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Middle school creative writing simulation microsofts
War of 1812 Simulation
In this simulation, students will explore the causes, key events, and effects of the War of 1812. Students will play as a merchant in the early 1800s who experiences interference with their trade, prompting them to join the military. Through 7 rounds students will need to strategize, make choices, analyze primary sources, watch short videos, and hopefully experience some luck to make it through the war. The Google Slides provided will guide you and the students through each round which has a c
Grades:
6th - 12th
Netflix Presentation - Writing Activity
Writing Project!Now you can have your own Netflix Platform inside the classroom.You can personalize the profiles and pictures, the title of the serie and the description of the episodes. Students can write their own Netflix Serie or just create a timeline of what they did during the school year. If you want to see more about it, check my Instagram @myflashideas
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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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Minecraft Journal
Minecraft is a sandbox game originally created by Swedish programmer Markus Persson and later developed and published by Mojang. The creative and building aspects of Minecraft allow players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D procedurally generated world. Other activities in the game include exploration, gathering resources, crafting and combat. Minecraft has been successfully used in the classroom and produces high energy level in learning math, English, reading, social studies
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6th - 8th
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How to Survive Disaster Unit
Students will learn to analyze informational texts about survival for relevant information, and evaluate the credibility of sources. Then they will use research skills to gather their own relevant information from credible sources to ultimately create a “how to survive” presentation to their peers. This unit has very minimal prep involved. I usually run it the weeks between Thanksgiving and Winter Break. Approximately 14 school days. Included in this product is: Intro/Unit Plan Document - Includ
Grades:
7th - 8th
World's Most Influential People Survivor Debate- history presentation
This is a great stand-alone project that involves research, oral presentation, important historical figures, and role-play. I use this in my comparative civilizations 12 class. Students love the creative take on researching important people in history and go all out with the costumes, and use of dialect and mannerisms while giving quality presentations. This can he used in any social studies or English classes. I have students peer mark and provide comments and I assess the presentations as well
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7th - 12th
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Writing Postcards Simulation Ancient Greece
In this simulation, students will have the opportunity to role-play as Ancient Greeks, writing postcards to friends and family back home describing the sights and experiences they are having in the city. The postcards come in four different sets, each with a different level of difficulty to accommodate students of different ages and abilities.This resource includes Postcards with the images of 7 famous Ancient Greek Buildings: Parthenon, Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Erechtheion, Temple of Apollo, T
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Writing Postcards Simulation - Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece
Writing Revisions: Amazing Race
Revisions: Are you looking for a fun way for your students to revise their writing beyond the basics? This is a writing event your students will remember FOREVER! Students will race around to 7 different stations by using the location clues provided (route info). At the station students will complete a revision task (road block) and a team challenge (detour)! This activity was created based on the infamous TV series, The Amazing Race. Please note: set-up is required, BUT totally worth it!
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4th - 12th
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Rhetoric - SOAPS, RAFTS chart for writing
This chart can help students write in different modes as they consider the "SOAPS" elements of writing: Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, and Subject.
Use this to guide students as far as "Role/Speaker" and "Format/Purpose" when coming up with writing prompts.
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8th - 12th
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Ancient Roman RAFTS
Students choose from six options from which to write a speech, brochure, article, and more about Ancient Rome.
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6th
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Worksheet: Creative Writing Workshop [CCSS.ELA.W.5] (EDITABLE)
A worksheet to explore ideas in 6 Specific Categories in a workshop format for a creative writing assignment. Is general enough to use with most creative writing assignments. Also, gives space for the author to focus the feedback and then to respond to the feedback.1. Plans About Title, Audience, Purpose, Clarity, and Task2. Plans About Content, Organization, Ideas, Details, and Elaboration3. Plans About Point of View, Narrator, Speaker, Perspective, and Cultural Context4. Plans About Voice, Sty
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7th - 12th
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Worksheet: Planning Creative Writing [CCSS.ELA.W.5] (EDITABLE)
A worksheet to explore ideas in 6 Specific Categories to prepare for a creative writing assignment. Is general enough to use with most creative writing assignments. Also, give space for thinking about your audience while planning.1. Plans About Title, Audience, Purpose, Clarity, and Task2. Plans About Content, Organization, Ideas, Details, and Elaboration3. Plans About Point of View, Narrator, Speaker, Perspective, and Cultural Context4. Plans About Voice, Style, Tone, Rhetoric, and Mood5. Plans
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7th - 12th
Setting Stations- VR Photos and the 5 Senses
Students loved this station activity that encouraged them to analyze and write about setting! Create a gallery area and encourage students to go to every station and scan the QR code on the wall. Once students scan the QR code they analyze the 360/VR photo that it opens. Students are expected to write about what they saw in the photo using sensory details. We required our students to used 4 of the 5 senses to describe what they were seeing and hearing. Links are provided to the 360 photos on the
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6th - 8th
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"The Bet" Creative Writing Assignment
This is a fun way to introduce your students to the story, "The Bet." It takes an entire class period, but it allows the students to be creative and learn a little about the story before reading it. It has two requirements that must be meant in order for the students to pass the assignment. Interestingly, students comment the following day on how they recognized the importance and impact of those students striving to disrupt class. Thus far, my class environment has always improved after thi
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7th - 12th
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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.
Grades:
6th - 9th
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