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Creative writing assessments for Microsoft Word
Paragraph Writing Rubric
This paragraph writing rubric includes the basic traits necessary to write a meaningful paragraph-introducing your topic-details -concluding sentence-transition words-capitalization and punctuation-answering the question
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2nd - 5th
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:Â THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
Realistic Fiction Writing Unit
This realistic fiction writing unit includes the following lessons:
1) Making a writing goal and generating ideas for a realistic fiction story
2) Generating Ideas: Imagining Stories from Ordinary Moments
3) Selecting a seed idea/story idea
4) Developing believable characters
5) Giving Characters Struggles and Motivations
6) Planning your story: Story Mountains, Story Booklets, and Timelines
7) Show, Don't Tell
8) Grammar: Punctuating Dialogue
9) Feeling and Drafting the Heart of your Story
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4th - 8th
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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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Mystery Writing Unit Plans
These mystery writing unit plans include the following minilessons:
1) What makes a good Mystery story?
2) Planning Problem/ Solution
3) Planning Clues
4) Planning Characters
5) Planning Setting
6) Planning story: plot beginning, middle, and end
7) Building Suspense
8) Using Mystery Planning Sheet to Help Organize Writing
9) Focusing on Characters
10) Character Personality and dialogue
11) How to Use and Punctuate Dialogue (Conventions)
12) Editing
13) Revising Reminders
This also includes t
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4th - 7th
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LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL - Letter to Next Year's Students
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
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4th - 12th
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9th Grade English ELA Lesson Plans & Printable Materials for FULL YEAR
This resource contains a FULL YEAR (42 weeks) of in-depth daily lesson and unit planning, quizzes, tests, projects, and printable teaching materials around the following core texts (in this order): Frankenstein, Chinese Cinderella, Julius Caesar, Night, and Native Son. You will receive 307 pages of daily lesson plans and instructional materials addressing Grade 9-10 ELA Common Core standards with passion and purpose – promoting critical thinking and text-to-world connections grounded in deeper m
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8th - 11th
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Also included in:Â 9th Grade English ELA Lesson Plans, Slides, & Materials BUNDLE for FULL YEAR
Historical Fiction (Reading Comprehension Worksheet)
Comprehension passage based on extract the from ‘How I survived the sinking of the Titanic’ by Lauren Tarshis. This also contains questions based on the passage and connected grammar and writing portion. Answer Key and rubric to evaluate writing is included. To checkout more Reading Comprehension Worksheets, you can go to the links given below:Information Text- Reading Comprehension Worksheet- Titanic https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Information-Text-Reading-Comprehension-Worksheet-3
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Reading Comprehension - Historical Fiction
Simile, Metaphor, Personification Worksheet
This worksheet allows students to practice the differences among simile, metaphor and personification. It also gives them a chance to create each of these devices! This is a good supplement to an existing poetry, reading, or writing unit.
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7th - 12th
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Writing Conference Sheet for student or class with check list of grows/ comments
This a writing conference sheet that can be used for an individual student or as a class. It has a spot for grows and glows. In the grow section I added a check list of things to work on. there is also a space to write a different comment. This can be used in conjuction with my Writing Rubric Grader in my store. Please check that out too. Hope this helps :).
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Not Grade Specific
ENGLISH | The Great Gatsby: Complete Unit, Assignments, Study Guide & Test
This unit prepares students with historical context and author information. Then students are guided through analysis of the book, chapter by chapter, and focusing on characters and symbolism. Included in this Unit:Introduction Powerpoint giving Historical Background & Author informationModernism and the Modern NovelAutobiographical Information about F. Scott FitzgeraldChapter By Chapter Review Questions5 Pages: Summary and review questions for each chapterGuides students to reflect as they
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9th - 12th
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How to Write a Great College Admissions Essay - Works with Common Application
I have been teaching 11th graders to write a college admissions essay for the past ten years and this system really works! It's especially great if you have a wide variety of writing abilities within the same class.My favorite part of the packet is the "student" writing samples that help students understand what a finished product is going to look like. I've also included a brainstorming activity, an essay organizer, a rubric, and brief explanation of how to effectively use these materials.
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10th - 12th
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Thank You M'am ~ Langston Hughes ~ Differentiated Project TIC-TAC-TOE
A UNIQUE BOOK REPORT IDEA! This tic-tac-toe project appeals to all children because it gives them choices. It is designed for a variety of learners. The options are strategically placed so that all students are completing tasks that are considered "fun and easy" as well as tasks that involve higher order thinking skills.
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6th - 9th
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Write a Children's Story Packet
This packet contains handouts to help students write a children's story. Includes assignment overview, evaluating children's books sheet, create a main character, create minor characters, create a setting, plot overview, and project rubric.
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6th - 8th
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Haiku evaluation and scoring rubric
Haiku poetry is a form that's very accessible for most students, yet it also leads to some beautifully expressive work. This packet of two rubrics makes it easy to score students' haiku in an objective way.
Format, topic choice, and imagery are key aspects of the haiku, and the rubrics provide descriptive explanations of stronger and weaker writing in those areas. Teachers will find it easy to assess students' poetry, and students can use the rubric as a guide to self-evaluation as they rev
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4th - 8th
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Create Your Own Mad Libs! (A Parts-of-Speech Alternative Assessment)
This is a project that students can do as an alternative to a test on the major parts of speech! All kids love filling out "Mad Libs." In this project, students will work alone or with a partner to create a Mad Lib of their own, which you can "publish" in a class booklet of Mad Libs! This is a fun, collaborative assignment that all kids will enjoy, and while they're at it, learn about nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, conjunctions, interjections, adverbs, and prepositions! The file comes w
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5th - 8th
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Elements of Poetry worksheet
This one page worksheet can also be used as a quiz. It is divided into three sections. First, students match six example sentences to the literary sound devices they use. Next, students match five sentences to the types of figurative language used. Students will complete the worskeet by creating an original haiku.
Created by Laurie Nelson.
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5th - 12th
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Memoir: Memoir Writing Rubric
Help your students write an outstanding memoir with the Memoir: Memoir Writing Rubric. Includes the components categorized under the five domains of writing: focus, content, organization, style, and conventions. Good for students to grade themselves first using the rubric before the teacher grades the paper. For each domain, a score of 4, 3, 2, or 1 is explained. Each domain is weighted, and the total points equal 50 points. This document is included in the Evaluating the Memoir MINI Unit A
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6th - 12th
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Kid-Friendly Narrative Writing Rubric
This is a rubric that uses kid-friendly terms for commonly expected standards in a narrative writing. It uses the visual of ice cream scoops to illustrate the scores of 4, 3, 2, or 1.
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K - 3rd
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Writing a Myth or Origin Story
Incorporate creative writing into your Literacy or Social Studies/History class by walking the class through a myth writing or origin story creation tale. Directions are included, as well as, a detailed grading rubric to make life easier.
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3rd - 12th
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Narrative Writing Outline, Student Sample Outline & Essay
Engage your students in narrative writing using this "Narrative Writing Outline" (student sample outline and essay included), which 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 w
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5th - 9th
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Student Self Assessment for Creative Writing Class - Short Prompts / Final Exam
This can be used as a final exam for a creative writing course, or just as a final assignment and evaluation for the course. Students will reflect on their performance throughout the class, their writings, and how they have improved as a writer. There are 10 prompts for which they will write about a paragraph, and then question 11 asks them to give themselves the grade they think they deserve for the course. The questions are general, so this can be used with any creative writing and/or English
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9th - 12th
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Bloom Ball Literary Analysis Activities Sheet (A Raisin in the Sun)
Using Bloom's Taxonomy higher order thinking template, give your students in depth analysis activities that address each level of learning. This listing has activities especially for the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. However, the activities and template can be personalized to fit any text or even different content areas. Test students on all levels of Bloom's original taxonomy by assigning this as an independent project. Promote collaborative learning and differentiation by pla
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Not Grade Specific
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"My Name" Activity and Essay for teaching The House on Mango Street
This is a great activity followed by an essay for students reading the vignettes in Sandra Cisnero's beautiful narrative, The House on Mango Street. This will get students to think about their own heritage and their namesakes. It will get them involved in other cultures as well as their own.
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7th - 12th
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