High school Halloween creative writing resources for Microsoft Word

Short Story Writing Assignment & the Elements of Fiction

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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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Handouts, Assessment

Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE

Narrative Writing Outline - Worksheet with Student Example Outline & Narrative

Created by

Monica Lukins

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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

4th - 10th

Types:

Worksheets, Outlines, Graphic Organizers

Halloween Short Research Project: Myths, Ghosts, & Legends Media Presentation

Created by

Julie Faulkner

With this standards-based short research task AND a digital media presentation project, your middle and high school students will be 100% engaged on Halloween. Student Experience: Students will be assigned a myth from their state or from a state in the US. They will research and create a media presentation to share their findings. This type of assignment is very flexible and is 100% editable. It could be used to teach MLA and research, review MLA, conclude a unit on Dark Romantic or Gothic lit

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Social Studies - History

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Research, Projects, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

Also included in: Research Writing Unit, Curriculum BUNDLE+

Folktale, Fairytales, Fables, Tall Tales, Myths & Legends from Around the World

Created by

Le-Tea-Mo's Resources

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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Literature, Reading

Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Printables

Writing a Short Story - Complete Unit

Created by

Kerry LeWarne

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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Short Stories, Writing

Grades:

4th - 10th

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

Lab: Paper Plate Periodic Table and m&m Atoms - Energy Levels and Electrons

Created by

TheScienceGiant

Students study the structure of the atom with m&m's atoms on a paper plate periodic table! This lab investigation on edible "electrons" and elements explores the Essential Question: How are Elements Arranged in the Periodic Table? And, How Are Electrons Configured in an Atom?"Share with your students edible electrons; EX: m&m's, skittles, smarties, cereal, or mini-marshmallows. Ss will model atoms of elements using a paper plate and different sorts of sweets. At the end of the lab, when

Subjects:

Halloween, Physical Science, Science

Grades:

7th - 11th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory

CCSS:

RST.6-8.3

, RST.6-8.6

, RST.6-8.9

NGSS:

HS-PS1-1

, HS-PS1-2

, MS-PS1-1

Also included in: StayGiant Candy Mix Bundle: Lab Investigations

El libro de la vida | The Book of Life | Movie Guides in ENGLISH & SPANISH

Created by

Spanish and Film Studies Store

2 Movie Guides. 1 completely in English and 1 completely in Spanish. 27 Movie Guide Questions in chronological order 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. 2 guías de películas. 1 completamente en inglés y 1 completamente en español. 27 Preguntas de la guía de películas en orden cronológico que incluyen preguntas previas a la escucha, preguntas para responder durant

Subjects:

ESL / ELL / EFL, Halloween, Spanish

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Activities, Movie Guides, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Día de los Muertos Bundle Activities: Complete Lesson: Readings, Projects, More

Letter to Myself Time Capsule Project

Created by

A Teacher by the Sea

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.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Lesson, Centers

THE PERSUASIVE WRITING MULTI UNIT BUNDLE

Created by

The Lesson Shop

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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Handouts, Assessment, Printables

Creative Writing Bundle Creative Writing Activities Digital & Print Writing

Created by

Language Arts Classroom

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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CCSS:

W.7.3

, W.7.3a

, W.7.3b

, W.7.3c

, W.7.3d

...

Humor and Comedy Writing Unit Plan

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Author Roxanna Elden's Teacher Resources

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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Drama, Writing-Expository

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

Also included in: Laughing in Language Arts Class (English Lessons that Incorporate Humor)

Three Scene Play Playwriting Unit for Drama, Theatre, or Acting Classes

Created by

Jason Katz The Drama Guy

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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Drama, Theater Arts

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Projects, Unit Plans, Handouts

Daily Lenses 1-4

Created by

English Academia

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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

Fable, Myth, Fairy Tale, Tall Tale, and Legend Creative Writing Unit

Created by

Mrs Shakespeare

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. T

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Short Stories

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Handouts, Lesson

Dialogue - Rules, Examples, & Practice

Created by

Monica Lukins

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.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

4th - 10th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL - Letter to Next Year's Students

Created by

Monica Lukins

What better way to end the year than to have your students write letters to your upcoming students next year! This is a one-page template for a guided 3-paragraph letter that your students can write during the last week of school. It includes introducing oneself, and explaining learning, favorite projects/assignments, and tips/advice for students to be successful in your class! My students always do a wonderful job inspiring next year's students (I give these to my new students on the first d

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Assessment

Language Arts Writing A Play Script Basic Outline Template Graphic Organizer

Created by

Craig Weaver

This is a basic graphic organizer to use with your students when having them brainstorm ideas during the process of writing their own play. The outline template covers such topics as title, character, settings, scenes, main idea, climax, resolution, and narrator. This outline template is great to use with your special needs students or those who have a difficult time generating their thoughts on paper.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Special Education

Grades:

5th - 10th

Types:

Activities, Outlines, Graphic Organizers

Memoir: Memoir Curriculum MEGA Unit All-in-One DEAL!

Created by

Teacher Tricks

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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

Reverse Poetry Project

Created by

Conlon Creations

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.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

Mother's Day Poetry Project with Poetry Templates, Word Bank, & Rubric

Created by

Debbie R

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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, EFL - ESL - ELD, Poetry

Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

Projects, Rubrics

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick creative writing example (Just Dessert)

Created by

Sherrie Orestis

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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Short Stories, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Projects, Centers

Writing Assignment: Write a Movie Review. Film Critique Handout w/ Rubric

Created by

Teaching Aids That Work

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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Handouts, Homework

Spooky Halloween Mad Libs

Created by

Ms O

These two mad libs are a fun and spooky way to practice parts of speech, including nouns pronouns possessive pronouns adjectives prepositions past-tense verbs present-tense verbs My classroom was full of laughter as each student excitedly read her mad libs to the class. You could even have your students work in pairs, asking each other to fill in the story, and then reading to each other. Prints in fun color, but also works great in grayscale.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Halloween

Grades:

5th - 10th

Types:

Activities

Yearbook Club Application

Created by

Shore's Sharables

After lots of research, I created this thorough yearbook club application. I used this one for 5th - 8th grade students at my school, but it can easily be modified to fit your needs. It could really be used as-is for high school - just take out where it says 5th- 8th ;) The application is 6 pages long and includes: *Student application (fill in, circle, and short answer essay questions) *Teacher recommendations (2 teachers) *Parent letter *Parent approval form There are a few places where you w

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Graphic Arts, Other (Arts)

Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Classroom Forms, For Parents

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High school Halloween creative writing resources for Microsoft Word

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