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High school creative writing homework for Microsoft Word
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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8th - 12th
Thank You Ma'am by Langston Hughes Activity | Letter from Roger Creative Writing
This is a great culminating writing assignment that teaches students proper business letter format at the same time! Students write a letter from Roger to Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. The assignment is laid out as a business letter to give students a model. Excellent for reinforcing character development and point of view!Related Product:End of Short Story Unit Writing Assignment | Business Letter⭐ Follow me for new products, sales, and freebies!
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5th - 10th
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Writing an Op-Ed Handout - Editorial opinion piece Creative Writing Journalism
This is a one-page handout for a writing assignment that can be used for creative writing or journalism class. The assignment is for students to write a 2-3 page op-ed piece on the subject of their choice, as long as the subject has an impact on the public. Topics should be relevant, and the issue should be important to them. The assignment is explained in detail in this assignment, and there is also a 10-point checklist for students to self-evaluate the quality of their work before they turn it
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9th - 12th
Letter to Future Self ( A great first day of school activity)
This fill in the blank letter is designed to be written on the first day of school and given back to the students on the last day of school. You can put the letters in sealed envelopes if you wish them to be private. You can change the wording in the letter however you wish to suit your needs, and you can have the students fill it in verbatim, or just use it as a guidleine for their own letter. Great activity for the first day of school!
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4th - 9th
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Handout for ELA English: Extra Credit Opportunities; 5 choices; Broad Options
This is a handout for students that inquire about extra credit opportunities in English or Language Arts class. It offers 5 options (2 options for an explanatory essay, creative writing - poetry, creative writing - short story, and a book report). I've used this handout for both middle school and high school. It's a quick go-to to give to students that ask me about earning extra points in class. The requirements are general and broad enough to use in any class that focuses on ELA skills. The han
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7th - 12th
Narrative Poetry Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer allows students the perfect pre-writing activity. It visually gives them a place to organize their thoughts before they begin drafting out their narrative poetry.
This is a 2 page worksheet.
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6th - 12th
Twelve Angry Men for Dinner - creative writing
This is an assignment that allows students in groups of three to write an additional scene for the play Twelve Angry Men.
Includes the assignment instructions and a simple rubric for grading it.
Nice wrap-up activity once the students have read Twelve Angry Men and lets them demonstrate that they can write in the play's format.
Other related Twelve Angry Men products:
• Twelve Angry Men - The jurors
• Twelve Angry Men - Review Crossword Puzzle
• TWELVE ANGRY MEN - Targeting Themes
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9th - 11th
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Ugly Furniture Craigslist Ad: Fun writing assignment
This is a fun writing assignment for any Language Arts class after the students have been introduced to some of the elements of persuasion and have been doing some basic analysis. The students write their own Craigslist ad for an ugly piece of furniture using whatever persuasive techniques they choose.
This is a great way to break up the monotony of writing and analyzing essays and speeches. Gives the students an enjoyable outlet for their creativity, but also gives them a chance to showcase
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10th - 12th
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All About Me One-Pager - beginning of year activity
The “All About Me” One-Pager is a visual display about who you are as a person and what you are all about. This product is used to practice how to follow the One-Pager directions successfully so students are prepared to begin their reading homework! This product is editable to change due dates and any topics that you'd like to add/remove in relation to your population of students!Check out my End of Novel One Pagers I use as an alternative to reading logs!
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3rd - 12th
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The Scarlet Letter Final Project Choice Board
Give your students a voice with choice! Congrats! You've nearly finished your unit on the American classic, The Scarlet Letter. No doubt your students are looking for a creative way to demonstrate their comprehension of the characters, symbols, themes, and historical significance of the novel. Use this choice board as a final project or even as an enrichment assignment.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Poetry - Writing an Ode
Students write an ode poem to a person they look up to. Students brainstorm about the person first and then write the poem addressed to the person using literary devices, like similes and metaphors.
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6th - 9th
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Poetry Unit: Poetic Form Unit (13 Poetic Forms)
Why not have your students explore their creativity in a structured manner? You can do so with a poetry unit that asks students to study 13 different poetic forms, and stresses the importance of using each form to express their ideas. Included is a collection of 13 different poetic forms, on 13 handouts. Each handout (each poetic form) has a graphic representation of how the poem comes together, an example poem, and a writing assignment. The unit should take about 2 weeks to complete and by un
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5th - 9th
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1984: Rewriting History Assignment
Students rewrite an event from history like the character Winston does on a daily basis to make the United States appear the victor.
In the effort to make real world connections to 1984 with today we discuss how history can be presented in a way that it changes based on who is in charge of writing the history books. Resources include: a link to video clips about the TX board of ed changing history (or downplaying history) and an article that can be used before this assignment is given as an e
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Piggy Love: Creative Writing with Dialogue
I always get excited when I assign this activity for my middle school students as a complement to my dialogue instruction! This activity begins by introducing Sharona and Dave, two pigs who have been set up on a blind date. Students soon come to find that these two barnyard swine display EXTREME personalities on opposite ends of the spectrum. The assignment is to correct the dialogue punctuation (commas, quotation marks) in the pre-written beginning of the tale, and then finish the story of t
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5th - 9th
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The Sinking of the Titanic Primary Source Worksheet
This worksheet allows students to use a primary source document to learn about the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. This activity is very easy to use. All you have to do is print off the primary source from the following website for classroom use or direct students to the website to answer the worksheet questions: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/titanic.htm The primary source document is labeled (The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912) Students read the document and answer the questions on the works
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Immigration Primary Source Worksheet Collection
Creative Rhetorical Prompts: Speaker, Audience, Exigence (10 Prompts included)
You can access all of my material for free by going here: GardenofEnglishresources.weebly.com I do ask, however, that you consider donating. There you can donate as you see fit. This material is comprised of 10 writing prompts that require students to creatively engage with the content of their rhetoric courses: traditionally Advanced Placement English Language and Pre-AP English courses. These prompts lead students to evaluate situational exigence, their role as the speaker in each situa
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9th - 12th
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TED Talk: How to Build a Fictional World- Kate Messner
In this comprehensive educational resource, students will delve into the art of building fictional worlds inspired by the TED Talk, "How to Build a Fictional World" Designed for high school and college-level students interested in creative writing, this assignment will empower them to create immersive and believable fictional settings for their stories.Students will explore the concept of fictional world-building through examples from popular fantasy and science fiction literature, such as J.R.R
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian: Student Diary Entry
This is a creative assignment attached to the young adult novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. It asks students to create their own diary entry in their own voice. Student’s should, however, have learned about narrative voice beforehand using the powerpoint lesson about language in the novel.
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7th - 9th
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Million Pound Bank Note RAFT Activity
Looking for a way to get kids to write more? Want something creative and differentiated? RAFT activities are your answer! Student are given a choice of topics that ask them to complete a variety of tasks- poster making, writing, art projects...you name it. They must think like a character in their literature and and respond as that character would. The results are nothing short of spectacular!
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5th - 12th
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Wrting Assignment: Letter to your future self
In this writing assignment, students (of any age, or grade) will have the opportunity to write themselves a letter ten years in the future. They can outline what they hope they're doing, what new technologies might be invented etc. They should also remind their future selves what their current self is like - interests, hobbies, etc.
Format, length and other expectations will vary depending on the grade level.
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3rd - 12th
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Writing---Fractured Fairy Tale Activity
This is a great paper for students to work not only on basic writing skills, but creative writing as well. In this project, students will create a fractured fairy tale. The main document details how to fracture a fairy tale, fairy tale options, and techniques to use when writing. It has a four-page study guide to generate ideas, a projects option with 6 differentiated projects that deal with the paper, and a two-page peer edit sheet.
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3rd - 12th
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A Rose for Emily Literary Project
This activity allows students to create their own magazine cover where they expose Emily's scandalous life. The students get to use modern techniques in creating their project. It also entails a written article of the scandal. My students love doing this project because it allows them to be creative and are not writing the same old boring analysis essay.
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9th - 12th
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Writing a music review - questions and handout for creative writing or english
In this assignment, students will write their own music review of an album of their choice. Usually students will get excited about incorporating something of their own personal interest into their school work, so in my experience this has been a fun and successful project for them.There are short questions broken into five subsections. Students will respond to each of the questions (these are about the artists' backgrounds, music genre, unique sounds and songs attributed to the artist, content
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8th - 12th
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Our Town Fun Activities
Here are two activities to complete during a reading and study of Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town. Both allow the students to be creative while also thinking critically about the work.
1. Song Dedications- This activity allows kids to focus on the characters of the play and see that, although set in a very different time period, the effectiveness of the play is that it displays a universal human experience and provides us with characters we can identify with.
2. Our Town, Your Town- Using the
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7th - 11th
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