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5th grade creative writing Common Core RL.9-10.3 resources
Best Short Stories for Middle School: 182 Pages of Highly-Engaging Lesson Plans
All of the sixteen stories for these lesson plans can be downloaded from our website for free in a reader-friendly PDF that we've created.Or check out our massive middle/high school bundle of 28 stories which combines our two bestselling resources at 20% off. Lesson plans are for the following stories:The Most Dangerous Game by Richard ConnellThe Monkey's Paw by WW JacobsThe Black Cat by Edgar Allan PoeThe Hitch-Hiker by Lucille FletcherThe Lottery by Shirley JacksonLamb to the Slaughter by Roal
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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5 Differentiated Plot Diagram Templates (for Any Novel, Film, or Short Story)
Recognizing plot structure is an important step in understanding and analyzing how good stories are told--whether it's a short story, a classic novel, or a film. Plot diagrams templates are a good way to help students visualize a narrative by recognizing and filling out the key components from a story. Whether you're doing a novel study, a film class, a creative writing unit, or any other lesson about storytelling, these five engaging templates serve as a valuable study tool or assessment tool f
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5th - 12th
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Character Teaching Unit | Traits, Analysis | Characterization | Story Elements
☀️This DIGITAL UNIT provides the RESOURCES to teach students to ANALYZE and CREATE GREAT WRITTEN CHARACTERS. Learn how CHARACTER TRAITS, CHARACTER ARCS, and more interact with STORY ELEMENTS to create characters we know all know and love and why.EMPOWER your students as READERS and WRITERS as they explore the purpose and process characters play within the five STORY ELEMENTS.LEARNING INTENTIONS✍ To understand the PURPOSE & ROLE of Characters within a story.✍ Exploring characters within ST
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5th - 7th
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Writer's Resources BUNDLE WITH EXTRAS: posters + handouts for a writer's corner
These handouts and posters combine to form my Writer’s Resources board. This 4’ x 4’ bulletin board is in the corner of my room, and kids are welcome to use any of the writing aids at any time – for any assignment. The materials range from a visual on how to format the heading on an MLA paper to a graphic organizer for argument writing.
NOT INCLUDED in the bundle are the posters labelled “25 Starts”. These are sentence starters for different types of quote integration, and I modified them from
Grades:
5th - 12th
Movie Guides Literary Elements | plot | theme| inference | characters | dialogue
Want to teach literary elements using ANY MOVIE or PIXAR SHORT FILM to bring real world learning into your classroom? This digital GOOGLE SLIDES AND PRINTABLE bundle includes workshops for the 8 major literary devices and is easy to use and versatile! ❤ SAVE 30% ON THIS BUNDLE!!NOTE: This digital & printable bundle is perfect for teaching hybrid classes and for teachers with students who need or prefer paper or technology. ❤The Google Slides workshops are specifically designed on Slides for
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5th - 9th
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Short Film Winter Christmas Literary Elements and Devices Workshops
Pixar Short Films are a PERFECT way to teach narrative writing! Since there are no words, students must create the narration themselves. This digital interactive guides them to identify all of the elements of narration in the film. SETTING, CHARACTERIZATION, CONFLICT, THEME, POINT OF VIEW & PERSPECTIVE, and all of the PLOT elements are covered! This bundle includes digital workshops for the SHORT FILMS:A Christmas StarHey Deer!Other Christmas and winter-themed resources you might like:Christ
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5th - 8th
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Movie Guides Literary Elements | plot | theme| inference | characters | dialogue
Want to teach literary elements using ANY MOVIE or PIXAR SHORT FILM to bring real world learning into your classroom? This bundle includes workshops for the 8 major literary devices and is easy to use and versatile! Focus on one literary element, or make a packet of the entire bundle to do a comprehensive movie study. LITERARY ELEMENTS:PLOTSETTINGTHEMECHARACTER TYPESCHARACTER TRAITSINFERENCEPLOT/OBJECTIVE SUMMARYDIALOGUE❤ Culminating Activities: Students will assume various movie roles such as,
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5th - 9th
The Hero's Journey Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer allows students to visualize The Hero's Journey myth as outlined by Joseph Campbell. Each box correlates to stage of the journey, noted within the circle. The circle is divided between "real world" stages of the journey and magical world stages. For visual learners, colors are coordinated so boxes match the color of the stage they correlate with.Students can use this graphic organizer to...Take notes on the hero's journeyDetail the hero's journey of a character in a partic
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5th - 12th
Point of View BUNDLE! -PowerPoint, Notes, Worksheets, Activities/Projects, Quiz!
This "Point of View" Bundle (*10 documents!) includes all you might need to teach students the multiple points of view (first person, third person omniscient, third person limited, subjective vs. objective, etc.)! Start off with a PowerPoint introduction of each point of view listed above, while students take notes (notesheets included). Then, dive into activities such as creative writing with different points of view (multiple worksheets included, including a connection to history for student
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5th - 9th
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Back to School Character Traits Lesson Bundle: 24 Slides, Worksheets and More
Kickstart your school year with the Back to School Character Traits Lesson Bundle. This resource, tailored for middle school and high school, contains three front-and-back character trait worksheets, a detailed 24-slide presentation, a complete lesson plan, an engaging bellringer and exit ticket/quiz. This resource pack, tailored for middle and high school students, not only immerses your class in the captivating world of character exploration, but also serves as an exciting and interactive iceb
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5th - 10th
Also included in: ELA Back-to-School Bundle: Dive Into Characterization, Symbolism & More
Book Report Ride
Book Reports can be kind of a drag. So, let’s make it into a ride. Using Minecraft or any other form of visual presentation – stop-motion, animation, live action video or graphic stills – take us on a roller coaster-like journey through three seminal scenes in your book. You pick the scenes, write the narration for this journey (only one voice), and bring us to a place where we won’t be able to resist reading the book ourselves.
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Movie Guides Literary Elements | plot | theme| inference | characters | dialogue
Want to teach literary elements using ANY MOVIE or PIXAR SHORT FILM to bring real world learning into your classroom? This digital GOOGLE SLIDES bundle includes workshops for the 8 major literary devices and is easy to use and versatile! Focus on one literary element, or make a packet of the entire bundle to do a comprehensive movie study. BUYING OPTIONS:BUNDLE AND SAVE 20% (Includes 8 PRINTABLE Movie Guide Workshops) $8BUNDLE AND SAVE 20% (Includes 8 DIGITAL Movie Guide Workshops) $8BUNDLE AND
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5th - 9th
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Leap Day -Leap Year Passage and Comic Strips With Prompts-Middle School Jr. High
Dive into a world of exploration and imagination with our captivating worksheets featuring engaging comic strip prompts and an informative passage about Leap Day! Tailored for students in middle school and Jr. High from 5th - 9th grade, these worksheets are designed to ignite curiosity and foster learning in the classroom. Each worksheet includes thought-provoking prompts for comic strips inspired by Leap Day, inviting students to delve into the wonders of science. Additionally, students will di
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5th - 9th
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Narrative & Creative Writing: Character Creation Charts with Google Docs!
Aid students in crafting a unique, compelling narrative by using these detailed character creation charts! With these charts, students will focus on characterization using ASTAR: Appearance, Speech, Thoughts, Actions, and Reactions from Others. With each section, students will craft characters by answering questions such as: does my character have any scars? What kind of accent does my character have? What are my character's core values? What does my character desire more than anything? Does my
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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TUCK EVERLASTING NOVEL STUDY
Tuck Everlasting Reading Comprehension & Literary Element Novel Study For Upper Elementary and Middle School. Keep students engaged and eager to read with these activities that are designed to get students to think deeply about the story and its theme, as well as how the author uses literary techniques and devices to build this beautiful novel. This unit is packed with CCSS aligned questions, activities, and writing prompts for each chapter, along with sample answers for everything. EDITION
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5th - 9th
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Narrative Writing Through Finding Nemo
Trying to teach narrative writing concepts? Looking for a way to teach high level concepts about plot and character development that is engaging and educational? This lesson is the perfect way to do that. Tried and tested in fourth and fifth grade, but perfect for middle and high school classrooms as well, students will develop a common vocabulary to discuss narrative stories all while developing their own.This seven day lesson plan walks your students through Finding Nemo while learning about:P
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Fourth Grade Mega Bundle of Resources
Skill-Based Creative Writing Prompts - Building Characters
Save some time in ELA class by combining your students’ practice of identifying and analyzing characters with their practice of relevant and profound creative writing! This resource will allow students to practice their reading and writing skills at a higher level by using a prompt to write a story that focuses on building characters. This shows students the connection between being a reader who analyzes a writer’s technique and being the writer!This resource includes a page of 12 creative writi
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Identifying and Analyzing Characters Intervention and Enrichment BUNDLE
Movie Guides Literary Elements Workshops
Want to teach literary elements using ANY MOVIE or PIXAR SHORT FILM to bring real world learning into your classroom? This digital GOOGLE SLIDES bundle includes workshops for 5 major literary devices and is easy to use and versatile! Focus on one literary element, or make a packet of the entire bundle to do a comprehensive movie study. BUYING OPTIONS:BUNDLE AND SAVE 20% (Includes 8 PRINTABLE Movie Guide Workshops) $8BUNDLE AND SAVE 20% (Includes 8 DIGITAL Movie Guide Workshops) $8BUNDLE AND SAVE
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5th - 9th
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List of Character Traits
Here's a list of character traits that students can use when describing characters in stories, essays, character maps, compare & contrast, etc. etc. The possibilities are endless!
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3rd - 9th
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ALTERNATIVES TO BOOK REPORTS
So you want to teach a major work, but you don't want to assign the typical book report. Check out these 30+ Alternatives to Book Reports! Energize students, as they realize that the literature will come to life! They'll all find themselves in the literature and want to get so much more reading done for themselves, you, and their class. 3RD - 12TH Students will enjoy whichever project you or they will choose! Check 'em out!These Alternatives include:1. Interviews2. Drawing pictures3. Creating t-
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: LITERARY ANALYSIS BUNDLE [1]
Avengers-Themed Literary Conflict PowerPoint Presentation
Teach the six types of conflict in literature with help from Marvel Comics' "The Avengers"!This concise but engaging presentation lays out the six most commonly identified conflicts from literature with straightforward definitions and examples featuring The Avengers characters.
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5th - 12th
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Characterization (direct and indirect) ELA Infographic Poster
This eye-catching infographic poster on characterization can be utilized by ELA teachers of any grade level. I used this in my student teaching (8th grade ELA) to teach characterization skills. This poster reminds students and provides examples of direct and indirect characterization. Illustrations, bold text, and a clear outline of the two types of characterization are included on the poster.
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4th - 12th
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Virtual Thanksgiving Characterization Language Arts
This virtual project will allow students to create their own "virtual" Thanksgiving celebration. It also allows them to understand direct and indirect characterization.Students will use the "Sample" copy as instructions. I can email you a blank project, or you can make a copy of the one I am sharing, and add additional slides for the students. The slideshow has a total of 5 slides.
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4th - 9th
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(Writing) How to Draft a Letter Anchor Chart
(Writing) How to Draft a Letter Anchor ChartPDF DownloadThis "(Writing) How to Draft a Letter Anchor Chart" provides a breakdown and visual aid to introduce, model, and reference during skill-based instruction of the target skill (writing a letter with a heading, body message, and closing). This visual aid reflects a systematic approach to tackling letter writing.
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4th - 7th
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