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High school creative writing worksheets under $5
Mystery Stories | Claim, Reason, & Evidence Writing | Argumentative Paragraph
Help your students practice identifying evidence, creating a claim, and writing an argumentative paragraph with this collection of mystery activities. Students will work in small groups to read 4 engaging short stories. Then, students will collaborate with their partners to write a paragraph that defends their opinion about who they think committed the crime in the story. As a culminating activity, students can present their cases to the classroom in a mock "courtroom." A jury of their peers can
Grades:
6th - 9th
Point of View Activity - Writing Assignment and Reference Sheet
POINT OF VIEW WRITING ACTIVITY -Looking for a fun way to review and practice writing with different points of view? Students are given a notes/reference sheet on the four points of view for review and reference. Use the notes page to review point of view and look for examples in stories you have read in class. Students are then asked to complete a writing assignment based on an article (provided) they read. After reading the article students must complete two paragraphs from two different per
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Short Story Bundle - Activities for ANY Short Story
Advertising Techniques - Create An Ad - Media Literacy
Looking for a fun project where students create their own advertisements? Using the techniques used in advertising, students must create an ad and then justify their work by writing a paragraph explaining their choices. Excellent for a media awareness activity, media literacy unit, or a study on persuasive writing! Looking for a DIGITAL VERSION of this activity? CLICK HERE!Includes a two-page handout with 10 common advertising strategies listed, complete with examples and discussion prompts! I
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Media Literacy Social Media Activities Advertising Lessons
Figurative Language Worksheets and Google Slides - Simile, Idiom, Allusion, etc.
Figurative language independent practice worksheets print and digital resources. This packet of worksheets contains extensive guided practice on figurative language. Alliteration, allusion, hyperbole, idiom, metaphor, metonymy, onomatopoeia, proverb, personification, proverb, pun, and simile are covered. Use them for classwork, homework, bonus work, and substitute plans. Printable and Google Slides versions are included.FROM MEMORY TO MASTERYBloom's taxonomy verbs are applied throughout. Student
Grades:
6th - 9th
Hero's Journey Identifying Stages
An "ordinary" boy who makes things happen when he is angry or scared, the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village and our friendly neighborhood high school student bitten by a radioactive spider – they’re all heroes of their own narratives, or if you like, protagonists within a Hero’s Journey. Identifying and analyzing the acts and stages of the Hero’s Journey can be difficult for students if not modeled first. This resource includes plot summaries from the above three well-kno
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Hero's Journey Presentation, Writing Prompts & Graphic Organizers Bundle
Anne Bradstreet Puritan Poetry, Upon the Burning of Our House PDF & Google Drive
This easy-to-deliver one-day lesson will briefly introduce students to Anne Bradstreet, Puritan wife, mother of eight, and celebrated poet. The student handout includes a copy of her famous poem, “Verses Upon the Burning of Our House,” with helpful footnotes and critical thinking questions that will require students to dig back into the text and their own minds to find the answers.In addition to a detailed answer key to make grading easy and help guide class discussion, this download also inclu
Grades:
10th - 12th
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Descriptive Writing - Graphic Organizers, Examples, Rubric and More!
Looking for something to lead your students through writing a DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH or essay? This resource includes a detailed assignment sheet, brainstorming sheet, peer editing / self-evaluation sheet, Helpful Hints handout, detailed grading rubric and more! It also includes two example descriptive paragraphs / mentor texts for students to see the difference between a poorly written and a well-written paragraph. An easy-to-use package for students to create a well-written descriptive parag
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Also included in: WRITING - Persuasive, Narrative, Expository & Descriptive Writing Bundle
Ugly Christmas Holiday Sweater Descriptive and Persuasive Writing Editable
Keep your students engaged as you wait for the holidays with this fun, creative Ugly Christmas or Holiday Sweater writing challenge. Students will design, describe, recreate based on a description, and persuade.They'll be practicing writing and reading skills in a fun, unique way, and your lesson planning is finished!This resource is completely editable -- you can have students create any kind of holiday sweater.Students will:design an original ugly Christmas or Holiday sweater following a pro
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Christmas No Prep Persuasive and Descriptive Writing Bundle
Urban Legends
You can find two activities in this download :
1. There are seven urban legends – you can give them to the students in the form of a handout or they can be cut out in the form of the cards. The legends are, however, not finished. Now, you can ask the students to finish the legends using their own imagination and creativity (the first half of the worksheet is called Create your own ending). The second half of this worksheet contains the “real” endings of the given legends. Students need to match
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Character Traits Graphic Organizers
16 fun and creative character profile worksheets that students can use to create their own character profiles for a story, or to analyze characters in novels or film. Due to the differing style of these templates and lines for note-taking OR white spaces for doodling/drawing, you can easily differentiate for your students!Contents#1: This character profile template allows students to draw their character and note information about their character (name, age, gender, hobbies etc). [Two versions,
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: Creative Writing Organizers & Activities Bundle
WRITING LESSON: Writing A Horror Story
Halloween is a fun time to look at scary stories, and a great opportunity to get students to buy into writing! This three-day activity really focuses students on developing a short story from start to finish.
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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Also included in: 15 Writing Lessons BUNDLE
Narrative Writing Outline - Worksheet with Student Example Outline & Narrative
This one-page "Narrative Writing Outline" 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 will help them include all the necessary components of a narrative. Also included are stud
Grades:
4th - 10th
Sonnet 18: Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day -- Poetry Analysis and Writing
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" Get your students thinking critically and writing creatively with this poetry analysis resource that explores Shakespeare's well-known Sonnet 18. Your students will read, analyze, and then write their own sonnets!Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 is fun to read and analyze -- and students love discussing the ending and puzzling over who the poet is really praising. This sonnet is a great way to introduce a bit of Shakespeare to your students and help them find t
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Sonnet Bundle: Teaching Shakespeare
Emily Dickinson "Hope is the Thing with Feathers" Poetry Analysis Virtual Print
You'll love teaching this delightful poem! This lesson guides students through a detailed analysis of Emily Dickinson's poem "Hope Is the Thing With Feathers." After analyzing it, students can then write their own poem of hope or a poem about an abstract noun.Both digital and print versions here, so you're ready for any classroom setting!There are ten parts to this lesson:Author researchVocabulary - study and synonym activityParaphrase - line by lineParaphrase by stanzaExamining dictionAnalyzi
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Poetry Unit with Analysis and Poetry Writing
Quotation Marks - Punctuation Review, Reference Sheets, Practice, & Posters
Quotation Marks - Students review and practice the use of quotation marks in their writing. I find students love to add dialogue to short stories but they lack the skills to know how to punctuate their work correctly. Using a unique set of "Quote Cards" as writing prompts, students can put their new found punctuation skills to the test. Each "Quote Card" starts with a line of dialogue to help students start a short story or paragraph.Includes 15 pages!Lesson Idea Sheet"Using Quotation Marks Cor
Grades:
6th - 9th
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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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Character Analysis - Hero's Journey
Character development using the framework of the Hero’s Journey – another tool that allows students to compile their knowledge and understanding of what makes our stalwart protagonist tick! This unique set of worksheets ask questions that seek to deeply analyze an existing character, or feed the roots of a new hero designed by your student!
Contents
+ 4 unique pages of questions, focusing on character development and linked to the Hero’s Journey
+ Question prompts cover character traits, though
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Hero's Journey Presentation, Writing Prompts & Graphic Organizers Bundle
Pi Day Activities and Informational Text - Main Idea and Close Reading
Celebrate Pi Day with these fun activities. Students will practice reading informational texts about pi and pie! Includes comprehension questions, finding the main idea, technical vocabulary, poetry, and creative writing. Perfect cross-curricular activity. Why should math teachers have all the fun today??You'll get:print, digital, and TpT Easel versionsinformational text about the history of pi ..and pie (really!)comprehension questionspractice identifying main ideas and types of supporting
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: March Lesson Plan Bundle Writing, reading, research activities
First Day of School - Middle Grades ELA Activity! "I Am" Poems!
Get your students writing on the First Day of school with this activity! "I Am" poems allows you to assess the student's writing ability quickly while getting to know their likes, dislikes, and overall personality!
This READY TO PRINT lesson includes:
*Models
*Directions
*Student Templates
*Rubrics
*2 Options for Student Choice!
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Graphic Organizers for Summarizing
Fiction Book Club Packet
Take a Stand Freebie
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4th - 10th
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Personal Narrative Writing Essay. w/ Graphic Organizer - Overcoming a Challenge
Introducing how to write a narrative essay has never been easier! This personal narrative writing prompt lesson guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a narrative essay. It includes a narrative writing graphic organizer, rubric, narrative writing quiz, and a narrative writing template. The topic of this resource is - Overcoming a Challenge.Want this lesson for FREE? It's a Bonus Lesson in these bundles.Narrative Writing Prompts, Personal Narrative Essay Writing Lessons - Bund
Grades:
9th - 12th
How to Debate Teaching Resources and Activities
Google App version here.Although debates can be a very formal process, the classroom teacher can exercise some flexibility as to how the classroom debate will function. Rules regarding debates will differ depending upon the country. These instructions focus on learning how to debate at the classroom level. Topics, planners and graphic organizers to support classroom debates in large or small groups from beginning to end.Included are: Instructions for debates, graphic organizers, over 75 debate t
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4th - 9th
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The Taming of the Shrew Choice Menu With 17 Engaging Activities!
This is another no-prep, ready to print learning mat for Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew'!This works brilliantly as homework tasks given out at the beginning of a unit. I ask my students to complete one activity per week and require them to have gained 25 points by the end of the unit. There is also a variant of the sheet included that doesn't have points attached.This means that they have the freedom to self-manage; if they have a football match and a school concert this week then they o
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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5 Elements of a Short Story - Notes & Presentation
This activity includes a presentation outlining the five elements in a short story, a follow along notes packet for students, as well as an answer key. Presentation: 12 SlidesStudent Packet: 5 PagesAnswer Key: 5 Pages
Grades:
5th - 12th
Memoir Writing Unit
This is my favorite unit! It's a great way to learn more about your students while perfecting their writing style. We read several memoirs in my English classes, so this project is a great way for students to find meaning in their very on memories. ALL of my students are excited about this assignment and I'm typically very happy with the results! Doesn't everyone love to share their story? :)
This includes:
- Example Memoir
- Drafting Stations
- Planning Sheets
- Memoir Starter Cards
- Detai
Grades:
6th - 12th
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