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Middle school creative writing projects $5-10
The Best Part of Me {A Positive Self-Image Project}
The Best Part of Me {A Positive Self-Image Project}: The Best Part of Me writing project is such an amazing way to build confidence in your students. It encourages a positive self-image by having your students write about the best part of themselves. This unit was created as a writing activity to go along with the book The Best Part of Me, written by Wendy Ewald, but it can still be completed without the book. This file has been recently updated to include digital files for Google Slides! T
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2nd - 6th
End of the Year Activities, Worksheets, Memories & Reflections for Middle School
23 End of Year activities to allow students to reflect on the year, plan for the summer or their break, to set goals for next year, to write journal entries about their goals and plans for the future, to get to know their peers better, to draw and be creative (selfies! Instagram memories! Tablet photo fun (draw)!), to write letters to their future teachers and write a letter to give advice to future students. This is a great way to summarize the year for intermediate and middle school students,
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: End of the Year, Art Lessons, Worksheets & Activities Bundle
Create an Advertisement - End of Year Writing Activities Persuasive Prompts
Have you been struggling to find engaging persuasive writing prompts that your students haven't encountered a dozen times before? Our Unsellable Product Challenge is guaranteed to be one of the most fun and memorable persuasive writing activities your students will undertake this school year.This no-prep, full week project comes with step-by-step instructions via engaging digital slides. Students choose from 12 humorous 'unsellable products' like a used toothbrush, man-eating plant, or wheelless
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Junior Innovators Project Bundle - End of Year Projects
Math Project - Volume Zoo: Build 3D Animal Replicas
Volume Zoo - Fun Math Project for anyone teaching Volume!Engage your students in a fun and hands-on learning experience on finding the volume of rectangular prisms with our Volume Zoo Project! This interactive project allows students to show their creativity by building 3D replicas of animals using simple materials like cardboard boxes. As they construct their masterpieces, students will delve into important math concepts such as the additive volume (composite volume) of rectangular prisms and c
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Volume Zoo - Mini & Large Version Bundle
Write Your Own Short Story Project - A Middle School Short Story Unit
Write Your Own Short Story Project is perfect for the end of a short story unit or as an introduction to creative writing! Your students will love this interactive, hands-on writing unit. Students will create their own character profiles, point of view, type of conflict, and much more as they apply various elements of literature into their very own stories!TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rosa W. says, "Loved this resource! Breaks down the steps of writing a short story while teaching the compo
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5th - 9th
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Halloween Writing: Scary Story Narrative Unit with Google
Engage your students with a fun narrative writing unit! Students will follow each step of the writing process as they develop scary stories. A unit plan is included to help you guide your students through each step. This writing unit will work at any time of the year, but scary stories are always extra fun for Halloween. Now includes differentiated plot diagram maps and a Google version! Also added plans in Google Slides for easy editing.✅Included:Digital Links & DirectionsUnit Plan Brainsto
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Halloween Writing Bundle: Narrative and Poetry Units
Christmas Writing - Persuasive Letter Writing and Elf Application Project
Christmas Writing, Christmas Creative Writing, Elf ApplicationHO HO HO! 'Tis the season Santa needs extra ELVES on staff!Help Wanted at the North Pole! is a festive writing project, encouraging students to exercise their creativity and practice the "art" of writing a letter of interest. Students will begin by listening to How Santa Got His Job by Stephen Krensky (not included) and completing a corresponding graphic organizer. Next, students will receive a Help Wanted at the North Pole! advertise
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3rd - 6th
Memoir Unit: 2+ Weeks of Reading, Writing, & Discussion
Read and tell true stories through a memoir unit that keeps students engaged from the first web quest to each mentor text to the last interview!
All of the frontloading and reading activities build up to the grand finale: writing our own memoirs (and/or doing the interview project to write someone else’s memoir for them).
This unit uses a lot of choice to make room for student engagement (and differentiation); the unit can be easily adapted for middle OR high school, based on the texts you ch
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Reading Nonfiction Lessons & Projects Bundle for Secondary ELA
Christmas Poetry Poet-Tree
The weeks leading up to winter break is the perfect time to work on literary devices/figurative language and a poetry unit. This Christmas Poet-Tree is just the thing you need get your students excited about these fabulous poetry devices.
The students will learn about personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, simile, and metaphor. Each of these are used in poetry and add life to dull language. Students will be given examples of these in a Christmas theme.
They will then writ
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2nd - 6th
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Student Made Calendar 2024 (Parent Gift) UPDATED YEARLY!!
This version is UPDATED every year!! Super easy with tons of options! Get this and MORE in my Christmas bundle and SAVE!Christmas BUNDLEPrint this packet for each child. It includes a writing activity for each month of the year. I recommend printing the pages so that they are back to back. When you open the calendar, the writing for the month will be above the calendar for that month. The children can decorate and color each month's calendar. They can even add special dates or just leave it blan
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PreK - 6th
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Also included in: Christmas BUNDLE
Writing Interactive Bulletin Board for Middle & High School Classroom Decor
This interactive bulletin board is a way to encourage students to TELL THEIR STORY and share it with their peers. I’ve included 21 different journal writing prompts for students to choose in this resource. Simply print and display them in your classroom. WHAT'S INCLUDED: Bulletin Board DirectionsDisplay Images"We All Have A Story To Tell" letters for board21 writing challengesCollaborative directions for students to share their journal entries with their peersPictures for examplesTEACHER DIRE
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5th - 11th
Podcast Study: Mars Patel Season 1
Need an engaging lesson to inspire your students to write descriptive narratives? This lesson takes your students into a deep analysis of a mysterious podcast show. Why is this great for narrative inspiration you might ask? Students are forced to use their imagination for the characters, setting, conflict and more. Included:** Digital student responses added**•MAKING PREDICTIONS PAGES•AUTHOR'S MOOD•CHARACTER TRAITS•NOTE TAKING PAGES•RESPONSE QUESTIONS•DIGITAL RESPONSE PAGE•THEMES PAGE•DÉCOR PAG
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Podcast Study: Mars Patel Bundle (Season 1, 2 & 3)
Create a Restaurant Descriptive PBL Writing Project | Figurative Language
This assignment is perfect for Grade 4 - 8 students learning figurative language and descriptive writing. Students will experience real-world applications to their learning by designing a menu for a restaurant, describing menu items using figurative language and writing a descriptive paragraph about the restaurant (sensory details). This is a printable and digital, no-prep resource that provides students with mentor paragraphs for mini-lessons and organizers to help scaffold the learning for top
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4th - 8th
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Podcast Creation Assignment
Use this Podcast Creation Assignment to introduce your students to the captivating world of podcasts with this comprehensive resource designed for middle school students. This engaging assignment contains three dynamic lessons, carefully crafted to inspire creativity and critical thinking. With this resource students will learn how to create their own podcast.What's Included:✅ Detailed Lesson Plans ✅ Graphic Organizers✅ Podcast Script Writing Example✅ Levels & Points Rubrics✅ Print & Dig
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Full Year Middle School English Language Arts Lesson Bundle 1
Inventor Research & Invention Project
Are you looking for an engaging way to research inventors and inventions? Do your students want to create their own inventions?
Students will participate in an invention exposition where they will plan, design and showcase their invention! However, before students can pitch their invention to a Shark or a Dragon, they must complete a variety of tasks, essentially the behind-the-scenes information they would not normally get to see that would have to be done before an actual pitch could be made.
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5th - 10th
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Project Based Learning: iDesign an App STEM Project (PBL)
STEAM, STEM, or Project Based Learning—this project is perfect for kids of the 21st-century! Students design, describe, and write about their own original "app." Then they draw the logo they create on a post-it-note and then attach the post-it-notes to a group "tablet" poster (that they also make).This is a big hit with kids because it speaks their language and allows for creativity. Let the independent, creative thinker in your students shine with this contemporary art integration lesson!Also c
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2nd - 9th
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Christmas Writing: Elves on Strike Narrative Unit with Google & Print Version
Engage your students with a fun narrative writing unit! Students will follow each step of the writing process as they develop stories about holiday elves. A unit plan is included to help you guide your students through each step. Now includes differentiated plot diagram maps and a Google version, perfect for distance learning!Included:Digital Links & DirectionsUnit PlanBrainstorming/OrganizerHow to Write an Amazing Elf Story PrintablePeer Editing PrintableStory ChecklistStages of WritingFina
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Christmas Writing Bundle: Narrative, Cause & Effect, and Poetry Units
Fractured Fairy Tale Narrative Writing Unit: Middle and High School
This is a bundle of all the products I created to use with my students for our narrative writing Fractured Fairy Tale Unit! My suggested use of the products is as follows: 1. Use the "Fractured Fairy Tale Writing Project" to introduce the narrative unit (directions included in product) 2. Use the Elements of a Fairy Tale with the presentation and guided notes. 3. Use the "Writing Project" file to read 6 classic fairy tales adapted from Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm while guiding
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Spooky Ghost Story Tessellation | Creative Halloween Writing and Craft Activity
This project is the perfect community-building activity for your class in October. This project connects the individual with the group using tessellations, and it has a ton of "wow factor" when complete. It's fun for kids and easy for you as the teacher, and it has a lot of options. I've done everything I can to make this a successful project—I've even made a teaching video!Students will review story elements and write ghost stories on their ghost tessellation piece. Once their individual piece
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2nd - 7th
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Also included in: Tessellation Bundle | Use one every month!
Middle School Art, High School Art Project Visual Journal, Altered Book Lesson
Visual journals, or altered books, are a great continuous project for your art class. This art assignment is perfect for middle school or high school age students. The visual journals can serve as a weekly, monthly, or yearlong project. I teach this visual journal assignment in every class, every year. Every Friday, students have a visual journal day. They get to work in their altered books or to catch up on a project if they have been absent or have fallen behind. It gives my students space to
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Henry's Freedom Box Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for Reading & Writing
Henry's Freedom Box narrates the compelling journey of Henry "Box" Brown escaping his life as a slave. This book is an engaging read-aloud to use when teaching about the Underground Railroad. In this resource, you get activities, task cards, graphic organizers, and a lapbook project in digital for Google Slides TM and in PDF. WHAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR HENRY'S FREEDOM BOX UNIT?The unit includes the following skills. There is a version for printing and a color version for Google Drive TM.Schema Bui
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4th - 6th
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Writing a Narrative Picture Book Project
Get your students writing a narrative story AND publishing it as a picture book with this fun and engaging resource. The students will be taken through the writing process, producing a well-crafted narrative story within 20 school days. They will then publish that narrative story in a picture book format, using a digital link to Google Slides!In this resource you will find:9 Scaffolded graphic organizers for narrative writing20-Day writing pacing planLesson plan suggestionsGrading rubric for n
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3rd - 6th
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12 Genre Book Reports
12 Genre Book Reports: Help your students dive deeper into their reading with these 12 different genre-focused book report assignments. Each assignment enables students to showcase their creativity while meeting curriculum standards. This assignment covers both fiction and non-Fiction books. The assignment structure rotates every three months helping students achieve proficiency, while still providing student choice. Assignments can be used in any order. A sample teaching schedule is provided. T
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Independent Reading: 14 Book Report Bundle
Easy Teach Poetry Unit
-Need a quick refresher course on common poetry forms for your students? -Excited to try poetry but not sure where to start?-Poetry not your thing but you know you need to teach it?Well, we can take care of ALL of those concerns for you!Finally, an EASY TEACH unit that will have your kiddos writing 6 common forms of poetry in no time. Everything is print-and-go ready with easy-to-follow instructions!This unit has everything you need to get started teaching!Included is:6 pages of teacher directio
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Poetry Power Pack | Poetry Resources | Poetry Lessons
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