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Holidays/seasonal Common Core W.8.3d resources
Magazine Project: Creative Writing Templates | Main Idea Summary For All Subject
Your students will love becoming journalists with these fantastic creative writing templates designed to look like magazines and newspapers! Fully editable, and completely customizable, students will get to summarize any content matter all through the creative ease of Google Drive! Keep your students engaged while creating content-rich material with these visually stunning and academically challenging journalism templates! These templates are perfect for distance learning, a trip to the lab, 1:
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Middle School English ELA Fun Halloween Activity | Writing a Spooky Short Story
*****ATTENTION TEACHERS:***** For just $2 more dollars, get FOUR more activities with the Halloween Activities BUNDLE (CLICK HERE)! _________________________________________________________________5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Middle School ELA English Halloween Activity Lesson: "Create a Spooky Story" | Guide for the Short Story Process Includes Templates and Guided Organizers for:Brainstorming Spooky Ideas and Topics Brainstorming Word WebExposition: Characters, Setting, Conflict (Guided Questions Chart)
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5th - 8th
Thanksgiving Reading and Writing Activities and Assignments Creative Bundle
Thanksgiving Reading and Writing Activities and Assignments Creative Bundle: Use this bundle of high-interest Thanksgiving activities to engage your ELA students in reading, writing, and ELA skills leading up to the holiday. With ready-to-use activities, assignments, slideshows, and more, you will be totally prepared to improve your students' ELA skills with a Thanksgiving twist!What's Included in The Thanksgiving Reading and Writing Activities Bundle:➡️ Thanksgiving Figurative Language: Bring T
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6th - 9th
Memoirs in 100 Words - Writing with Mentor Texts - Personal Narrative Writing
Students use precise word choice and eliminate redundancy in their writing with this memoir lesson. Originally inspired by The Washington Post feature, “Life is Short: Autobiography as Haiku,” students write memoirs in 100 words or fewer. This lesson teaches students to “show” themselves in vivid details and carefully chosen words. The lesson has recently been updated to include Google slides and instructional YouTube videos for guided practice!In pre-writing activities, students journal about
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7th - 11th
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8th Grade End of Year Memory Book - End of Year Activity - Last Week of School
TWO WEEKS of End of year Activities! PRINTABLE & DIGITAL End of the Year Memory Book that includes 14 mix and match activities! Students will enjoy this trendy resource that allows them to express themselves! Teachers will love the writing prompts that keep students engaged while continuing to work on writing.Included in the Product:- End of year doodle reflection sheet- Choice board with 8 writing prompts- 8 different journal pages to go with the writing prompts- Zentangle doodle printou
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8th
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Halloween Writing Prompts with Pictures Narrative
21 Spine-Chilling Halloween picture writing prompts for truly terrifying and exhilarating narrative writing that students will love to write. Each Halloween writing prompt includes a visual and a written element to inspire creative writing of a high standard from students. Your students will love writing narratives using the thought-provoking and engaging prompts and story starters. Students engage with the visually attractive prompts and write scary stories like never before! No preparation nec
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5th - 8th
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Ode to a Book Character - Fun Poetry Activity - Valentine's Creative Writing
Transform your classroom into a poetic playground, perfect for Valentine’s Day or any time of the year! Unleash student creativity and watch as they breathe new life into beloved book characters in a fresh and exciting manner. This is not just an activity; it's a catalyst for unlocking untapped literary perspectives!Here’s what you’ll get:✅ A comprehensive teacher guide✅ Student-friendly directions and rubric✅ A brainstorming sheet to fuel the creative fire✅ An ode example for inspiration✅ A rea
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6th - 9th
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Thanksgiving Ode Writing Activity - Digital and Printable Poem Activity
Prepare for Thanksgiving break with this fun ode activity with a printable PDF and Google Apps™ version. This silly activity will have students writing an ode to their favorite Thanksgiving food. Students are provided with a sample ode, planning page, poem directions, and writing page. The writing page also makes for a cute display of student work. There is an additional activity about being thankful as well. There is no prep. Everything is ready to print and go or assign in Google Classroom.Sav
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: English Language Arts Holiday Activity Bundle - Digital and Printable
Spooky Story Narrative Writing Unit
Get ready for Halloween by crafting scary stories! This unit is highly engaging and fully-aligned to Common Core Standards for narrative writing in 5th-8th grades. With this 3-week unit, students will:Organize an event sequence that unfolds naturallyOrient the reader by describing the setting and introducing charactersUse description, dialogue, and pacing to develop events and characters' responses to eventsUse transition words to establish sequence and signal changes in settingUse precise words
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5th - 8th
The Monkey's Paw Pre-Reading Stations - Foreshadowing, Theme, Setting
Perfect for team-based learning in stations / small groups. I designed this product to be used prior to teaching Edgar Allan Poe. This resource will benefit readers who plan on tackling The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs. An excellent choice for teaching Theme, Foreshadowing, Setting, and more.Teachers love having the ability to move around the room and engage one-on-one. This resource is perfect for that. You can roam and assist while students work in teams or small groups to complete Challenges a
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Middle School Short Story STATIONS / CENTERS MEGA BUNDLE - 6th, 7th, 8th
Digital Workbook for HMH Into Literature Grade 8 ELA UNIT 1 Gadgets & Glitches
This ELA Google Slides Digital Workbook is aligned with HMH Into Literature Grade 8, UNIT 1 Gadgets & Glitches. Keeping all student work for this unit in one place makes it easy to grade! Pages can be duplicated, and tables and textboxes are EDITABLE. Add pages to customize work for students! Easily assigned on Google Classroom for remote or hybrid learning, as classwork or homework.Unit texts referenced include "The Brave Little Toaster," "Are Superhumans on the Horizon?", "Interflora," "Au
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6th - 9th
Also included in: HMH Into Literature Digital Notebook Grade 8 ALL UNITS BUNDLE
Writing Prompts Essay Lessons w/ Graphic Organizers - Middle School Mega Bundle
Introducing how to write essays has never been easier! This in-depth mega bundle includes 253 Lessons. The Essay Prompt Lessons (Argumentative, Expository, Compare & Contrast, Narrative, and Persuasive). The lessons each include a writing graphic organizer, rubric, writing quiz, detailed lesson plans, an instructional video, and a writing template.All aspects of writing are covered in these lessons: brainstorming ideas, thesis statement development, introducing supporting evidence, writin
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6th - 8th
Halloween Poetry Stations for Secondary ELA - Spooky Scary Writing Activity
Elevate your classroom's spooky season with this engaging poetry resource, perfect for your secondary ELA students. It's time to kindle their creativity and let their imaginations run wild with 7 exciting types of Halloween-themed poetry!As your students rotate through 7 dynamic stations, they'll dive into the world of:✅ Acrostic poetry: Unveil hidden messages and secrets in their verse.✅ Visual poetry: Craft poetry based on famous Halloween paintings.✅ Magnetic poetry: Play and manipulate Hallo
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7th - 10th
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Creating Voice with Diction and Syntax Writing Activity - Halloween Writing
Teaching students about voice doesn't have to be hard or boring. Monster Voice is a creative writing assignment to teach students about voice with diction and syntax. This creative writing assignment is fun and engaging. Students will create a monster and write a story from the perspective of three different characters, including the monster! This assignment is great for Halloween or year round. There is no prep. Everything is ready to print and go!This writing activity to create voice includes:
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: English Language Arts Holiday Activity Bundle - Digital and Printable
Eighth Grade Memory Book - End of the Year
Help students remember the times they had in middle school by giving them a copy of this Eighth Grade Memory Book to complete. It meets several Common Core Standards, so it can easily be included in your curriculum as a fun activity to engage students at the end of the year. The memory book contains neatly laid out pages that allow students to:- Include pictures of themselves from middle school.- Write a personal description.- Identify classmates who are most likely to achieve certain tasks (bec
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8th
Thanksgiving Gratitude Writing Activities & Art for Middle School & High School
This Gratitude List Poem is one of the best Thanksgiving writing activities for middle school or high school students! This EDITABLE, NO PREP, GOOGLE SLIDES activity is a great way to acknowledge Thanksgiving and the holiday season without losing focus on teaching ELA skills like writing, poetry, and figurative language! It's so easy to get caught up in the busy gift-buying, errand-running side of the holidays, but this fun activity helps your students re-focus their attention on all they have
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6th - 12th
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Descriptive Writing - Halloween Scary Story Editing and Revision Activity
Do your students struggle to describe and elaborate in their creative writing? Help students perfect their writing skills with this fun, engaging creative writing activity. Students get examples that show how to use sensory detail and figurative language, avoid cliches, and show rather than tell. Then, they need to rewrite the scary story provided. This is a great writing lesson for Halloween or any time. There is no prep for you. Just print and go or assign online!Save 20% by buying the Hallowe
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: English Language Arts Holiday Activity Bundle - Digital and Printable
Christmas Descriptive Writing Activity – Gingerbread House Real Estate Listing
Christmas Descriptive Writing Activity – Gingerbread House Real Estate Listing is a fun and creative way to improve your students' descriptive and persuasive writing with a holiday twist. Students will use imagery and persuasive language to create a real estate listing for a gingerbread house, where they will put their writing skills and creativity on display. Use the included slideshow presentation to teach students about how to write using descriptive and persuasive writing techniques. After u
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7th - 10th
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Back To School |Literary Elements Narrative Writing Would Your Rather QUARTER 1
Your ELA | English Language Arts Middle School Google Classroom is planned, prepped, stocked and ready to share for the entire 1st QUARTER (3 Months)! Each digital unit includes: highly engaging CCSS literacy and writing resources, CCSS standards, digital lesson plans, weekly & monthly calendar templates, exit ticket, and even announcements for your stream! ★ This resource is designed to look like GC so that you can easily copy and paste everything in order for a perfectly sequenced, sk
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6th - 9th
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Dead Verbs PowerPoint for Halloween Writing
Dead Verbs PowerPoint. Good Halloween writing activity to teach about dead words in sentence and how to correct them. Bury those verbs that have lost their life and teach kids to use vivacious words in their essays and stories! Have a dead word funeral and give your students some practical strategies to revise their writing and remove dead and overused verbs to create more lively writing. Students can apply these writing strategies to engage the reader. Four useful strategies with examples provi
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Parts of Speech BUNDLE
Thanksgiving Poetry Stations for Secondary ELA Students - Fall Writing Activity
Dive headfirst into this year's season of giving and watch your secondary ELA students unleash their creative powers by crafting 7 delightful types of Thanksgiving and autumn-themed poetry!Your students will embark on an incredible poetic journey as they rotate through 7 captivating stations, exploring and experimenting with these enchanting forms of self-expression:✅ Acrostic Poetry: Students spell out the name of someone they’d like to thank and turn it into a poem.✅ Visual Poetry: Craft poetr
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7th - 10th
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Halloween, Thanksgiving, & Christmas Keyboarding Games
Halloween, Thanksgiving, & Christmas!These are fun keyboarding games to play when students are getting restless. Students are keyboarding and having fun . . . a winner! Includes two Halloween Games: Halloween Monster Mash – combines keyboarding and an English lesson; and a Halloween Trick or Treat Team Game – students are grouped into teams to see if they earn tricks or treats in this timed game. “My Thanksgiving” Game – A timed writing activity in which students write about their Thanksgivi
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4th - 9th
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Christmas Writing Unit - 4 Essay Activities, Graphic Organizers, Quizzes Rubrics
Introducing essay writing for Christmas has never been easier! This writing unit with 4 complete essay prompt lessons (argumentative, expository, narrative, and persuasive) guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a 5-paragraph (or more/less) essay. The unit includes: argumentative writing graphic organizer, expository writing graphic organizer, narrative writing graphic organizer, persuasive writing graphic organizer, argumentative rubric, expository rubric, narrative rubric,
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6th - 8th
Valentine's Day Speed Dating Poetry - Valentine's Day Poetry Writing Activity
Do you need a fun, engaging Valentine's Day activity? Valentine's Day Speed Dating Poetry is a must! This creative poetry task is set up like speed dating, and students will have a blast! On each "date," students will add another line to their poems. There are two poem options, one celebrating love and one criticizing love. Students have never written poetry like this before, and it's never been more fun!This Valentine's Day Speed Dating Poetry includes1. teacher guide2. 28 task tents3. love poe
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8th - 11th
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