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Black History Month creative writing assessments
Back to School Activities for First Week of School - Word Search, Coloring, Math
The Back to School Bonus Pack has everything you need for the first week of school! This no-prep back-to-school pack allows you to start the school year on the right foot without added stress! The pack includes everything you need for the first few days of school to get to know students, establish class rules, expectations, and get students back in the groove with school.***DOWNLOAD THE PREVIEW FILE TO SEE THE MATERIALS INCLUDED!***UPDATE: As of July 2023, this resource has been updated with a
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1st - 3rd
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Martin Luther King Jr. Reading Comprehension Paired Passages Close Reading
Looking for print and go Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reading comprehension passages? This set of paired passages includes a nonfiction text and a poetry passage that both focus on the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. With seven different close reading and text dependent activities, this reading comprehension packet has enough activities for an entire week! These standards-based activities can be used as independent practice, small group instruction, and even homework! Your Purchase Will In
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3rd - 5th
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Novel Study FINAL Projects | 20 Hands On Projects for ANY Novel + Rubrics
This resource comes with 20 different hands-on, engaging projects that can be completed with ANY novel or short story. These projects will encourage students to be creative and think outside the box, all while applying important ELA skills and standard practices! 45+ pages of creativity! ALL 20 projects come with an individualized rubric for easy grading and a brainstorming section for students to complete.Projects Include:Cartoon StripMovie PosterMobileNewspaperBoard GameCostume DesignShadowbo
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7th - 12th
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Book Jacket Book Report: Book Jacket template | Writing, Art & Reading combined!
Book Jacket Project: Students must include the following on their Book Jacket template for fiction books: Character Summary, Author Biography, Illustrations, Book Summary, and more. This book report can be used after completing any fiction novel study. I recommend showing students example book jackets from their favorite stories to get them motivated & their creative juices flowing.This book jacket book report is perfect for 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade & middle school. Book Jacket B
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2nd - 6th
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Writing Rubrics (with Google Slides)
This pack is full of writing rubrics!Some rubrics included in this pack include:General rubrics (I tried to make a variety of general rubrics to fit different needs. There are varying levels of these general rubrics.)Rubrics for EACH writing trait (word choice, voice, ideas/content, organization, conventions, sentence fluency)Rubrics for specific writing assignments (persuasive, "how to", letter writing, opinion, narrative retelling, and informational)Rubrics specific to grade levels k-3Editable
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Rubric Bundle: Writing, Reader Response, and Math Rubrics for 1st Grade
3rd Grade Writing Rubrics: Narrative, Opinion, and Informative
Use these 3rd grade writing rubrics for narrative, opinion, and informative pieces. This resource includes 9 rubrics in 3 different options. Choose from student friendly, teacher friendly, and time saving rubrics. Plus each rubric is based on the Common Core Standards. Try these rubrics with genre-based writing prompts for narrative, personal narrative, informational, and opinion writing. 3 Student Friendly Rubrics: 1 Narrative, 1 Opinion, and 1 InformativeHelpful for students to self-asses
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3rd
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Also included in: Elementary Writing Rubrics: Narrative, Opinion, and Informative
Preschool Portfolio and Memory Book
Preschool is an exciting time! It's a child's first years in a school setting and it's a year of tremendous growth!! This is an excellent way to showcase their growth throughout the year and it makes a great end of the year gift and keepsake!! It's a portfolio and memory book rolled into one!! Included in the product:-A cover page for the portfolio (Preschool, Pre-K, and TK options)-Monthly divider/title pages with a poem for that month and spaces to add photos-Monthly self-portrait/growth chart
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PreK
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Poetry Unit - 4th Grade and 5th Grade
Teach students to love poetry with this 6 week 4th and 5th grade unit? This easy to use resource has everything you need to make teaching poetry exciting any time of the year. ***Now updated for Distance Learning with a Google Slide Student Handbook, Digital Poetry Vocabulary Book, and a Digital Poetry Portfolio to easily upload to Google Classroom. The 31 day unit includes over 300 pages of resources for you and your students to learn to love poetry. What’s included:31+days of lesson plan on
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4th - 5th
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Memoir Writing: Using Mentor Texts for Student Voice and Assessment in ELA
Reading and writing memoir are powerful ways to have students experiment with narrative writing and have a chance to explore some groundbreaking nonfiction reading. Whether your students are in the midst of a literature circles unit or wrapping up a great novel, have you considered adding a memoir writing element to your curriculum?This mini unit is designed around a metaphor: the footprint. They’re what we leave behind us, no matter how muddy, messy, small, or imperfect, and that’s our legac
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8th - 11th
Poetry Unit Bundle- 3rd Grade
Poetry can be fun and exciting. This easy to use 3rd grade poetry unit bundle has everything you need to make teaching poetry exciting any time of the year. The 29 day unit includes over 300 pages of resources for you and your students to learn to love poetry. What’s included:29+ days of lesson plan on third grade reading and writing standardsLessons Included: (Alliteration, Beat, Rhyme, Rhythm, Lines, Stanzas, Adjectives, Adverbs, Main Idea, Author’s Purpose, Mood, Theme, Comparing and Contr
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3rd
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Also included in: 3rd Grade Writing Unit Bundle - Personal Narrative, Fiction & Poetry
HUGE Rocks and Minerals Unit - 3 Types of Rocks - Rock Cycle - 5E Lesson Plans
This HUGE rocks and minerals unit begins by teaching students the difference between a rock and a mineral, and ends with teaching students the 3 types of rocks and the rock cycle. 5E lessons are included, along with a rocks and minerals review game, task cards, narrative writing activity, study guide, assessment, key, anchor charts/posters, and more! This resource will save you hours of work because everything is all planned out in my easy-to-follow, very detailed, lesson plans. Please click the
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3rd - 7th
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4-ESS1-1
Creative Writing/ Narrative BUNDLE: Full YEAR of Prompts, Assignments, & More!
Need narrative writing assignments that are fun without being too juvenile? Want to help them improve drafts, increase peer feedback, and offer a TON of choice?
Use this bundle of assignments, prompts, and feedback/revision tools to help your students find their inner authors!
These tools have wide application for middle and high school students; made with teen interests and varied skill levels in mind, these will work well for any mixed-ability classroom that will need differentiation, confid
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7th - 12th
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963 Novel Study Test, Chapter Quizzes, Activities
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 Novel Study unit for the book by Christopher Paul Curtis. Includes a pacing guide for The Watsons Go to Birmingham, comprehension question sets from each of the 15 chapters, activities, chapter quizzes, task cards, a review game and a final test. It is printable, but links are also provided for Google Classroom.Included with The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 Novel Study: --Printable Copies of all activities--Pacing Guide--Question Sets from every chapter -
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3rd - 6th
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Kindergarten Portfolio and Memory Book
Kindergarten is an exciting time! It's a child's first year in a "big kid" setting and it's a year of tremendous growth!! This is an excellent way to showcase their growth throughout the year and it makes a great end of the year gift and keepsake!! It's a portfolio and memory book rolled into one!!Included in the product:-A cover page for the portfolio-Monthly divider/title pages with a poem for that month and spaces to add photos-Monthly self-portrait/growth chart pages (with boy/girl options)-
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K
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5th Grade Writing Rubrics: Narrative, Opinion, and Informative
Grab these writing rubrics for 5th grade narrative, opinion, and informative pieces. Includes 9 rubrics in 3 different styles depending on your needs. Choose from student friendly, teacher friendly, and time saving rubrics. Each rubric is based on the Common Core Standards. Try these rubrics with genre-based writing prompts for narrative, personal narrative, informational, and opinion writing.3 Student Friendly Rubrics: 1 Narrative, 1 Opinion, and 1 InformativeHelpful for students to self-ass
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5th
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Also included in: Elementary Writing Rubrics: Narrative, Opinion, and Informative
My Life in Logos Paragraph Writing Assignment
Middle school teachers use this My Life in Logos Paragraph Writing Assignment, to unlock the creativity and self-expression of your students in a truly unique way.In this engaging activity, students will embark on a writing journey to describe logos that represent various aspects of their lives. From their closest friends and family to their favourite entertainment choices and foods, students will delve into the symbols that hold special meaning for them. Additionally, they'll uncover the logos
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Full Year Middle School English Language Arts Lesson Bundle 1
Weekly Writing Activity 2nd Grade WONDERS
Updated for 2017 and 2020/2023 versionsUsing McGraw Hill WONDERS and looking for a weekly writing activity to go along with the Essential Question? Look no further. This file has a writing activity specific to the topic discussed all week. Give your students the opportunity to write their ideas, opinions or thoughts each week. Bind it together for an entire year of progressive writing.This file has been updated to include a blank piece of writing paper with matching border for those student
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2nd
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Also included in: 2nd Grade WONDER BUNDLE
Create a Restaurant Descriptive PBL Writing Project | Figurative Language
This assignment is perfect for Grade 4 - 8 students learning figurative language and descriptive writing. Students will experience real-world applications to their learning by designing a menu for a restaurant, describing menu items using figurative language and writing a descriptive paragraph about the restaurant (sensory details). This is a printable and digital, no-prep resource that provides students with mentor paragraphs for mini-lessons and organizers to help scaffold the learning for top
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4th - 8th
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ELA Curriculum Bundle l End of the year English Project
This ginormous ELA bundle will solve a lot of your problems. You'll never have to stay up late trolling for lesson plan ideas again. You'll just dive into this folder, choose one of the dozens of activities and projects inside, and then hit the hay. Imagine the delicious smells of your own literary food truck festival. Imagine students fighting over your most popular reading library titles. Expect newly engaged writers when you roll out your first ever ELA maker space and guide your students in
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9th - 12th
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Writing Workshop Bundle: 1st & 2nd Grade Writing (Narrative, Inform, Opinion)
‘Writing’ the subject that drives fear into the hearts of teachers and is so often ignored/forgotten because “We do a lot of writing in reading.” Nothing can replace explicit writing instruction, mentor texts, time spent writing, and students sharing their writing.Using a workshop model, students have opportunities for direction instruction, writing time (with conferring), and sharing their writing each day. This familiar routine keeps me focused on incremental growth and is predictable for stud
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1st - 2nd
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4th Grade Writing Rubrics: Narrative, Opinion, and Informative
Assess students with writing rubrics for 4th grade narrative, opinion, and informative pieces. There are 9 rubrics in 3 different options for you to choose from. Includes student friendly, teacher friendly, and time saving rubrics. Each rubric is based on the Common Core Standards. Try these rubrics with genre-based writing prompts for narrative, personal narrative, informational, and opinion writing.3 Student Friendly Rubrics: 1 Narrative, 1 Opinion, and 1 InformativeHelpful for students to
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4th
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Also included in: Elementary Writing Rubrics: Narrative, Opinion, and Informative
Writing with Mentor Texts Full Year BUNDLE | Full Writing Process for All Types
Do you want your students to learn to become better writers? This bundle of lessons teaches informational, narrative, persuasive, and opinion writing pieces through high interest mentor texts and writing processes. There are also writing lessons for each type of writing to keep your teaching in writing engaging and purposeful. Each unit includes the full writing process, discussion questions, and full lesson plans.Plus, additional holiday themed writing units!48% off with the bundle!Why will the
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2nd - 4th
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Memoir Unit: 2+ Weeks of Reading, Writing, & Discussion
Read and tell true stories through a memoir unit that keeps students engaged from the first web quest to each mentor text to the last interview!
All of the frontloading and reading activities build up to the grand finale: writing our own memoirs (and/or doing the interview project to write someone else’s memoir for them).
This unit uses a lot of choice to make room for student engagement (and differentiation); the unit can be easily adapted for middle OR high school, based on the texts you ch
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Reading Nonfiction Lessons & Projects Bundle for Secondary ELA
Martin Luther King, Jr. Close Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is the third Monday of January, and this close reading activity would be a perfect way to learn all about his role in the civil rights movement. If you are looking for the online version, click {here}.I have used these close reading passages with my own fifth graders to promote more meaningful interactions with text. I purposefully wrote these texts to be high-interest and short so that the students would be motivated to read the text multiple times. The follow-up act
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5th - 6th
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