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Higher education creative writing resources for Microsoft Word
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
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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Inanimate Object Monologue Assignment
Push your students to their "characterization limits" by asking them to become Inanimate Objects like doorknobs, tubes of toothpaste, desk chairs, etc. This assignment allows students to think "outside the box" and script their own monologues about life from the perspective of something nonliving! Rubric for scoring the performance and script of their monologue is included.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Amazing Monologue Bundle
75 Fantastic "What If" Fractured Fairy Tale, Nursery Rhyme, and Story Prompts
Looking for prompts that force students to reexamine stories and think "outside the box"? This collection of prompts takes characters that students know and says "What if" something different had happened! Great for use as a creative writing "Bell Ringer" set, as improvisation prompts, or as scene starters for longer scenes or one-act plays. The set of 76 prompts (you get a bonus!) includes a few suggestions on how to use the prompts in the writing classroom or theatre program. Enjoy!
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Incredible Improvisation Bundle
Danielson Framework with Common Core Standards Lesson Plan Maker:Language Arts
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Lesson Plan Generator for teachers that hate making lesson plans.
Uses Common Core Standards and Danielson Framework for Evaluations.
Automatic English, Reading, Writing, Social Studies lesson plan document with hundreds of drop down box combinations. K-12 Common Core Standards, Special Education Modifications, and Activities.
Make a Common Core lesson plan in under 3 minutes. Watch the video and see how eas
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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A Homemade Version of the Game Balderdash
This is a "home cooked" version of Balderdash (the game where students take an obscure word--one person has the real definition while the others in the group have to "fake" their definitions). Complete directions come with this download as well as scoring/definition sheets and a "starter kit" of about 60 words (after that you can go to the OED or even a regular dictionary for more words). You can use this as a "just for fun" activity or it can be something more meaningful as you discuss how wo
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Beowulf AP Literature
This fun and creative unit is packed full of different activities that keep things fresh and keep the learning flowing. Students are first introduced to the time period and complete a couple of assignments to familiarize themselves with any necessary background information. For different sections of this poem, students have different projects to complete that will require them to use close reading skills. At the end of the unit, students look at exemplar essays and then produce their own essay i
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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BOOK REPORT + RUBRIC: MOVIE TRAILER PROJECT!
MOVIE TRAILER PROJECT!This is one of SEVEN original BOOK REPORTS, along with a specifically created RUBRIC designed to illustrate a student's ability to apply practical and theoretical knowledge of a novel/collection/play. There are two major portions, each designed to allow for each student to showcase knowledge, interpretation, and creativity: · the Project, which allows for students to challenge their own creativity in narrowing their interpretation into a tangible end; and· the Report, whic
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: 7 (SEVEN) ORIGINAL BOOK REPORTS + RUBRICS!
The Curious Creative - 52 exercises in creative writing
Are you curious about your own creative potential, but unsure where to start? Do you love reading literature, and have always wondered if this means you have a writer within you? Do you want to dedicate time towards exploring your creative side, but wonder how you will fit this into an already too-busy schedule? So let's explore... All you need is 10 minutes a week to awaken your creativity, to satisfy your urge to explore words, and to get you started. You will not arrive at a finished product
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Eight Creative Writing Lessons
This writing lesson plan is an excellent resource for teachers and students alike. It covers various writing styles and techniques with carefully crafted lessons, including fantasy, realistic fiction, poetry, and short stories.Each lesson is designed to help students hone their writing skills and take their craft to the next level. The provided examples help students better understand the concepts and how to apply them to their writing.The lesson plan includes eight lessons, each covering a uniq
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Middle-High School Paraphrasing and Citation Activity, Writing and Research
Teachers and/or Parents,As we know, far too many kids think it's OK just to copy and paste material straight from the Internet and hand it in as their own these days. With this product you will help show them otherwise and give them invaluable practice restating simple ideas in their own words.Simply put, this product will kick-start any unit you would like to teach on the writing process. Content-area teachers tell you can show your principals that you are doing your part to support school read
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Narrative Writing Guide
This narrative writing model encourages students to create narrative stories that 'M.O.V.E.S.S.' readers. It is a unique mnemonic that gives students six key areas to examine their narrative writing. It can be used as a teaching tool when introducing narrative work, a technique for students to examine the strength of their sentence construction, or during the drafting and redrafting stages. The Writing that 'M.O.V.E.S.S.' model is perfect for any creative writing instruction. Teachers who en
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Show Don't Tell: Make 50 Boring Sentences Interesting- Distance Learning
This product contains 50 boring sentences that merely tell information. Students must revise and rewrite the sentences to show the information in an interesting way. Sentences can be used to help develop students' skills in descriptive and/or narrative writing.The sentences are in an editable Word document, so you may change names and edit details as you desire.Teachers can pick out some sentences and model for the class how to show instead of tell information.Additionally, the whole class can w
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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One Pager: Advanced!
****PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW IF YOU LIKED THIS FREE PRODUCT!****One Page of Reflective and Analysis Questions designed to break down a piece of literature (short story collection, poetry collection, or play), based on Bloom's Taxonomy of Knowledge/Learning. Alternative to or supplemental to Traditional Book Reports.***Depending on your school's requirements, this can be considered appropriate from 7th-12th grade to be used in English Language courses.***
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7th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: One Pagers: BUNDLE!
Simple Sentences and Sentence Fluency
The is the first in a series of explanation worksheets on sentence fluency and sentence construction. It introduces six techniques showing students how to write more advanced simple sentence openings. It begins by stating which words should be avoided when opening simple sentences; then, it models six techniques for creating more engaging and advancved simple sentence openings (e.g. use of adverbs, participle phrases and infinitives). The recommended use is as a drafting sheet after students ha
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
College Recommendation Letter. (From a Math Teacher)
College Recommendation Letter. (From a Math Teacher)Writing a quality recommendation letter can be a time-consuming adventure, especially for those teaching in the Mathematics fields. Take the effort and stress out of your letter writing process with this one page template that will make any of your Math students shine.A R Mathematics
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Fairytale Character Monologue
Scripting and performing a monologue are two skills every acting student should develop. This activity allows the creative juices to flow freely! Students are asked to choose from a list of fairy tale characters, research that character, write a script for a 2-3 minute monologue, and portray that character while performing the monologue. A rubric is included for the script/monologue. Works for multiple grade levels because it covers a myriad of theatre standards!
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Amazing Monologue Bundle
7 Charts that Divide 7 Basic Plots into 7 Sections Each
According to The Seven Basic Plots, by author Christopher Booker, the actual plots of most stories are not original. Rather, there are seven basic plots that get reused, refreshed, and remodeled - hopefully in original ways.These charts describe the basics of each of these plots and divide them into seven sections each: Exposition, Rising Action 1, Rising Action 2, Rising Action 3, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution. This helps them match up well with the 5-part “plot roller coaster” that ma
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Fiction & Stories: Theme Activity Package
Theme in literature refers to the moral or message of a story or piece of literature. it is often seen as the most important part of a story, in that each of the other elements of fiction (characterization, point of view, literary devices, setting & atmosphere, and plot) generally work to convey the theme.This package helps students to differentiate between a theme and a topic, having them read a story and then identify potential themes. The lesson is capped off by getting students to rewri
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
Silly Clauses- Fun with dependent-independent clauses
Kids love the silly samples in this practice sheet for working with dependent and independent clauses. The prompts are non-sequitor like, and really require a kid to think creatively. They'll be entertained practicing what would normally be a very tedious task.
Students will practice finishing sentences with independent clauses as well as beginning sentences with dependent clauses. There is also a section for independent practice to make their own complete sentences.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Career Development and Personal Goals activity
This 4 page document explores different areas of career development pathways, and continues with the area of personal goals. The activity encourages clear, relevant objectives and provides charts of examples for demonstration purposes. Among the activites are developing a vision, creating a list of values, a statement of purpose, creating goals and objectives, formulating an action plan, conducting a SWOT analysis, and developing personal goals.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Dystopian Activity 4: Creating Your Own Utopia
Dystopian Activity 4: Creating Your Own Utopia (4-page Handout) – In this activity, students will sit in groups and create their own utopian society. They begin by taking a short quiz to determine the values and goals that will be most important in their society, then answer a series of questions that cover a range of topics, from government to motto to education. Students are then asked to present their societies to the rest of the class. This project also includes a scoring guide.*All dystopia
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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