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Middle school creative writing resources in English (UK) $5-10
Sentence Science Writing Goals Display Strips
Sentence Science Goal Setting Strips are the perfect support for your students when writing. They support you in teaching sentence structure in a visual, kinaesthetic, engaging and clear way. They make learning accessible for every student in your class, from the new arrival who speaks no English, to the student who needs a challenge to take their writing to the next level. Sentence Science is for every student, and every student can experience success. This resource includes:-23 goals to displa
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K - 6th
Also included in: Custom Bundle
The Skeleton Tree Novel Study
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used with The Skeleton Tree by Iain Lawrence.ABOUT THE NOVEL: Less than 48 hours after twelve-year-old Chris casts off on a trip to sail down the Alaskan coast with his uncle, their boat sinks. The only survivors are Chris and a boy named Frank, who hates Chris immediately. Chris and Frank have no radio, no flares, no food. Suddenly, they've got to find a way to forage, fish and scavenge supplies from the shore. Chris lik
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: The Skeleton Tree Novel Study with STEM Add-on BUNDLE
Wolf Hollow Novel Study
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used with Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk.ABOUT THE NOVEL: Growing up in the shadows cast by two world wars, Annabelle has lived a mostly quiet, steady life in her small Pennsylvania town. Until the day new student Betty Glengarry walks into her class. Betty quickly reveals herself to be cruel and manipulative, and while her bullying seems isolated at first, things quickly escalate, and reclusive World War I veteran Toby becom
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Lauren Wolk BUNDLE
The Girl Who Drank the Moon Novel Study
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used with The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill. The pack has been designed in alignment with the 2014 National Curriculum of England’s reading objectives for Year 6.ABOUT THE NOVEL: Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the Forest, Xan, is kind. She shares her
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Kelly Barnhill Novel Study BUNDLE (4 Novel Studies)
Pride: A Pride and Prejudice Remix Novel Study
About the Graphic Novel: In a timely update of Jane Austen''s Pride and Prejudice, National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi skillfully balances cultural identity, class, and gentrification against the heady magic of first love in her vibrant reimagining of this beloved classic. A smart, funny, gorgeous retelling starring all characters of color. Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying ne
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6th - 8th
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Nimona Graphic Novel Study
About the Novel: Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly subversive, sharply irreverent epic from Noelle Stevenson. Featuring an exclusive epilogue not seen in the web comic, along with bonus conceptual sketches and revised pages throughout, this gorgeous full-color graphic novel has been hailed by critics and fans alike as the arrival of a “superstar” talent (NPR.org).Nimona is an impulsive young shapeshifter with a knack for villainy. Lord Ballister B
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6th - 8th
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Self & Peer Editing Checklists (Narrative, Persuasive, Explanation, Information)
This resource can be used for self or peer editing in a Key Stage 2 classroom. The guidelines used for mechanics, structure, grammar, and style have been taken from the Interim Guidelines for End of Key Stage 2 Expectations in England. When I have used these in the classroom, I will place coloured pencils in yellow, green, pink, and blue on tables and have the children mark where specific requirements are missing or needing change on the papers of their peers.I have included additional pages whe
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3rd - 6th
Flush Novel Study
About the Novel: Take a romp in the swamp with this New York Times bestselling mystery adventure set in the Florida Keys from Newbery Honoree Carl Hiaasen!Noah's dad is sure that the owner of the Coral Queen casino boat is flushing raw sewage into the harbor—which has made taking a dip at the local beach like swimming in a toilet. He can't prove it though, and so he decides that sinking the boat will make an effective statement. Right. The boat is pumped out and back in business within days and
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Paws, Claws, and Whiskers Thematic Unit BUNDLE
Five Little Indians Novel Study
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop with Five Little Indians by Michelle Good.About the Novel: Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention.Alone and without any skills, support or families, the teens find their way to the seedy and foreign world of Downtown Eastside Vancouver, where they cling
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7th - 10th
Turtles All The Way Down Novel Study
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used with Turtles All the Way Down by John Green.ABOUT THE NOVEL: It’s quite rare to find someone who sees the same world you see.Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that se
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6th - 8th
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Navigating Early Novel Study
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used with Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool. ABOUT THE NOVEL: From the author of Newbery Medal winner Moon Over Manifest comes the odyssey-like adventure of two boys’ incredible quest on the Appalachian Trail.When Jack Baker’s father sends him from his home in Kansas to attend a boys’ boarding school in Maine, Jack doesn’t know what to expect. Certainly not Early Auden, the strangest of boys. Early keeps to himself, re
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5th - 8th
Frankenstein & Mary's Monster Novel Study BUNDLE
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used withthe novels Frankenstein by Gris Grimly and Mary's Monster by Lita Judge.ABOUT THE RESOURCE: This pack includes: Chapter Summaries, Comprehension Questions, Digging Deeper Opportunities (includes character studies and plot studies), Creative Writing Tasks, and Non-Fiction Tasks related to content of the novels.Resource is provided as a PDF but a digital copy of the pack is available for editing and sharing on Googl
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6th - 9th
Planning a Road Trip
Please use this resource to help students brush up on their simple math skills as well as using their imagination to travel the country. Students may be realistic or not, depending on the teacher's instruction.
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5th - 8th
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Fronted Adverbials: 'ly' Sentence Starter Flashcards
Adverb flashcards with 'ly' starters for use in writing practice. They are great for adding 'story sparkle' to narratives, to use in modelled writing, to use as a daily 'Writer's Notebook' activity or to add to a Magpie Wall.There are 16 flash cards, a slide with a further list of adverbs and another with teaching notes.Fronted adverbialsTalk 4 Writing'ly' startersGrammarCreative WritingGrammar rules
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2nd - 6th
Flora and Ulysses Novel Study + STEAM
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used with Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo. It bundles Flora & Ulysses Novel Study with a STEAM pack about designing and making donuts. *Updated with additional opportunities for deeper learning in the literature pack.ABOUT THE NOVEL: Holy unanticipated occurrences! From #1 New York Times best-selling author Kate DiCamillo comes a laugh-out-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters — a novel intersperse
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4th - 7th
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MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Mars Patel Novel Podcast Study
*UPDATE: Memo has been included in bundle.This booklet must be used together with the Mars Patel podcast available online.It contains questions on all 10 episodes of Season One as well as various writing activities after each episode.Allow your learners to become detectives as they listen to this thrilling mystery of The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel.This resource is suitable for learners in grads 5-7 and is a brilliant resource to have in the English classroom.Enhance your learners
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5th - 8th
10 Day Writing Unit: The Girl Who Stole an Elephant
Writing Unit: The Girl Who Stole an Elephant10 Day Writing PlanL1: Introduce Writing Genre: Informal emotional lettersL2: Drama SessionL3: Grammar - ParenthesisL4: DeconstructionL5: Slow WriteL6: Grammar - Modal VerbsL7: PlanningL8: WritingL9: Peer Assessment and ProofreadingL10: Final Piece and EvaluationYear 5 Grammar ObjectivesEditable powerpointsPDF Resources
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5th - 7th
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Writing Criteria/Writing Checklist (Grades 4-6)
I came across a fantastic idea at a school in the UK. They call them 'marking ladders' which is essentially a checklist tool to be glued into exercise books (interactive notebooks). In addition, I created two levels of the checklists to differentiate for varying abilities.I have used laminated writing checklists before but it is just not as accessible and handy as these checklists that go directly into notebooks. These cut right to the necessities and also include a line for students to WRITE A
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4th - 6th
Descriptive Writing (4 weeks) unit based on The Wolves in Walls by Neil Gaiman
This is a 4 week unit of work that is based around Neil Gaiman's 'The Wolves in the Walls' book. This is a challenging text, as it covers the issue of nightmares but it really engages the boys in my class. Neil Gaiman has a fantastic story telling ability (he also wrote Coraline). The end piece is designed to be a descriptive nightmare where the child experienced it learns what to do in their life after they wake up. This unit of work is targeted best at Year 4 - 6 pupils. I have included all th
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4th - 6th
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Creative Writing (3 weeks) Leon & the Place Between by Angela McAllister
This is a 3 week unit of planning that produces a fantastic descriptive writing piece based on the beautiful picture book Leon and the Place Between. This is the story of a boy who gets whisked away during a magical trick at the circus to where magic exists. This unit always inspires some excellent creative writing as it so engaging. This text is best suited to lower KS2 but can easily be adapted to upper KS2.
I have listed the learning objectives for all of the lessons below. Also I have inclu
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3rd - 6th
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Argumentative Literary Analysis Essay /The Ocean at the End of the Lane
This unit is designed to help students write an argumentative literary analysis essay, based on Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane.Included in the packet:Background information to argumentative writingThe key elements of writing a thesisIdentifying and writing thesesCitation help3 essay topics to choose fromStep-by-step worksheet to write a rough draftSelf-checklistEvaluation rubric
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8th - 12th
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Flora & Ulysses Novel Study
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used with Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo. *Updated with additional opportunities for deeper learning.ABOUT THE NOVEL: Holy unanticipated occurrences! From #1 New York Times best-selling author Kate DiCamillo comes a laugh-out-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters — a novel interspersed with comic-style graphic sequences and full-page illustrations, all rendered in black and white by K. G. Campbell.ABO
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3rd - 6th
The Lie Tree Novel Study
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used with The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge. ABOUT THE NOVEL: Faith Sunderly leads a double life. To most people, she is reliable, dull, trustworthy—a proper young lady who knows her place as inferior to men—but inside, Faith is full of questions and curiosity, and she cannot resist a mystery: an unattended envelope, an unlocked door. She also knows secrets no one suspects her of knowing. For one, she knows that her family
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Frances Hardinge Novel Study BUNDLE
Year 5 & 6 Writing Planning Sheets for Various Genres
In this bundle, you have access to diary writing, newspaper reporting, non-chronological, persuasive, adventure narratives and playscript writing planning support sheets - aimed at Years 5 and 6. Each pack contains different levels of support sheets. There are blank categories for children to input, working their way up to provided examples and supportive word banks based on the Year 5 and 6 expected writing outcomes in England. These have been used with multiple classes and the children have al
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4th - 7th
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