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Free middle school creative writing simulations
Sample or Teaching Model of a Personal Narrative or Personal Memoir
When teaching personal narrative or personal memoir, teachers often wish they had a sample narrative to use as a model. Many stories are too complex or do not fit the plot structure that we expect them to use. Here I created a personal narrative, true to my life, that models and helps students identify many writing techniques we expect students to use, like using transitional phrases, sensory details, dialogue, strong verbs, specific nouns, specific verbs, descriptive writing, and clear elements
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6th - 10th
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ULTRAMAN & KAIJU
Practice symmetry with this engaging differentiated activity by drawing and coloring these silly monsters! Perfect for math centers, morning work, early finishers, substitutes and homework. This fun activity includes 6 monsters, each with three levels of difficulty. The difficulty level 1 worksheet has a completed drawing so the student can focus on coloring the monster symmetrically. The difficulty level 2 worksheet has half of the monster shown on the left of the page and a partial drawing on
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PreK - 6th
Space Colony - A Transactional Writing Idea (Report)
This is a fantastic way to get your students writing in the report format of transnational writing. No more boring animal reports.One of the key aspects is that kids are only limited by their imagination. No more laborious research that put many of our students off, especially boys.
Scenario - Earth is dying. Its core is weakening and playing havoc on earth’s weather and living conditions. Plants and animals can no longer live outside and are having to be grown indoors. Because of this there is
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4th - 8th
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Narrative Guide includes requirements, rubric, and sample personal narrative
The included narrative writing guide, rubric, and sample personal narrative give students three firm guides on how to create a successful narrative that displays all the writing techniques expected, including clear characters, an immediate setting, sensory details, dynamic dialogue, a structured plot, specific word choices, strong verbs, clean punctuation and grammar, and an underlying theme that holds all these different elements together. At Writing Whiz, the goal is to create tools that help
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6th - 10th
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Playwriting, Model/Sample Play, Unreliable Characters
Writing Whiz has created a lesson plan for anyone interested in helping students gain a greater appreciation of unreliable narrators and dramatic irony -- tied into the reading of "The Tell-Tale Heart." Included are internet links for teachers to find printable copies of the original story and a play or theatrical version of "The Tell-Tale Heart." Jumping off the idea of an unreliable narrator like the madman in "The Tell-Tale Heart," I have created a lesson where students will pair with others
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6th - 9th
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'Introducing my YouTube channel' Activity
I made a template for the activity called 'Introduce my YouTube channel'. It is an activity that students design their content if they were to establish a YouTube channel. I uploaded the format in PowerPoint; so you guys can add more questions, such as the 2 most popular YouTubers for that content and etc.I used the pictures from Pixabay and the fonts are from PowerPoint.Enjoy and share us the content that your students chose to do.
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7th - 10th
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International Rock Band Tour Project
Congratulations! After winning the latest reality television singing competition, you and your band are about to start your first international tour!! On your tour you will have a concert on every continent, except Antarctica. You can work in teams or by yourself to plan your trip.
Students will learn about the five themes of geography, as well as, financing and budgeting skills.
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4th - 7th
Surviving a Desert Island
A simple stimulus activity to encourage creative writing. All about how to survive on a desert island with only three objects. Several opportunities to be inventive as well. Great for beginning an extended piece of writing or as a one off lesson.
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7th
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Classroom Job Application
As students begin the later elementary years, an introduction to the world of jobs and careers is valuable. Utilize this resource as an outline for creating a job application that your students can use to apply for classroom jobs. This fictional job application may in fact be used to "hire" students for classroom job positions!
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3rd - 6th
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The Secret Door Free Writing
Use this PowerPoint to engage your students in a free writing activity. Students click on a link to a secret door, then travel anywhere in the world. They are then prompted to write about their observations, as well as create narratives about the locations that they visit.
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6th - 9th
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