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Middle school creative writing resources for Easel $5-10
Poetry Unit - 21 Patterns that are perfect for writing poems - Digital or Print
This poetry unit is an all-encompassing, no-prep writing unit designed to help students work on their poetry writing skills! This works wonderfully for poetry month or any time of the year!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:33 Poetry Activity PagesDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintMany Different Poem Types to Choose FromPoetry Project Choice Grid2 Pages of Ideas to Extend the ActivityPoetry Reflection QuestionsGreat for 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, or 7th grade!CHECK OUT TH
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3rd - 6th
Journal Prompts - Writing Prompts - Writing Journal
Do you struggle with creating writing prompts for your students? This resource includes a variety of 180 journal prompts organized by month (September-May). These would be perfect for morning work, centers, or writing homework!These journal prompts come in three different formats. Monthly PagePrint out the page of prompts for the months. Students can keep this paper in their folder and respond to one journal prompt in their notebook each day.Lined PagesCreate your own student writing journal
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2nd - 7th
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Also included in: Writing Prompts - Guided Prompts - Picture Prompts - BUNDLE
Writing Prompts Journal Opinion, narrative, expository, descriptive, persuasive
Writing prompts can be difficult to think up on the spot, so these 250+ prompts are a wonderful way to liven up your journal writing unit!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:28 Writing Prompt Grids (9 prompts per grid)DIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintSo many writing prompt options!Great for 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE!This resource is part of a money-saving bundle!This bundle includes this partner resource:Reading Response C
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3rd - 6th
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Realistic Fiction Writing Unit (Common Core Aligned)
BEST SELLER! This is a COMPLETE unit including EVERY graphic organizer that students will need to write their realistic fiction story. Also includes great anchor charts to help students develop their ideas. *Common Core Aligned for Grade 3 (but can easily be adapted for use with grades 2-5)*Works great with Lucy Calkin's Units of Study in Writer's Workshop Grades 3-5Click "Preview" to see all that is included!What’s Included:Page 3: Alignment of Common Core Standards Page 4: Realistic Fiction A
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2nd - 6th
Also included in: Writing Units BUNDLED-YEAR LONG!
Creative Writing Unit: Short Story Activity | Prompts, Rubric, Graphic Organizer
Need a no-prep Creative Writing Unit activity for middle & high school? This Short Story unit is ready to go. Guided writing prompts walk your students through each part of the short story process. A 34-slide engaging PowerPoint will help you easily teach this unit and quick and easy rubric will help you get through grading with a breeze!55 Total pages/slides!Here is what is included:1) Teacher Instructions2) Teacher PowerPoint Cheat Sheet3) 15 Page Student Packet: ✎ Plot Diagram
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5th - 8th
PIXAR-like Shorts: Films for Literary Devices Elements Theme Characters Plot SEL
Teach literary elements using this Pixar-like animated short film , Carl & Ellie from the movie UP! It is a highly engaging way to teach character traits, theme, and dialogue. This film may be may be cute, but it is packed with rigorous and challenging activities. Students will step through a complete character and theme analysis of Carl and Ellie and learn how real writers use characterization techniques to add layers and details to make realistic and fascinating stories. They will learn
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5th - 8th
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Year Long Picture Writing Prompts | Describing & Inferring Quick Write Tasks
Our Year-Long Visual Writing Prompts Resource has 370 Amazing Pictures, Templates, and Graphic Organizers to help students Make Inferences, Describe their Senses, and expand their Imagination and Vocabulary across all text types.Make daily Quick Write sessions Fun and Engaging as your students develop Figurative Language and Observation Skills that can be refined all year.NO PREP REQUIRED; download and start teaching in MINUTES. Both Digital and Print Versions Included.Instead of scouring the I
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3rd - 9th
Christmas Writing Activities Middle School Prompts Persuasive Letter to Santa
Are your students on Santa's naughty list? This writing activity will keep your students engaged during the pre-holiday excitement as they write a persuasive friendly letter to Santa convincing him that they really don't belong on the naughty list! Creative and fun!What teachers are saying about this resource:"THE BEST UNIT I HAVE PURCHASED! So comprehensive, works students through editing, examples and just sets them up for a perfect end product if they try their best the whole way through th
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Christmas No Prep Persuasive and Descriptive Writing Bundle
Fable, Fairy Tale, Myths, Legends Unit
This comprehensive unit is a fantastic resource to use with a variety of fables, fairy tales, myths, or legends of your choice. Students will discover how life lessons are learned from understanding fables and how fairy tales influence society. They will also be able to identify connections to cultures that legends originated from and realize how myths illustrate the belief systems and customs of the cultures that created them. Here is what is included:★Essential Questions★Vocabulary Word List★
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6th - 10th
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5 Paragraph Essay Writing- EASIEST way to teach kids to organize their writing
A Best-Seller! Here are a few TpT Buyer reviews:"It's a small resource, but mighty. And extremely intuitive. In fact, I'd say that so far, this may be the best 5 paragraph essay resource I've used yet. Thanks! I would buy this again in a heartbeat. It is awesome. (16+ year teacher here!)""One of the best writing products I've ever purchased!""I used this with my 7th & 8th graders as yet another way to organize their writing. It helped the students that still did not know how to organize thei
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3rd - 9th
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Also included in: The Ultimate Writing Bundle (Grades 3-6)
Halloween Bubbleheads Creative Writing Craft Activity
These Halloween Bubbleheads are fun and engaging all while allowing kids to use their creativity to create unique characters. Once the character has been chosen and created, students will make up a unique name for it, place the head on the pop-up tabs and watch the Bubblehead bob up and down and all around! The creative stories to come will be SPOOKTACULAR!What's inside: (See Preview File & Video!)Teacher instruction sheet - sample lesson plan8 Bubblehead characters - a scarecrow, robot, vam
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1st - 6th
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Pixar-like Shorts: Films For Christmas/Winter Activities Literary Elements Theme
Pixar-like Short Film LITERARY AND NARRATIVE WRITING Workshop: HEY DEER!Looking for a fun way to teach theme, plot, setting, and narrative writing. This winter themed workshop is both rigorous and adorable! It can be used for a Christmas activity, but it is also a great winter activity, appropriate for students who don't celebrate this holiday.Students will use the graphic organizers to analyze the plot of Hey Deer!, then use STORYBOARD templates to plan and write their own narrative. DIFFERENTI
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5th - 8th
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Poetry Writing Activities - 22 Different Poetry Types for High School Students
Your high school students will write poetry with comfort and ease! In this Writing Poetry Packet, students are led through the process of writing 22 different types of poetry including Definition/Anit-Definition Poem, Haiku, Sonnets, Blackout Poetry, Found Poems, 2-Line Poems, Condensed Poetry, Prose Poetry, Memory Poems, Persona Poems, Bio Poems, Title Poems and NINE different poems inspired by famous poets including Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, Shakespeare, Sandra Cisneros, William Carlos
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8th - 12th
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REPORT|Class Magazine|Fun Culminating or End of Year Writing Project
Your students will be completely engaged in this Class Magazine! This is a fun way your students can show what they have learned about WRITING in a creative way! Includes:27 Magazine Templates (cover, blank and lined pages)Teacher InstructionsStudent News Team PacketsMagazine Theme Ideas Writing IdeasCCSS Posters for 3rd, 4th and 5th gradeStudent-Friendly Writing RubricThis is a great way to assess your students' writing skills and also looks great on a bulletin board!by Upper LMNtary
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3rd - 6th
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Creative Mystery Writing Unit Fictional Narrative Writing
Make writing fun! Complete mystery writing unit. 13 activities that guide students through the creative writing process with no advance prep! 21 pages of student handouts guide students through the process of brainstorming, writing, editing, and finalizing their own mystery story. Activities include:Choosing the settingWhat is the crime?Who are the suspects?What are the alibis?Who are the witnesses?What is the evidence?What are the clues?Design a Plot LinePlanningFirst DraftEditing-PersonalEdi
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6th - 9th
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Distance Learning How to Write a Great Speech
Writing and performing a speech can be one of the most challenging tasks for students. These eight simple steps take the fear out of speech writing and turn it into a simple and doable task. Interesting examples are provided, so your students can see how easy it can be to come up with an engaging topic. Then, step-by-step instructions keep the student moving through the task, providing simple guidelines and examples along the way.Helpful tips for practicing and delivering the speech are also off
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4th - 8th
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Christmas OR Winter Pixar-like Short Films Literary Devices THEME & NARRATIVE
HEY DEER! ANIMATED PIXAR SHORT FILM! Great for Christmas OR winter ELA. Short films are the perfect way to teach narrative writing and literary elements and devices. This workshop guides students through an analysis of 6 basic literary elements to prepare them for the culminating narrative writing task. Students watch the film directly from their slides and work through all of the guided activities.❤ Winter themed- but NO direct Christmas referencesSettingCharacters/CharacterizationPoint of View
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6th - 9th
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Writing Prompts for the Entire Year in Spanish
Este paquete de tareas de escritura le dará la oportunidad a su alumno a escribir todos los días del año escolar de lunes a viernes. La escritura también se puede asignar de tarea para casa.
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1. Tareas de escritura de enero a diciembre (12)
2. Páginas de escritura para cada mes (20)
3. Páginas para dibujar (20)
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PreK - 6th
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WINTER HOLIDAY Drama Activities (Grade 4-8)
Inspire your students to explore their creativity with this fun winter holiday activity. This resource includes 2 tasks: a skit assignment (groups) and a storytelling assignment (individual).This is a fantastic activity for the last few weeks of school before the winter holidays. It allows students to have fun and learn about the Elements of Drama. All scenarios and settings in this activity are related to winter, not any one particular holiday. Santa Claus is included as a winter character, but
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4th - 7th
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Creative Writing Picture Prompts, Writing Workshop - 50 PROMPTS!
50 Picture Prompts for Creative Writing! A packet of funny and unique pictures that are sure to stir students' creativity.Check out the NEW edition of Creative Writing Picture Prompts! Or, save by downloading theCreative Writing Bundle - 100 PROMPTS!There are 2 versions of each picture prompt to suit your needs:1st version: Larger photo, students can use lined paper or notebook to write.2nd version: Smaller photo, students can write directly on worksheet.Enjoy!
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2nd - 12th
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Also included in: Creative, Opinion & Persuasive Writing BUNDLE! 90 PROMPTS!
Travel Writing Bell Ringer Prompts – Secondary – PPT Geography ELA Google Earth
Explore renowned destinations without leaving the classroom! My travel writing prompts collection familiarizes students with 30 incredible locales while honing their creative writing skills. Perfect for bell ringers, each activity includes a presentation slide and a printable journal or Google Form submission. Slides feature captivating pictures, facts, writing prompts, and links to Google Earth tours. Enhance learning with our engaging resource today!Every slide in this comprehensive package is
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6th - 9th
Scrapbook Book Report or Memory Book-Open House or End of Year Project
ScrapbookBook Report or Memory Book-Open House, Back to School Night or End of the Year ProjectOver 30 pages of templates and 3 different scrapbook pages! Create a Scrapbook to document your students' whole year or your main character’s memories from the book!!Your students will be creating a scrapbook that is meant to do one of the following:-record memories of your studentsOR-record the memories of the main character from a book (book report)The Assignment could be:-An individual student’s Sc
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2nd - 6th
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Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief Novel Study -Stations Digital Activity
This unit contains nine different learning stations for you to use.Set up thought-provoking tasks at stations for your students to cycle through. They enjoy the movement as they learn more about the novel and explore it more deeply activities with simply a “rotate” from the teacher every 9-10 minutes.This is a great way to culminate a study of your novel unit. It can also be used as a group of Common Formative Assessments. Students are organized into multiple "learning stations". I’ve used learn
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6th - 9th
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Procedural Text Writing Worksheet Pack - No Prep Lesson Ideas
**Check out my similar Persuasive Writing Pack, Narrative Writing Pack, Explanation Writing Pack, Information Text Pack and Recount Writing Pack**Procedural Text Writing Worksheet Pack - No Prep Lesson IdeasThis no prep printable procedural writing pack includes a range of worksheets, notes, and activities to support the teaching of procedural writing. The package contains a number of handouts including:Multiple procedural writing templates.Procedural writing prompts.Procedural writing checklis
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Procedural Text - Reading and Writing Bundle
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