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High school creative writing research for Microsoft Word
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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Teen Issues: Multigenre Research Project
This unit is designed to appeal to adolescents' inquiry into the social issues amongst them. Students select a relevant teen issue and create a five-piece research-based multigenre project. I include a structures unit plan with objectives; project requirements, ideas, and rubrics; handouts to guide them through the process of Internet-based research; and a post-assignment self-assessment for students to complete at the end of the unit. This was one of the most successful units at my diverse,
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8th - 12th
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Figurative Language Exercises
This upload has a series of activities which support information on similes, metaphors, extended metaphors, symbolism and motifs. It also looks at allusion in order to show that writing is about compression and comparison of meaning. In order to write better descriptions it includes activities on word choice, sentence length and organisation. Activities include working in pairs and groups and making vocabulary charts on different subjects. Writing tasks to consolidate each subject are also in
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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North Korea & South Korea Postcards
Help students learn about East Asia countries North Korea and South Korea through this fun activity! They will research information about the 2 countries to help them gain an understanding of the culture. They will create a postcard like they are in North Korea and South Korea highlighting the differences in the 2 countries.
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6th - 12th
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History Grab Writing Project
Perfect for any time-specific period history unit or for a gifted student/group who requires a challenging project revolving around history.This project includes a run down of what a "History Grab" is, an organizational worksheet and an example of how to make your historical figure shine. A wonderful way to practice detailed and descriptive writing. Would be a great way to facilitate one grade motivating another to read about historical characters!
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6th - 12th
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Multimodal Essay Writing Prompt-Students Include Video and Images in Essay
This is a multimodal essay that I use with my English II students. Multimodal just means that this assignment requires students to compose using language AND several nontraditional modes of communication as well, such as movie clips, audio, and images.
→ The assignment specifies that students have to create or modify these elements, and they must embed and contextualize them in their writing. Do note that I have included links to online resources in the prompt that students can use to accompli
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Research Project w/ Menu Options (Sight/Vision/Blindness)
This assignment is connected to Florida's 10th Grade Savvas English textbook, specifically Unit 5: Blindness and Sight. It offers independent, paired, and group work on the topics of vision and what it means to see.
Grades:
9th - 12th
Geography Choice Board
Student Choice! Your students choose which assignments they want to do on the choice board to reach a certain requirement.content lasts a full weekrecap/review of learning throughout the yearfun way to improve student motivationrequires higher level thinking skillsresearchposterscreative writing, interviewing, song writing, research, poetry, posters, mapping, graphing, and many more activities included!several projects/activities students will enjoy working on!
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5th - 12th
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Research PowerPoint Rubric
Research PowerPoints! Instead of having students create the traditional research paper. Students create a powerpoint with all the elements needed for the paper. The powerpoint allows students to meet the standards while creating the paper in a non traditional medium.
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4th - 12th
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Structure - Subverting a Generic Code
This series of activites uses a flipped classroom, where students read, highlight and create a series of dotpoints to understand the subversion of generic codes. They then research an example of a tv series that subverts a generic code and in pairs give a three minute lesson to the class on why their tv series is part of a genre but chooses to subvert it. They are given guiding questions to respond to. The last activity is them choosing a scene from a text in a genre they know well and using i
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Work on Structure at the Macro and Micro Levels
Analyzing Poetry (recognizing devices, finding meaning)
This a 4-page document with clear explanations of devices typically used in poetry (Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, Imagery, Literal/Figurative Language-Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, etc.) All of the short, comprehensible explanations have examples as well. There is a also a section on types of poems (Ballad, Elegy, Ode, etc.) and parts of a poem. This first section is followed by a succinct how-to guide on analyzing a poem, including a list of questions to pose as you read through a poem
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5th - 12th
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Inspiration - Reading, Writing and Jotting down Ideas.
These activities and lessons help students to see the important place reading and researching has in helping develop imaginative ideas for creative writing projects. The work involves mixing and matching the names of important authors with the first or last sentences of important works showing that the writer's style is contingent on context and immediate audience; there is also work on creating a premise for a story based on or in opposition to a premise of a work they have read or watched. R
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Creative Writing Workshops - Inspiration
Tragic Flaw Writing Assignment
My 9th grade Pre-AP English students LOVE this essay prompt on Tragic Heroes and tragic flaws! (Or, they at least become much more invensted in this writing assignment than most throughout the year.) After using my "Tragic Heroes P.P. Presentation" while they take notes on tragic heroes, I assign this essay to my students. Typically, we have just enough time in class for them to create a short rough draft of their essay, and then they go home and research/write the actual essay and bring it back
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7th - 12th
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Persuasive Argument Presentation: Futuristic Technology Pros & Cons
Starting a dystopian/utopian unit? Or looking for an engaging lesson to get students using their persuasive skills?This lesson is focused around students predicting the benefits and drawbacks to futuristic technology (think flying cars, video recording contact lenses, etc.).The LessonIn small groups, students will collectively determine a piece of technology to sell to the class.They must present on the advantages and disadvantages of the new technologyThey will present their findings by choosin
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5th - 12th
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Math in the Real World
Students learn about the importance and usefulness of math in the real world from the people that use it most......everyone! Students will be introduced to the project through a brief letter. They will set out to interview three different people with three different careers to determine just how useful math can be in everyday life. Next, students work their way through the writing process to create a well-written and well-organized three paragraph essay based upon the results of their interv
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4th - 12th
Introduction to Research and Presentation - Animal Research Project
This project is designed to give students hands-on practice with the research and development of an informational presentation, the preparation of note cards, and presentation techniques. It also allows for practice with note-taking from an auditory source. It is structured around animal research, so information will likely be abundant. There is also a creative writing piece that helps reinforce literary elements. This is often used in the lower grades to introduce students to the idea of resear
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3rd - 10th
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The Blackwell Pages Series Loki's Wolves - Book One
A great packet for this book, Loki's Wolves. I have included activities for research - mini biography; comparing/contrasting characters; collaborative writing w/ a partner; and a little history of the area where book takes place.Norse Mythology made into a great series of books.*There is a new chapter review packet available for this book in my store, original creation of Le-Tea-Mo's Resources. It is an extra critical thinking packet on the chapters.
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3rd - 12th
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Black History Month: A Picture Book Biography Unit
This four to five week unit plan focuses on Biographies. It starts with a mini-lesson on biographies and autobiographies, and then invites students to write a biography, including illustrations, of their own about a prominent figure in American black history. The goal is to celebrate Black History Month, understand the genre of biography, practice writing mechanics, conduct research, learn history, grasp the elements of story-writing, and illustrate an understanding of literary elements. This ac
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6th - 12th
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The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe
This lesson asks students to research the various theories surrounding the death of Edgar Allan Poe, compare their plausibility, and ultimately select a theory that they feel is the most likely cause of death. Students will create posters in support of their chosen theories and will finally compose a narrative from Poe's perspective that details the "real" events on the night of his death. Highly interactive and adaptable lesson! The students really seem to enjoy it.
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8th - 10th
Creative Introduction to Synthesis and Research: High School Drama (AP Style)
You can access all of my material for free by going here: GardenofEnglishresources.weebly.com I do ask, however, that you consider donating. There you can donate as you see fit. This activity focuses on allowing students to creatively engage with synthesis skills by relating said skills to their lives in high school. The document provides two prompts--modeled after Advanced Placement synthesis prompts--that require students to evaluate the motivations and credibility of different speakers
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8th - 12th
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Health Choice Board
Student Choice! Your students choose which assignments they want to do on the choice board to reach a certain requirement. Topics/Units covered: mental health, goals, risk factors, nutrition, fitness, decision makingfun way to improve student motivationrequires higher level thinking skills researchposterscreative writing, poetry, song writing several projects/activities students will enjoy working on!
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5th - 12th
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Social Justice Assignment: Researching Global Issues
This printable and editable assignment and rubric is designed to be used as an assignment to promote students to approach issues of social justice from a global perspective. A simple introduction is followed by some examples to get students started and lastly a rubric for clear grading approach. These materials were used by grades 5 - 8 in a social justice education class.
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7th - 10th
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Three Crucible Creative Writing Assignments
These three writing assignments all stem from a study of The Crucible by Arthur Miller, and involve different skills. You may want to offer your students one of the three, and work on the necessary skills and techniques (e.g., memoir-writing for the first option, or research skills for the third) relevant to it, or offer the class a choice of the three.
In the first option, the “Stand Up” composition, I stress that the situation the student writes about may have been actually serious or just s
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Grades:
10th - 12th
10th Grade Weekly Writing Assignments - Writing Practice
These writing assignments topics are a penalty-free way to get students, who usually do not like writing, to do so without fear of numerous red marks ending up all over their papers. There are a variety of styles of writing, and some even require minimal research to complete. They are graded, primarily, for the amount written on topic. Errors in conventions are commented on, but no points are deducted for them. This has been a very successful part of our curriculum, which starts in 9th grade a
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9th - 12th
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