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Middle school creative writing handout microsofts
Literary Elements BUNDLE (To use with ANY novel or to teach narrative writing)
Resources for teaching literary elements (narration, plot, setting, characterisation etc.) Powerpoint presentations, detailed lesson plans, informational hand outs, worksheets, posters and more!
Currently studying a novel in class? Looking for resources to help your students analyze literary elements more effectively? Or, are you teaching writing? Looking for resources to help students develop plot, characters and setting more authentically?Either way, these resources will assist you!
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Poem of the Week Collection: a YEAR of Multimedia Poetry!
Historically speaking, poems started out as stories intended to be read aloud. Share poems the way they were MEANT to be read - with audio and video readings – while still achieving rigorous reading and creative writing!This Poem of the Week Collection can be used in multiple ways, whether you want... • more consistent poetry stretched throughout the year,• to scaffold students up to more difficult poems, • to compress these poems into a shorter unit in April, or • to make poetry come alive alon
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Poetry Activity Bundle: Reading & Writing Poems in Secondary ELA
Elementos del cuento y escritura narrativa - Spanish Narrative Story Writing
Si enseñar el proceso de escritura narrativa es abrumador, ¡eso ya terminó! Al finalizar esta unidad, los estudiantes habrán redactado un cuento con los elementos esenciales de un buen texto narrativo. Comenzarán por la caracterización del personaje, la estructura, y el diálogo, y luego escribirán su borrador, editarán su texto y escribirán su copia final.Te podrÃa interesar: Esta unidad de escritura narrativa integrada con un cuento corto modelo y una guÃa detallada para dirigir tu taller de es
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7th - 10th
Also included in:Â Unidad de escritura narrativa con cuento modelo "Rothirilla va al trabajo"
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
Creative Writing Workshop Complete Bundle
Hi! I'm Livia Blackburne, author of the NY Times bestselling young adult novel Midnight Thief. In July of 2015, I ran a week long creative writing camp for middle and high school students. We had a ton of fun, and the students wrote some great short stories and novellas! After the camp, I revised my materials and expanded them for other teachers to use.This is the complete complete collection: the seven units comprised the entirety of my fifteen hour writing camp. This is a $25.50 dollar value.
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6th - 12th
Escritura narrativa persuasiva y reseña en español - Spanish Writing Unit BUNDLE
¡Inspira a tus estudiantes a escribir cuentos, ensayos persuasivos y reseñas! Solo imprime y enseña cualquiera de las 3 fantásticas y motivadoras unidades que incluye este bundle para aplicar el proceso de escritura. Estos paquetes te ayudarán a enseñar y evaluar la redacción de algunos de los tipos de textos con mayor énfasis en el nivel secundario:el cuento corto (narrativa)el ensayo persuasivo (y/o el discurso persuasivo), yla reseña.No tienes que buscar lo que tienes que enseñar en múltiples
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7th - 10th
Limericks: How to Write Limericks
Limericks are a great introduction to writing poetry. This is a complete limerick unit with a duplicate PowerPoint to support your lesson. There are lots of examples to analyze with your class, worksheets and handouts. Study form, rhyme and what makes a limerick a limerick. Then guide students through the process of writing their own limericks.
10 print pages and 7 PowerPoint slides in a zip file
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Compound Words – Writing Riddles
Superlatives – Big, Bigger, Biggest!
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3rd - 6th
I Am David - a complete novel study
I Am David is a complete novel study that’s ready to go with minimal preparation from the teacher. This book is a great fit for middle school language arts. It aligns with many of the common core state standards.The activities included engage the students in many learning outcomes: reading comprehension, critical thinking, creative writing, using exact verbs, learning vocabulary, using context clues, researching, writing a descriptive paragraph, writing a script, finding supporting evidence, mak
Grades:
5th - 8th
Folktale, Fairytales, Fables, Tall Tales, Myths & Legends from Around the World
A packet of literature from around the world. Each one has a "Think About It" writing prompt except one which has a set of questions w/ answer key. There are 15 in total to share.This packet can be adapted for younger or older students/learners.Origins: Afghanistan, Thailand, Nepal, China, Indian, Greece, Minnesota, Maine, Alabama, and Inuit
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3rd - 9th
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First Week of School "Get to Know You" Questionnaire
I used this packet the first week of school to get to know my students! After introducing the packet on the first day, students worked on it as their "bell ringer" or "do now" activity when they first came into class. Each day has 10-15 questions that range from favorite colors, candies, and sports teams, to asking students how they learn best, how they show themselves love, and how they are motivated. I plan on keeping these in a binder to reference as needed throughout the year!Examples of
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5th - 12th
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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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Poetry Unit and Poetry Slam - Common Core Aligned
This unit bundles ALL my poetry items into one and includes BONUS material!
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This Poetry Unit helps the teacher familiarize their students with a variety of poetry styles before asking the students to analyze a handful of poems. Then students work on creating their own poems and practice reading them out loud before performing in their very own Poetry Slam competition!
Poetry Unit includes:
1) A guide for the teacher
Grades:
5th - 9th
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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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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Three Scene Play Playwriting Unit for Drama, Theatre, or Acting Classes
DISTANCE-LEARNING FRIENDLY. REVISED AND UPDATED JULY 2019. This complete, three-week unit plan for teaching a simple, three-scene playwriting structure in any class has been extremely helpful to the many teachers who have purchased it over the past four years, since it debuted in July of 2015. I have been honing the lessons contained in this unit for a decade and a half in my own classes and it is a simple, fun and creative way to teach story structure, character development, and dialogue writin
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Fable, Myth, Fairy Tale, Tall Tale, and Legend Creative Writing Unit
This is a reproducible handout or packet of information about Fables, Myths, Fairy Tales, Tall Tales, and Legends. This packet includes information and examples of each type of story. It also includes short writing assignments for each type of story as well. Students can either create a Folktale collection which will include each type of story or do these projects individually. Each story can be illustrated with drawings, paintings, magazine pictures, computer generated pictures etc.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Dialogue - Rules, Examples, & Practice
Use this 2-page worksheet to teach the main rules of writing dialogue in a story. Each rule has examples and practice correcting dialogue. Then, at the end, students practice writing their own conversation using correct dialogue.
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4th - 10th
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Narrative: Graphic Novel Project
Creating a graphic novel can be a daunting task without a plan, but this two-week unit offers students a step-by-step guide. After exploring some of the most popular modern day myths, students will learn to apply their understanding of archetypes to create their own original heroes and villains. They will also be challenged to identify current societal issues for their super hero to tackle such as crime, global warming, or even bullying. This narrative writing assignment demands critical thin
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5th - 9th
Reverse Poetry Project
Have your students write poems that send one message when read from top to bottom, but an entirely different message when read from bottom to top! Use the effortless template for an exciting, complex piece of creative writing. Two model poems are included.
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4th - 12th
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Writing Assignment: Write a Movie Review. Film Critique Handout w/ Rubric
This is a handout for a fun and creative writing assignment, in which students will write their own film review. Page one explains the function of a film review, and the kind of content that should be included in one. The content should be focused on evaluating the film, rather than summarizing. A couple website links are also included so that students can go read some current reviews and get a better understanding of what a good review is before they create their own.Formatting requirements are
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Inside Out - Film Guide - PIXAR
This is a 27 questions film guide to get students critically thinking about the more complex parts of the brain and issues people go through that the film Inside Out captures so well. The depth of these questions requires the teachers to pause the video and discuss with the class. Most likely this will be appropriate for middle to high school level. I made the guide for my seniors and had some great conversations. Would be great in a psychology class as well.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Writing Guide 4: Tone & Audience (Explanation, Definitions, and Activity)
A quick writing guide on different types of tone!Comes complete with a 1 hour tone writing activity where students try to persuade different groups of people at school to agree on a four-day school week.THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES:- Tone Definition Sheet with 36 DIFFERENT TYPES OF TONE- 1 Period Writing Activity arguing for a four-day school week (with persuasive writing instructions and outlines of six different audiences to convince)- Rough Work sheet for each audience- Peer Feedback sheets- Debrie
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â THE PERSUASIVE WRITING MULTI UNIT BUNDLE
Back to School - Timeline of My Life
Get to know your students at the beginning of the school year by having them create a timeline of important events in their lives. Attached is a worksheet with directions and a space for students to brainstorm their events before creating their colorful timeline with dates, events, and pictures!
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3rd - 10th
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