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Free creative writing Common Core RL.9-10.3 resources
Creative Writing Prompts Story Starters Activity - Daily Writing Journal Prompts
These FREE creative writing prompts are perfect for daily journal writing prompts or to inspire students in their narrative writing! Overcome writer’s block and cultivate students’ ideas with these story starters. Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Story Starters Activity:✏️ 30+ Creative Writing Prompts - Digital & PrintActivity inspired by celebrated author Ray Bradbury✏️ Teacher Instructions for using this resource How to use th
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6th - 10th
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Introduction to Character Archetypes
This interactive and manipulatable Google Slide/PowerPoint Presentation introduces students to 12 Classic Character Archetypes. The lesson begins with a general description of character archetypes, then takes students through 12 archetypes by examining a colourful infographic. The teacher and students will then discuss how character archetypes are used in modern media (Harry Potter and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) to create consistent, rich characters. Finally, students will have fun guessing
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7th - 12th
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Creative Writing Workshop Lesson 1: Introduction to Storytelling
Hi! I'm Livia Blackburne, author of the NY Times bestselling young adult novel Midnight Thief. In July of 2015, I ran a week long creative writing camp for middle and high school students. We had a ton of fun, and the students wrote some great short stories and novellas! After the camp, I revised my materials and expanded them for other teachers to use.
Lesson one is a bird's eye view of storytelling. Why do we tell stories in the first place? What makes a good story? How do you become a bet
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Creative Writing Workshop Complete Bundle
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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"The Golden Touch" Narrative Writing Task (LEAP 2025)
In southern Louisiana, English 9th and 10th grade students take the LEAP exams which typically require a narrative writing (as a continuation of a short story or excerpt) similar to the PARCC exams.As we are using "The Golden Touch" by Nathaniel Hawthorne in our current curriculum, I found the need to create an instruction/rubric document for the narrative writing task required by our district. Sharing with the TpT community now!This is again aligned to the Louisiana Student Standards (particula
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9th - 10th
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Reading: Plot Graphic Organizer [FREE DIGITAL and PRINT]
ALERT! December Freebie!Are your students struggling to envision plot structure and how events rise and fall throughout the story? This FREE graphic organizer will help remind students about the structure of plot in a story they have already read or if they are writing their own!THIS PRODUCT INCLUDESA graphic organizer for plot on Google Slides to be used in Google Classroom/virtual classrooms!Print the document right from Google Slides to use as a handout!CUSTOMER TIPS and TRICKSHow to get TP
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6th - 10th
Perks of Being a Wallflower Movie Handout
This worksheet is intended to be used while kids watch The 2012 film, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. This will be appropriate for an ELA or creative writing class. It deals with such elements of fiction as * plot (using a narrative arc graph that goes from inciting incident to rising action to climax to resolution)* character development and motivation* internal and external conflict and resolution* personal viewer response
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7th - 12th
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Archetypes: PPT Presentation with Types & Infographic Assignment
This Power Point breaks down common archetypes and then presents an infographic assignment with parameters at the end. Each archetype is presented with a definition and some common examples.
Grades:
9th - 10th
Nathaniel Hawthorne: Young Goodman Brown Questions
From Electric English....
These are questions I have cobbled together from different sources over the years that I think are probing and interesting for the students to reflect on, so I have compiled some of them here. Alas, I did not write these questions myself; but no worries, it's FREE :) Use it for a copy of "Young Goodman Brown" that you have on hand. Or use the one I formatted, which is available on my site. Also FREE... Cheers! Or should I say, "Do my eyes deceive me??"
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10th - 11th
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My Aphorisms (Tuesdays With Morrie)
Aphorism: An aphorism is a short, original thought. It is a truth in written or spoken form.In Tuesdays With Morrie, the main character, Morrie Schwartz, offers good advice through his aphorisms. He shares these thoughts with Mitch and the rest of the world on life, death, love, faith, and purpose.Now your students have the opportunity to make their own with this FREE resource!
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5th - 12th
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Creating an Epic Hero
This 'Creating an Epic Hero' Worksheet is a great pre-write for any creative writing assignment involving an epic hero or the hero's journey.
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: The Hero's Journey
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - FREE LESSON 1 PRESENTATION
This is the first FREE lesson PRESENTATION of 4 based on "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson.The structure of the lessons are based on the principles of bloom's taxonomy and are fully aligned with KS3/KS4 and Common Core Standards.The first free lesson is based on the 2 chapters of the novel, it includes:Cover questionsVocabulary Builder with all new words supplied from the context of the novelAuthor examinationCharacter and setting tasksComprehension questionsUse o
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Character Mask--Lord of the Flies
With this assignment, students choose a character from the novel, Lord of the Flies, and create a mask the character might wear during the course of the novel, OR a mask which represents the character. Then, the student writes a narrative (either 1st or 3rd person) discussing what the different details on the mask mean or what the images, colors etc symbolize. This assignment allows students to be creative, not only with the mask itself, but with an original narrative. Close reading of the te
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9th - 10th
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"Harrison Bergeron" Handicap Example
This is a visual of what students will make for themselves. After reading "Harrison Bergeron," they create Handicaps for their own traits/talents.
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6th - 12th
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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - FREE LESSON 1 HANDOUT
This is the first FREE lesson HANDOUT of 4 based on "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson.Make sure to download the FREE CLASS PRESENTATION also. Every class handout closely follows the PRESENTATION.The structure of the lessons are based on the principles of bloom's taxonomy and are fully aligned with KS3/KS4 and Common Core Standards.The first free lesson is based on the 2 chapters of the novel, it includes:Cover questionsVocabulary Builder with all new words supplie
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Creative Writing Plot
Creative writing plot and structure lesson that explores Dickens’ The Signal-Man and is part a unit of work on short stories whilst looking at creative writing. Students explore how the plot develops after the narrator leaves for the evening, how the writer engineers a plot twist and uses deja vu and foreshadowing for effect on the reader, and students also design their own story structures for their short stories.A useful lesson for Grade 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 English Literature and English L
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Creative Writing Complete Unit
Scaffold for character profile
Are you finding it challenging to teach your students how to create three-dimensional, nengaging characters? Help your students work on their characterisation with this profile scaffold - ideal for creative writing units or genre studies. This scaffold includes four sections for students to fill out: 1. Basic character information2. Personality3. Character and plot4. Inner journey.Each section includes question prompts to help students flesh out and develop their character. Students can also inc
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7th - 11th
Romeo and Juliet Act III Activity, News Report--The Duel
This is a creative writing activity for after the duel scene in Romeo and Juliet. This aides students in plot knowledge of a Shakespearean text. Students must also include some visual appeal to their newspaper. This can be done on a standard piece of paper, or it can be done on poster.
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9th - 12th
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Speech to Dialogue- Distance Learning / Printable
This worksheet allows students to visualize speech becomes dialogue in a story. It is great for helping students practice writing dialogue in the correct form. This product can be used for distance learning (remote learning) as an editable PowerPoint or Google Slide. It is also printable.Activities you could use this product for:Have students fill in the speech bubbles with quotes from a story they are reading and then re-write the conversation in dialogue form. Brainstorm dialogue between chara
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5th - 10th
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Design a Video Game Level Worksheet
A worksheet about video game design that meets a surprising number of Common Core standards.Video game levels follow a narrative even if they contain no spoken words or text. Just like a traditional story, they are meant to create a range of affects, from relaxation to fear to excitement, in a set pattern. In this worksheet, students engage with the narrative patterns underlying video games, enhancing their knowledge both of the games they play and literature in general.
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9th - 12th
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Introductions, Conclusions, & Titles: Culture, Fiction, & Folklore
This sixty-minute lesson helps students write essays or stories about their culture or fiction. This is the seventh lesson in an eight (8) lesson unit connecting folklore and culture. Students will learn about introductions and conclusions, in stories and essays and add them to their writing. Culture and folklore are great ways to increase reading for your child or students. Culture invites us to explore the world and ourselves. While folklore offers a variety of literature to choose from. Tog
Characterization PPT
A PowerPoint on characterization and its importance in short stories and writing.
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5th - 12th
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The Woman in Black - FREE LESSON 1 SLIDESHOW
This is the first FREE lesson of 5 based on "The Woman in Black" by Susan Hill.The structure of the lessons are based on the principles of bloom's taxonomy and are fully aligned with KS3/KS4 and Common Core Standards.The first free lesson is based on the 1st chapter of the novel, it includes:Cover questionsVocabulary Builder with all new words supplied from the context of the novelPathetic fallacy taskComparison of the narrator's language and contemporary language Discussion of Gothic FictionTh
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Woman in Black - FREE LESSON 1 HANDOUT
This is the first FREE lesson handout of 5 based on "The Woman in Black" by Susan Hill.The structure of the lessons are based on the principles of bloom's taxonomy and are fully aligned with KS3/KS4 and Common Core Standards.The first free lesson is based on the 1st chapter of the novel, it includes:Cover questionsVocabulary Builder with all new words supplied from the context of the novelPathetic fallacy taskComparison of the narrator's language and contemporary languageDiscussion of Gothic Fic
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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