is an excellent final project or e
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6th - 9th
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Creative Writing Project: Rewrite a Fairy Tale | Editable, Printable, & Digital
Have students rewrite a fairy tale in this imaginative, fun, and scaffolded project for creative writing students! Teach point-of-view and other story elements without spending days helping students get over their writer's blocks with this Rewrite a Fairy Tale Project.For this fairy tale rewrite project, students will learn about point-of-view before applying a new one to a well-known children's story by rewriting a tale from the villain's perspective. Using the included slideshow, teachers will
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Creative Writing: Complete 9-Week Class & Curriculum for High School
Digital Poetry Slam: Listening & Performing Poems in ELA (with GOOGLE)
Writing and sharing poetry can be intimidating – take the fear out of the presentation. Turn your classroom into a multimedia, high-energy performance space with a DIGITAL poetry slam!The digital poetry slam is a great jumping-off point if you're unsure how to assess poetry, want to bring in more technology, or want to give students options to avoid performance anxiety. This project can occur any time of the year, whether you’re celebrating National Poetry Month in April, Black History Month in
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Poetry Activity Bundle: Reading & Writing Poems in Secondary ELA
Make Your Own Comic Book Build a Comic Templates
This build your own comic book template is the perfect addition to literacy centers, or any creative writing unit. Students choose their own cover, pages, and cut and paste add ons to make the perfect story. Students can complete these for fun, or show content knowledge in a more creative way. Get students writing and showing their understanding with these fun and engaging templates!Product Format: PDFIf you like this product, check out:Finish the PictureWriting Journal with 35 Unique and Hilari
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K - 10th
Fantasy Writing Unit- Short Story Creative writing
A full, comprehensive writing unit for grades 4+ where students will create their own short story. The unit is organized in a step by step, easy to follow manner which allows teachers a simple way to get started. The unit can be combined with other subjects for a cross-curricular approach (such as art, science and social studies). Students complete steps along the way to create the pillars of their story. Once completed they compile all the sections together to craft the best story they have eve
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4th - 10th
6 Word Memoir Getting to Know You Activities High School & Middle School
This Six Word Memoir Project is a perfect back to school icebreaker for high school or middle school students. Build classroom community while teaching important ELA writing concepts like diction, syntax, and the writing process. This EDITABLE, NO PREP, GOOGLE SLIDES six Word Memoir writing activity is a fun and engaging getting to know you activity for high school or middle school students as well as an excellent way to introduce any identity unit or memoir unit. This activity is editable so yo
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7th - 12th
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"Junk Journal" Novel Project for ANY NOVEL: A Creative Way to Express Analysis
For this creative project, students will create a "junk journal" representation of their interpretation of a novel. This project works for any text in secondary ELA and presents an engaging way for students to interpret literature.What is a “junk journal”?While junk journals can vary from person to person, they generally share one primary characteristic: the journal is made with mostly a mix of found and recycled materials.In essence, a “junk journal" is a journal that is created out of “junk,”
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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INFERENCE & SUMMARY | "ORDEAL BY CHEQUE" UNIT
INFERENCE SKILLS IN THE UPPER GRADES! Use Wuther Crue's "Ordeal by Cheque" to develop inference and summary skills for older students. A "sophisticated" way to reinforce lower reading skills, while challenging proficient readers.The unit include:-Complete text (this text is really hard to find in a legible form for students- it was originally written in cursive)-Analysis graphic organizer using claim, evidence, and reasoning-"Ordeal by Cheque" student assessment- identify student understanding
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: INFERENCE & SUMMARY BUNDLE | SLO READY
Creating Characters in Creative Writing | Two Activities to Create a Character
In creative writing or with narrative writing, students will need to create characters. They should not stereotype or only build flat character though. This creative writing activity includes a teacher sheet, student sheet, five brainstorming activities, a fun multiple choice "quiz" for the character, and a rubric. Everything except the pictures are editable.You can download this as a Powerpoint to use in your classroom, share it with students on Google Classroom, or print the pages if needed.Sp
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7th - 10th
"The Podcast Project" for Middle School - Back to School Activity
Through the "The Podcast Project", middle school and high school students learn about podcasts, write their own scripts, and record their own podcasts. This fun, low-prep project uses Google Slides and is editable to fit the needs of you and your students. Designed for distance learning. Project OverviewWeek 1In week 1, students begin learning about different types of podcasts. Students activate their background knowledge by reflecting on what they know about podcasts. They listen to two short p
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5th - 12th
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Create a Storybook: A fun project for any text or any narrative goal!
Having students create a storybook is a perfect way to address standards while also advancing their learning to the top tier of Bloom’s Taxonomy. This storybook project is a flexible assignment that can be used in multiple ways, but here are a few ideas for this storybook PBL assignment: Adapt a complex text so that a child could understand its meaning, expand upon a theme found in any text, create a narrative to explain concept, or so many other possibilities! You will get everything you need t
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7th - 12th
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Dear Basketball: A Poem Activity Inspired by Kobe Bryant
Expose students to the power of poetry using Kobe Bryant's letter to basketball as a model. After leading students on an analysis of Bryant's moving poem and maybe even listening to a YouTube video of his recitation of the poem, have students consider what they are passionate about. Use the poetry frame in this download to help students craft their own poem to their passion. When they are finished, students can type their poem and hang them in hallway, add to their digital portfolio, or share at
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4th - 12th
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The House on Mango Street Theme One Pagers - Unit Novel Study Lesson - Cisneros
Elevate your students' learning journey as they explore the themes in "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros with this dynamic and creative assessment activity. It's designed to not only assess their grasp of the themes but also ignite their passion for literary analysis.Here’s what you’ll get:✅ Teacher Guide: A roadmap to make your teaching experience smooth and enjoyable.✅ Theme Review Sheet: A powerful tool to help students solidify their understanding of the themes and prepare to sho
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8th - 11th
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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
Hero's Journey Short Story Archetype Creative Writing Project
Learning about hero's stories or archetypes? Have students practice this with a creative writing assignment! This product will have students write a short story about a hero who goes on all 5 stages of the hero's journey plot pattern archetype. It has an outline for that, dialogue guides, a rubric, and more. There is an additional outline to expand the project to include other archetypes as well such as character archetypes, symbol archetypes, etc. The different outlines in this packet allow you
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6th - 12th
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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
EMERGENCY SUB PLAN: Devising Theatre Scenes with Art
What inspires a story? There's a million ways to find inspiration, one of them is to look at art. There are four paintings in this project for your students to find inspiration to devise a scene. Students find an appreciation for these classic paintings. Students will be able to devise a thoughtful scene inspired by the setting in a painting by analyzing and collaborating with their group. Students will perform their original scene for the class with the painting projected as their background. I
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2nd - 12th
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Ballad - Poetry Writing - Poem Writing Form to Guide Process
Do your students like to write songs? If you're studying ballads, would they want to write their own?This poetry-writing exercise for writing a ballad gives students all the structure they need for writing a story and setting it to verse. Students will have fun writing rhyming poems and sharing with their classmates. Because everything is done for you, this no-prep print or digital resource is a lesson you can use TODAY! This also works well as an emergency substitute lesson plan and should take
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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
Satire Project | Creative & Standards-Based | Satirical Advertisement or Cartoon
This project is a great check for understanding and formative assessment of satire. Students create a satirical advertisement that addresses a serious issue and must incorporate one or more of the following devices of satire: mockery, parody, hyperbole, understatement, verbal irony, or sarcasm.I use this project in conjunction with my Satire and Satirical Devices PowerPoint. After reviewing the PowerPoint, students are assigned this project. Then, we move on to the reading of Mark Twain's "The L
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9th - 12th
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38 Music Themed Writing Prompts for Grades 7-12
38 Music Themed Writing Prompts for Grades 7-12Included are 38 writing prompts with varying questions about how music relates to our everyday lives. Each question has a picture to the left that in some way correlates to the subject. They are arranged as two questions per page, so all you will need to do is copy, cut, and hand out to your students!The reason I used the number 38 is that it was my goal to have my students write/journal once per week! These are original created writing prompts t
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7th - 12th
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