2,437 results
High school creative writing assessments under $5
Creative Writing Project: Rewrite a Fairy Tale | Editable, Printable, & Digital
Have students rewrite a fairy tale in this imaginative, fun, and scaffolded project for creative writing students! Teach point-of-view and other story elements without spending days helping students get over their writer's blocks with this Rewrite a Fairy Tale Project.For this fairy tale rewrite project, students will learn about point-of-view before applying a new one to a well-known children's story by rewriting a tale from the villain's perspective. Using the included slideshow, teachers will
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th
Types:
Also included in: Creative Writing: Complete 9-Week Class & Curriculum for High School
Editable Spanish Project | Spanish 1 Tener Expressions
This editable project is perfect for a Spanish 1 class in middle or high school. Students are prompted to create a visual presentation about the uses of the verb tener. Students will review their school schedule, school supplies, tener idioms, and more!Topics covered:*Uses and forms of the verb*Description of daily class schedule (Primero todos los días yo tengo...)*Description of class supplies for each class (Para la clase de historia yo tengo...)*Tener idioms (Tengo calor, tengo sueño...)*Ten
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 10th
Types:
Also included in: Spanish 1 Mega Activity Bundle
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
Grades:
7th - 12th
Types:
Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
Figurative Language Practice and Assessment, Worksheets and Quizzes
In this assessment pack of editable assessments for figurative language you will be able to "test the waters," and see how your students are comprehending figurative language. You are getting three different ways for students to practice and demonstrate their knowledge of figurative language. The terms included are idiom, metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, and pun. Some of the questions ask about mood, allusion, theme, and rhyme. The tests are designed to build on each other, but th
Grades:
6th - 11th
Types:
CCSS:
Also included in: Teaching Poetry BUNDLE, Analysis and Assessment, Printable and Digital
The Landlady One-Pager Project
This is a one-pager for the short story, "The Landlady," by Roald Dahl. Students have a lot of fun creating the rooms and I have received some outstanding work using this as an assessment instead of giving them a standard multiple choice/essay test. It is something different that they will enjoy. Students still have to cite evidence using the text, but they also get to be imaginative and create visuals.
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th
Halloween Writing Assignment - Zombie Survival Manual Halloween Writing Activity
Halloween Writing Assignment - Zombie Survival Manual Halloween Writing Activity: This Halloween writing assignment has students take on the role of a leading expert on zombies. With a zombie virus on the rise, they have been tasked with creating a zombie survival guide for the people of Earth. Students must complete a written plan for the manual, which will include 5 different sections: abilities and behavioral patterns of zombies, weapons and fighting techniques, safe places & zombie proof
Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
Also included in: Halloween Reading and Writing Activities and Assignments Creative Bundle
An Introduction to Dystopian Literature PPT Lesson, Activities, Dystopian Genre
Introduce your secondary ELA students to one of the most exciting and popular literary genres with this originally designed and detailed presentation that covers the origin of the term "dystopia," popular dystopian genre characteristics, and more. Dystopian literature provides students with accessible, yet powerful story lines and characters that they connect with and appreciate - and they will have plenty of opportunity to discuss throughout this engaging lesson!Materials Included:- A Fully Edi
Grades:
7th - 12th
"Junk Journal" Novel Project for ANY NOVEL: A Creative Way to Express Analysis
For this creative project, students will create a "junk journal" representation of their interpretation of a novel. This project works for any text in secondary ELA and presents an engaging way for students to interpret literature.What is a “junk journal”?While junk journals can vary from person to person, they generally share one primary characteristic: the journal is made with mostly a mix of found and recycled materials.In essence, a “junk journal" is a journal that is created out of “junk,”
Grades:
6th - 12th, Adult Education
Types:
THE OUTSIDERS - Writing Task - Newspaper Article - Point of View
The Outsiders - Writing Task - Newspaper Article - Point of ViewThe following is a writing task I use with my students for my unit on S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders. To better understand literary point of view and the elements and stylistic features of a newspaper article, students write about the fire in Windrixville as if they are a reporter on the scene. Perfect for Common Core or IB MYP Language and Literature.Included in this ready to print package:*** Task sheet for students with instructions
Grades:
7th - 9th
Types:
Also included in: THE OUTSIDERS - Novel Study Resource Bundle
Creative Writing Prompts Choice Boards Writing Topics for High School English
10 easy-to-use choice boards for middle school and high school allow students to choose from 90 different creative writing prompts for free-writing, creative writing, even fiction writing assessments. Perfect as a creative writing activity, station activity, writing enrichment, differentiation, writing assessment, writing journal prompts, or a no-prep sub plan!Ten different genres, including horror, mystery, fantasy, sci-fi, comedy, realistic fiction, satire, nonfiction, historical fiction, and
Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
Figurative Language & Poetic Devices Quiz & Activity
A quiz (or can be used as a worksheet) over various figurative language terms and poetic devices. Quiz includes 20 matching and identification of devices in poems.
This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
Terms covered are:
alliteration
assonance
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
personification
rhyme
eye rhyme
internal rhyme
paradox
carpe diem poetry
true rhyme
near/half rhyme
Activity is an optional internet scavenger hunt of poems and song lyrics
Grades:
7th - 12th
Types:
CBM Written Expression Progress Monitoring Bundle
CBM Written Expression Progress Monitoring Bundle Features: Includes step-by-step instructionsBased on CBM Written Expression Progress Monitoring ProceduresGreat for progress monitoring for students with written expression IEP goalsIncludes 5 Writing Probes Easily log Total Words Written, Words Spelled Correctly, and Correct Writing Sequences at the bottom of the sheet!2 different versions that allow you to log and track scores Auto-generating graphs (great for IEP meetings, progress reports, a
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 12th
Types:
Odyssey Comic Strip Creative Assignment
The Odyssey by Homer comic strip assignment.Save more than 20% when you purchase this as a BUNDLE:The Odyssey Activity BundleThis is one of my favorite projects for Homer's "The Odyssey." Students use 11x17 in. legal paper to create a comic strip that retells the story of Odysseus and his encounter with the Cyclops. This assignment is aligned with the common core curriculum, and requires students to cite dialogue in MLA format as well as include original narration. Students will analyze and disc
Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
Also included in: The Odyssey Activities Bundle
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
Grades:
4th - 12th
Types:
To Kill a Mockingbird Project - Newspaper Final Assignment for Harper Lee Novel
To Kill A Mockingbird Project Newspaper Final Assignment is a fun and creative assignment where students will be allowed to create a newspaper called "The Maycomb Daily", in which they act as journalists living in Scout and Jem's world. This project would be an excellent final assessment for a unit on the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, with the bonus of exposing students to some of the skills and terms used in journalism. This ready-to-use resource includes a PowerPoint presentation
Grades:
8th - 12th
Short Story Alternate Ending Writing Assignment
For this unique writing assignment, students will have the opportunity to alter the ending of a short story read in class. Students will review the short stories they've read in class and determine which story's ending that they'd like to change. They will make changes to the climax, falling action, and resolution only.This is their chance to rewrite the ending of a story and make it work out the way they wanted!This writing task includes the following prompts:At least 4 paragraphsMaintain the
Grades:
4th - 12th
Poetry Unit - Middle or High School Complete Unit
Printable workbook with various activities such as final projects, rubrics, quiz, links to poems, videos, and a culminating spoken word Poetry Slam! In this unit, students focus on the essential questions "What is Poetry?" and "What is good poetry?" Students have the opportunity to analyze poetry, and also try their hand an writing poetry. This unit give students a lot of choice in creating and analyzing poems that are engaging and meaningful! Keywords: Poetry, poet, poetry slam, printable, w
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th
Types:
Complete Test Assessment Bundle for Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
This bundle includes two complete 3 page tests with four areas of assessment per test, including:
1. Reading Comprehension
2. Matching descriptions/quotes with characters
3. Vocabulary
4. Essay Question (select one of 3)
Answer Keys are included and the tests cover:
1. First and Second Marking Period
2. Third and Fourth Marking Period
There is a culminating activity designed to compare the film version with the novel after completing both tests with students. A teacher's plan is included with
Grades:
7th - 12th
Types:
Six Traits Rubric & Peer Review Checklist - Narrative & Creative Writing
Use this editable rubric and peer review checklist to help secondary students develop both narrative and creative writing pieces. The rubric focuses on the six traits of effective writing and the peer review checklist includes both the six traits and essential components of the beginning, middle and ending of narrative and creative writing pieces. The text is editable for teachers who wish to make adjustments. This is an excellent teaching tool to use with your students! Includes PDF to print an
Grades:
9th - 12th
Types:
Writing Workshop Conference Guides
Do you use Writing Workshop in your classroom? If so, these conference guides can help you stay focused, organized and on top of student assessments. (NOTE: the guides are in my Writer's Workshop Bundle).In this file you will find guides for the teacher with focus questions, space for feedback and an easy-to-use rubric. Also, there is a file of forms that will allow you to track student progress. Each guide is completely editable, so you can tweak them as needed.You may also like:Reading Confere
Grades:
8th - 12th
Types:
Create a Newspaper Project | Nonfiction Organizational Patterns & Text Features
This project assesses student knowledge of both organizational patterns (text structures) and text features in an interactive and engaging way! This self-paced assignment walks students through the process of creating their own front pages of a newspaper. In order to accomplish this, a directions page, rubric and 4 newspaper templates are included in this resource. This resource can be used as a formative or summative assessment.What is included?6 slides (created for Google Slides)Instructions s
Grades:
5th - 9th
Types:
Characterization and Character Analysis | Middle School Creative Writing
Middle school writing has never been so much fun! A full week's (plus, actually) of engaging teaching materials! This middle school language arts resource is also included in a popular bundle - check it out! Student ♥ Engagement Bundle of Language Arts Lessons for Middle and High SchoolCharacter analysis essay with rubric included. High interest characterization activities which include scoring guides for monologue, sketch, and character analysis plus a character questionnaire to help create det
Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
Create an App-Character Analysis-Critical Thinking
Get those creative and critical thinking skills going with this activity designed to help students analyze and deeply understand a character's conflict by asking them to create an app (that does not yet exist!) that could have greatly benefited a character. This handout creates space and prompts for students to analyze the character's problem, back it up with evidence from the text, design an app that would have helped the character, and then explain how it would have changed the character's jou
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
Also included in: Creative Assessments-Book Clubs-Close Reading-Literary Analysis
I Never Saw Another Butterfly: Holocaust Poetry
If you are looking for an activity that captivates students during the Holocaust or Poetry, this is the one for you. This lesson focuses on students creativity and comprehension skills.
Students will read the poem "Never Saw Another Butterfly" and will answer questions about the reading. After conferring with group members about the poem and presenting their findings, students will be given the opportunity to color a butterfly representing themselves and from that, eventually create their ow
Grades:
7th - 9th
Types:
Showing 1-24 of 2,437 results
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands