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High school Black History Month creative writing resources for Microsoft Word
Harriet Movie Guide Questions in ENGLISH | Harriet Tubman 2019
Best movie guide out there! 27 Movie Guide Questions for the 2019 movie Harriet written in ENGLISH that include pre-listening questions, questions to answer during the movie, and reflection/analysis questions that can also serve as discussion questions after the movie. Includes movie images to help scaffold for diverse learners. Questions are spaced out to give students enough time to write answers down.Rated PG-13 and perfect for any classroom! Includes Answer Key.Synopsis:Based on the thrillin
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Short Story Writing Assignment & the Elements of Fiction
A strait forward and READY TO PRINT booklet on the six Elements of Fiction. If you're teaching short stories or novels, this is a perfect resource for your class or for students working independently. Works well for either analysis of texts or for students writing their own stories.Designed for diverse learning environments - students can complete it in a teacher-led class or use included scaffolding for independent learning at home.The package includes definitions, explanations, and examples of
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
Narrative Writing Outline - Worksheet with Student Example Outline & Narrative
This one-page "Narrative Writing Outline" helps students brainstorm and organize their ideas before writing their own fictional or personal narrative (story). This outline includes sections for: Attention-Grabber, Beginning (characters, setting, conflict), Middle (complications/events, climax), and End (resolution, message/meaning). This outline will help students confidently write their own narrative and will help them include all the necessary components of a narrative. Also included are stud
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4th - 10th
Selma Movie - 50 Question Multiple Choice Quiz
Keep your students on track as they view the film or use as a final assessment. I designed this with the dual purpose of keeping students focused while viewing the movie, or to use as a final assessment. The 50 questions are arranged in the same order as events in the movie. The 50 question format makes it easy to convert to percentages and grades. The product consists of the quiz (6 pages) plus solution (1 page). Also included is a one page answer sheet, on which students can mark their answe
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Selma Movie - Active Learning Resources Bundle
Folktale, Fairytales, Fables, Tall Tales, Myths & Legends from Around the World
A packet of literature from around the world. Each one has a "Think About It" writing prompt except one which has a set of questions w/ answer key. There are 15 in total to share.This packet can be adapted for younger or older students/learners.Origins: Afghanistan, Thailand, Nepal, China, Indian, Greece, Minnesota, Maine, Alabama, and Inuit
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3rd - 9th
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Writing a Short Story - Complete Unit
Your students will have their short story story written and completed in 15 days! This unit includes activities, specific lesson plans and every thing you need to help your students. My kids were very successful during this unit and enjoy it every year. It's positively directed but fast paced.
How to Write a Short Story
Day 1: Background Survey & Getting Excited Activity
Day 2: Character Development
Day 3: Continue Character Development & Setting Development: Where, When and We
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4th - 10th
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Zinn's A Young People's History of the United States Chapter Assignments
This packet is designed to accompany Howard Zinn's A Young People's History of the United States. This version of the famous People's History is more accessible to younger students and gives a great background on working class and progressive history. This packet breaks down the book by chapter, excluding chapters 22 - 28 (that many classes will not get to). Each chapter has either a note-taking guide (major vocabulary and themes to help students take notes with purpose) or questions about the c
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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One Way Ticket: Using Poetry to Analyze The Great Migration
Students listen to and read Langston Hughes' poem "One Way Ticket" to analyze the push factors and the process of The Great Migration. Students will use references in the poem to map destinations of African Americans during the migration and to identify push factors of The Great Migration. Students will also write about their own connections to the push factors mentioned in the poem. The handout also includes a lists of needed materials, possible activities, and extension activities.
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7th - 12th
THE PERSUASIVE WRITING MULTI UNIT BUNDLE
This bundle is a collection of The Lesson Shop's most popular Persuasive Writing Resources at a 50% DISCOUNT!!!The products in this bundle can be taught in combination with one another or can be broken up into stand alone resources. It includes a variety of assessment types (speeches, articles, essays) and multiple writing styles (types of tone, etc.).Designed for diverse learning environments! Students can complete these resources in a teacher-led class or use the included scaffolding for indep
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7th - 12th
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Creative Writing Bundle Creative Writing Activities Digital & Print Writing
This bundle contains FIFTEEN creative writing products plus extra activities. You can add these creative writing activities to your current plans or use them independently. These creative writing activities include instructions as well as sample answers. Over FOURTEEN downloads are in this creative writing bundle:1. A narrative writing presentation. Students will learn about the different techniques of narrative writing such as pacing, dialogue, description vivid language, and other tools.2. A
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8th - 12th
Letter to Myself Time Capsule Project
Students create a letter to their future "self" to be placed in the teacher's time capsule for the year, month, or until graduation. This is a great end-of-year activity to get kids working and thinking about the future. I like to use this for my 7th grade for one year and save my 8th grade letters until their highschool graduation.
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5th - 9th
Booker T Washington vs WEB DuBois
Students read a short bio of both men, then fill out an organizer comparing their objectives and strategies before analyzing a poem about the 2 men by Dudley Randall. Students retain the information well and good discussion is generated by the poem and an opinion question.
I also have a version that adds Marcus Garvey and Ida B. Wells, titled "Booker T Washington, WEB DuBois, Marcus Garvey, Ida B Wells".
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6th - 12th
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Humor and Comedy Writing Unit Plan
This is a 5-10 day humor writing unit plan for secondary English, college writing, or creative writing students. It’s meant to teach the theory and structure that go into humor writing along with plenty of practice activities.Humor writing takes a specific set of writing skills, and it can translate to a well-paying job for those who are especially good at it. Even students not destined for standup stages or sitcom writers’ rooms will benefit from studying the elements that make writing funny. T
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Laughing in Language Arts Class (English Lessons that Incorporate Humor)
Three Scene Play Playwriting Unit for Drama, Theatre, or Acting Classes
DISTANCE-LEARNING FRIENDLY. REVISED AND UPDATED JULY 2019. This complete, three-week unit plan for teaching a simple, three-scene playwriting structure in any class has been extremely helpful to the many teachers who have purchased it over the past four years, since it debuted in July of 2015. I have been honing the lessons contained in this unit for a decade and a half in my own classes and it is a simple, fun and creative way to teach story structure, character development, and dialogue writin
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Daily Lenses 1-4
While I have always known the value of frequent writing, I became particularly inspired to incorporate more creative writing experiences after attending several English conferences on the importance of writing. Widening my perspective on writing, I concluded that writing is writing, and not all writing has to be in the form of an essay!I developed what I call the "Daily Lens" which allows students a creative opportunity to write for 10 minutes at the start of the period. When I started incorpora
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Reverse Poetry Project
Have your students write poems that send one message when read from top to bottom, but an entirely different message when read from bottom to top! Use the effortless template for an exciting, complex piece of creative writing. Two model poems are included.
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4th - 12th
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Fable, Myth, Fairy Tale, Tall Tale, and Legend Creative Writing Unit
This is a reproducible handout or packet of information about Fables, Myths, Fairy Tales, Tall Tales, and Legends. This packet includes information and examples of each type of story. It also includes short writing assignments for each type of story as well. Students can either create a Folktale collection which will include each type of story or do these projects individually. Each story can be illustrated with drawings, paintings, magazine pictures, computer generated pictures etc.
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7th - 12th
Dialogue - Rules, Examples, & Practice
Use this 2-page worksheet to teach the main rules of writing dialogue in a story. Each rule has examples and practice correcting dialogue. Then, at the end, students practice writing their own conversation using correct dialogue.
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4th - 10th
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Black History Skit: Spotlighting African American Inventors
If you are looking for a skit for your Black History Program, you will love this one. It covers theaccomplishments of African American Inventors. I looked everywhere for skits that my students could perform, and when I came up empty, I wrote my own! Enjoy
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4th - 12th
Memoir: Memoir Curriculum MEGA Unit All-in-One DEAL!
Help your students learn how to write an outstanding memoir with the Memoir Curriculum MEGA Unit: All-in-One DEAL!
Students select a memory to retell in writing, and this unit will help them to re-create the event in such a way that the reader experiences the emotion of the moment. Perfect for the beginning of the year but also a great unit to do any time.
A two-page outline of all the documents is included. Also includes title-divider sheets to keep things organized in a binder or file fo
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6th - 12th
Writing Assignment: Write a Movie Review. Film Critique Handout w/ Rubric
This is a handout for a fun and creative writing assignment, in which students will write their own film review. Page one explains the function of a film review, and the kind of content that should be included in one. The content should be focused on evaluating the film, rather than summarizing. A couple website links are also included so that students can go read some current reviews and get a better understanding of what a good review is before they create their own.Formatting requirements are
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8th - 12th
Mother's Day Poetry Project with Poetry Templates, Word Bank, & Rubric
Mother's Day Poetry Project with Poetry Templates, Original Poem Examples for each type of Poem, Word Bank, & Rubric: Create Poetry for Mother’s Day with this Mother’s Day Poetry Packet!
Student poetry templates for the following poems:
• Alliteration Poem
• 5 Ws Poem
• Acrostic Poem
• List Poem
• Diamante Poem
• Haiku
• Fill in the Blank Poem
Create a poetry bouquet, poetry book, or a treasure box full of notes to Mom for your class room project for Mother’s Day! This project is made e
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2nd - 12th
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick creative writing example (Just Dessert)
Chris Van Allsburg’s book, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick is an excellent medium to teach creative writing. The titled illustrations are accompanied with only the slightest bit of text. A mere suggestion as to what already has happened and might happen. Every turn of the page introduces a unique vignette, an intriguing picture that arouses curiosity that tugs at the imagination, thus sparking new ideas to fill in the blanks. The entire book is a collection of writing prompts! The tantalizing st
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Inside Out - Film Guide - PIXAR
This is a 27 questions film guide to get students critically thinking about the more complex parts of the brain and issues people go through that the film Inside Out captures so well. The depth of these questions requires the teachers to pause the video and discuss with the class. Most likely this will be appropriate for middle to high school level. I made the guide for my seniors and had some great conversations. Would be great in a psychology class as well.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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