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Middle school creative writing assessments for Google Apps
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
Grades:
8th - 11th
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
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Spanish 1 Mega Activity Bundle
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
Rant Writing Unit
Rant Writing Unit: Rant writing is an engaging way to bring public speaking and persuasive writing into the classroom. Students rant and complain to each other daily, why not channel that creative energy into some high-quality writing? Rants are an engaging way to get students to write and share their thoughts and opinions in the classroom. This assignment can be used for argument writing or persuasive writing. This resource contains individual PDFs of student pages to assist with online learnin
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Oral Presentations Bundle
Haiku Poetry Lesson - How to Write a Haiku Assignment Haiku Templates and Rubric
Teach students the history of haiku and about writing haiku poetry with this haiku poem workshop! This lesson includes haiku templates and a haiku rubric for assessment. Suitable for distance learning and Google Classroom®!Included with this Writing Haiku Poetry Workshop:✏️ Haiku Poetry Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Slides®✏️ Guided Note for Haiku Poetry Lesson - Digital & Print✏️ Haiku Writing Assignment Instructions - Digital & Print✏️ Differentiated Haiku T
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4th - 10th
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Fake News: Media Literacy Writing Unit
This fun and engaging unit explores the current world of fake news. Through mini-lessons, students will learn strategies for identifying fake news and put them into practice through various activities. They will also apply their knowledge of non-fiction text features of an online news article to create their own fake news. This unit is sure to keep students hooked with the real-life connections and creative writing process. A differentiated version of the fake news article writing piece is inclu
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Language Writing Units Volume ONE
Writing Dialogue Practice | Quotation Marks Worksheets and Activities
WRITING DIALOGUE in narrative writing is tricky! If your students struggle with dialogue writing and correct use of quotation marks in their narrative writing, my Writing Dialogue Practice is the perfect, no-prep solution. With quotation marks worksheets and activities, rules for writing dialogue, exit tickets, and an assessment, your students will be writing dialogue correctly in their narratives in no time. ❤️Why you will LOVE this resource!My Writing Dialogue Practice mini unit is no lift for
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6th - 8th
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Pet Memes Narrative Writing Assignment
Spark Creativity and Writing Skills with Pet Memes Narrative Writing Assignment!In this engaging assignment, students will unleash their creativity by crafting hilarious pet memes using 105 different pet memes templates. By adding witty captions to photos of adorable pets, they'll tap into their sense of humour while learning the art of concise storytelling. But the fun doesn't stop there! Students will then select their favourite pet photo and embark on a writing journey. With the "Day in the L
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6th - 8th
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Free Verse Poetry Lesson - Poetry Writing Workshop with Pages for Blackout Poems
Explore free verse poetry with this poetry writing workshop! Students will read modern free verse poems with the option to write blackout poetry, a collage poem, or an illustrative poem. Includes an editable poetry rubric, assignment instructions, and digital worksheets for distance learning!Included with this Free Verse Poetry Writing Workshop:✏️ Free Verse Poetry Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Slides®✏️ Free Verse Poetry Informational Handout - Digital & Print✏️ Writi
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6th - 11th
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Novel Study Choice Board 9 Activities For Any Novel
Novel Study Choice Board 9 Activities For Any Novel | PDF & Digital Formats: Do you deed engaging activities that summarize student learning? Try these novel study choice board activities as a final end of the novel project. This is a no-prep - just photocopy and go activity for any fiction novel. Students are given a choice of 9 different activities to demonstrate their understanding of their novel. This resource contains individual PDFs of student pages to assist with online learning i.e.
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Independent Reading: 14 Book Report Bundle
Media Literacy Review Writing 16 Lessons
Get ready to inspire your students to actively engage with media through 16 exciting media types in this Media Literacy Review Writing Bundle. With this comprehensive lesson bundle, you'll find two fantastic options for review writing: a graphic organizer version and a writing prompt version. This variety allows you to cater to the individual needs of your students, providing scaffolded support for some while offering independent writing tasks for others.An Implementation Plan: A step-by-step gu
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6th - 8th
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Creative Writing Prompts and Activities
Creative Writing Prompts | PDF and Digital Formats: Get your students excited about writing with these no prep creative writing prompts. Students will select their topic from 20 different writing prompts. These prompts can be used as a stand-alone assignment, sub plans or enrichment task. Integrate these prompts into your Writer's Workshop classes or any ELA writing lesson. These prompts are a fantastic way to incorporate student voice and choice into your lessons. This resource contains individ
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6th - 8th
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Language Writing Units Volume ONE
If you are looking for engaging writing units for grades 3-6, this growing bundle is for you. These units, available in printable and digital format, include detailed lesson plans which allow flexibility to adapt to your teaching style and can be integrated in cross-curricular topics. Student writing packages are nicely chunked and structured to follow the writing process. Assessment tools are provided to support ongoing feedback and ease of reporting. Students can also self-assess and improve t
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3rd - 6th
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Comic Writing Unit | Grade 3 to 6
Kids love reading graphic novels, so let’s get our students writing themas well. This fun and engaging unit explores the world of comic writing.Through guided hands-on mini-lessons and independent centres, students will learn the features of a comic and build key skills. They will put theirlearning into practice by creating and writing their own comic usingthe structured writing process provided. This unit is sure to keepstudents from grades 3 to 6 hooked.Sections of the teacher slides and stude
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Language Writing Units Volume ONE
Hero’s Journey Unit - Hero’s Journey Worksheets and Creative Writing Project
Your students will love this Hero’s Journey Unit! Includes Hero's Journey worksheets to explore Joseph Campbell’s monomyth and apply it to fan-favorite films PLUS assignment instructions, graphic organizers, and an editable rubric to develop students’ own Hero’s Journey outline Suitable for distance learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®! ⚡︎ Save 25% with the bundled discount! ⚡︎ Included with this Hero’s Journey Bundle:✏️ Hero’s Journey Informational Handout - Digital & Pri
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6th - 9th
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Halloween Podcast Response "The Hollow" & Writing Piece
The Hollow - When three 6th graders at Sleepy Hollow Middle School stumble upon a real-life ghost story, they find themselves on the trail of the Headless Horseman himself. Is he truly a terrifying ghoul, or has he been misunderstood for all these years?This resource is comprised of responses to all 8 episodes from The Hollow podcast. Included in each episode response, is a Google Slide that can easily be assigned to each student in Google Classroom. Students have access to the podcast that is l
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4th - 8th
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Multi-Genre Project for Secondary ELA
Wondering how to implement a multi-genre project but you're not sure where to start? This multi-genre project includes EVERYTHING secondary ELA teachers need from start to finish. This multi-genre project begins with students reading and analyzing the famous poem "The Hill We Climb" by Amanda Gorman. Students work to identify the themes, then use one of the themes to spark their entire project! Students completed projects will include a reading response to the poem "The Hill We Climb" along with
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: 7th Grade ELA Yearlong Curriculum, Lesson Plans, and Pacing Guide
Figurative Language Unit Bundle | Teach, Practice, Assess!
Looking for engaging, no-prep resources to practice figurative language in your ELA classroom? Download my Figurative Language Unit Bundle to teach, practice, and assess figurative language with your students!⭐ UNIT OVERVIEW⭐ : Begin by giving your students a pre-test to see what they know. Then, use the included resources to instruct your students on common figurative language types using the provided presentation and CLOZE notetaking sheet. Practice with engaging activities like a hands-on sor
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7th - 10th
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"Choose your own Adventure" Story and Planning Template!
Unleash your students' creative writing capabilities by engaging them in a "Choose your own Adventure" activity. Students will complete the planning template pages and then transfer their story over to Google Slides. Planning Template: - Example included to demonstrate how to use the graphic organizer - 2 choices per story (opportunity for students to create 4 different stories!Slides to bring story to LIFE! -Slides are pre-set with transitions to the appropriate pages for each pathway in the st
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Personal Narrative Writing Student Checklist and Teacher Rubric *Editable*
Use this product to help guide students in their writing of personal narratives, and to help guide you in the grading process! This completely editable checklist covers both the elements of narrative writing, as well as the conventions of writing that middle-elementary students should know. The goal statements are written from the perspective of the student, and in language that the student can easily understand!There are two pages in this document: One Student Checklist with 10 goals they are w
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1st - 8th
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Write Your Own 1 Act Script - Drama Assessment *Google Drive* w/ Examples/Rubric
This assignment is a great resource to extend your students' involvement with drama! Students will create their own play script to show their understanding of drama structure and conventions. This assignment will also help students develop their creative writing skills! Students will create their own characters, outline a plot, and write a one act script for their original play. I used this as a final assessment for a drama unit. Items included in this product (all are editable Google Docs in a
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7th - 12th
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Personal Narrative Launching Writing Workshop Exit Tickets - Print & Digital
These +50 personal narrative writing response exit tickets will help you launch your writing workshop and help your students stay accountable for planning, drafting, revising, editing and reflecting on their writing. These exit tickets can be printed and used in writing journals or assigned digitally in Google Classroom or the learning management system of your choice that supports Google Slides.This resource includes both printable and digital versions.I created these personal narrative respons
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Writing Exit Slips - BUNDLE (Grades 3-6) Print & Digital
Peer Editing Checklist
Students LOVE sharing their work during writing time. Use the printable or digital checklist to have students edit each other's writing. This checklist is different because it asks students to show evidence from the writing they are editing. The checklist has two parts. The first part asks students to look at the writing content. The second part has students edit for spelling, grammar, etc.This resource includes:Black and white printable checklistLink to the digital version***This resource also
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5th - 7th
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Writing Workshop | REVISING and EDITING Checklists PRINT and DIGITAL
If you need some great PRINTABLE and DIGITAL writing checklists for ALL of your upper elementary writing units, look no further. These checklists can be distributed to students during the process of writing and can guide small group instruction. There are six checklists - two for narrative (individual and peer), two for opinion (individual and peer), and two for informational writing (individual and peer). The checklists are available in black and white (printable) and color (printable and digit
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4th - 6th
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