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Middle school creative writing resources for Google Apps under $5
Would You Rather Questions Opinion Writing Prompts This or That 3rd 4th Grade
You will love using these Would you Rather This or That Opinion Writing Prompts. These writing prompts will encourage students to use higher level thinking skills to reflect, choose and respond. These are a perfect activity to complete for warm-ups, bell work, independently in literacy groups, homework, extension work, and more.INCLUDED:These are great starters to help motivate writers.30 Would You Rather Writing Prompts in color, bw, and digital options!Students will first decide which choice t
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3rd - 6th
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6th Grade All About Me Book - Poster - Back to School Activity - Bulletin Board
Fun beginning of year All About Me Worksheets & Poster. Australian spelling version has been added. An engaging back to school resource for a memorable first day and week of school. With 13 mix and match activities, including Back to School writing prompts. It's a perfect "Get to Know You" icebreaker. The All About Me book allows kids to express themselves for the new school year. Use the finished printables to create a colorful hallway display for your Welcome Back to School bulletin board.
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6th
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How Well Do You Know Your Teacher? (Fun End of Year Activity)
This is a fun, no-prep end of year activity to see how well (or not well) your students know you! The students get to come up with creative responses to fun and engaging prompts.Depending on the age of your students, you can pick and choose which slides to assign. For the older kids, I've included prompts related to social media.
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3rd - 12th
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Writing Dialogue Practice Activities | Punctuating Dialogue Rules
Teach students the art of writing dialogue using this printable and digital lesson plan. Everything you need to teach dialogue is included! Your students will analyze the differences dialogue creates when added to narrative writing, take notes on dialogue punctuation, and apply learning with independent and cooperative activities! A printable PDF and Google Drive version is included.Included With Your Purchase:Introductory ActivityDialogue Rules NotesTake a Closer Look NotesGuided Practice Sent
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5th - 8th
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4th and 5th Grade Writing Center - Finish the Story with Google Slides Versions
Do you need rigorous literacy centers for your 4th and 5th graders? This 4th and 5th grade writing center resource is a perfect literacy center to engage and challenge your students.NOTE: This resource now has a Google Classroom version, making it ideal for digital distance learning and remote teaching! Please see the 3rd page of the PDF for details and the link!Included in this Writing Center Resource:- 16 different story starters for narrative stories. The stories vary from point of view (1st
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4th - 6th
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Bio Poems Made Easy (Printable and Digital)
Bio Poems are simple poems written about people, and they are both easy and fun to write because they follow a predictable pattern. Bio Poems don't usually rhyme, so all students can experience success with this format. You can have students write Bio Poems about themselves, or they can write about famous historical figures, book characters, people they admire, etc. This ready-to-use poetry lesson includes directions, graphic organizers, a Bio Poem planning page, a sheet of decorative writing pa
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3rd - 8th
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Micro Fiction, Fun Creative Writing, Flash Fiction, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Micro Fiction – Flash Fiction – Two-Sentence Stories – Sudden Fiction – Twitter TalesWhatever you want to call them, super-short stories are a super-fun way to spend a single class period as you introduce teens to the idea that an entire story can exist within just two sentences.Use this 20-slide overview lecture with eight compelling examples from four different genres (drama, horror, sci fi, and romance) to get your students’ creative wheels turning. (Slide deck is included in Prezi, PDF, and
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8th - 11th
Meme Caption Writing Prompts (Fun End of Year Activity)
This Google Slides document includes 30 slides with different memes with text boxes for students to practice their creative writing by coming up with captions for the different pictures. Students love being able to create captions and it really helps with engagement!There is also a blank slide included so you can insert your own pictures as well as individual meme pictures that can be copied and pasted to use in whatever you like at the end of the document.
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3rd - 12th
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Creative Thinking Task Cards
Are you ready for your students to stretch their brains? Use these fun creative thinking task cards to do just that! These A-Z task cards are perfect for early finishers, morning work, morning meeting, brain breaks, enrichment, or centers. You can even give your students a card for homework (which my students love, believe it or not)! There is a card for every letter in the alphabet with several creative and critical thinking prompts on each card. Enjoy and have fun!Included in this resourc
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2nd - 7th
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Also included in: Early Finisher and Enrichment Activities - The ULTIMATE Bundle
The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe, Interactive Poetry Activity, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Make Edgar Allan Poe’s classic poem, “The Raven,” come alive for your students with this 44-slide lecture and five pages of lesson materials that include detailed directions, a full-text version of Poe's gothic poem, links to a high-quality audio version, "Faux Poe" creative writing assignment, and answer key. The interactive lecture (Prezi, PDF, and Google Slides versions included) inspires students to dig back into the text, think critically, and decode Poe’s structure and technique.These mate
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8th - 11th
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Song Lyric Analysis Worksheets for Figurative Language in Songs and More!
Do your students struggle with figurative language and poetic elements because they just don't "get" poetry? Connect it with something they can relate to - music and songs! These engaging song lyric analysis activities will not only give your students a better understanding of figurative language and literary devices, but will also build critical thinking skills through interpretation and creative expression.Topics covered: In the mini-lesson and activities, the following 9 elements of figurativ
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6th - 10th, Adult Education
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Six Word Memoir Unit l memoir project
Six word memoirs are a unique and impactful genre for students to explore. You can say a lot in one line, if you give that one line a lot of thought. This six word memoir pack gives you a chance to introduce and experiment with the genre as well as extend it into your novel study and research units. After all, if a person can write a six word memoir about their own life, they can also write one about the life of a character in a novel or a person they’ve researched. Inside this packet, you’ll fi
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7th - 10th
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Creative Writing Prompts - Digital Story Starters - Narrative Writing
Spark creativity with this set of engaging, digital story starter writing prompts. Includes 35 unique story starters to inspire your secondary students and help them flex those creative writing muscles! These prompts are ideal for displaying in class and/or sharing with students digitally. ⭐ INCLUDES:PDF versionGoogle Slides version Google Slides version with embedded 10-minute timer⭐ DIGITAL SHARING IDEAS:Post the PDF or Google Slides file in Google Classroom (or your LMS of choice) and let stu
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6th - 10th
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How to Write a Friendly Letter Writing Mini Unit
This Friendly Letter Writing Mini-Unit is perfect for upper elementary and middle school students. First, model how to format a letter and envelope and practice with a sample passage. Students will then follow the template to write their own letter.This unit is designed to cover 4 lessons but can be easily adapted to fit your needs. It is appropriate for many upper elementary and middle grade levels. Unit Includes:Teacher lesson plansGoogle Classroom linksSample letter and envelopeSample letter
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Writing Mini Unit BUNDLE for Upper Elementary and Middle Grades
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
Daily Journal Prompts Morning Work | Journal Writing Prompts for 5th-8th Grade
DAILY JOURNAL WRITING PROMPTS MORNING WORKAre you tired of looking for engaging writing prompts? This creative journal writing prompts packet contains 42 thought-provoking journal prompts and templates and one blank prompt at the end of the packet for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Your students will love them, and you don't have to prepare ANYTHING!You can make an entire writing journal from the pages in this packet or pick and choose individual writing prompts that can meet the needs of your
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5th - 8th
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Digital Comic Strip Template Google Classroom Project Activities Blank Storybook
Let your students show off their creativity with this Digital Comic Strip Template activity! These Google Classroom digital projects are some of my students’ favorites to complete. Each digital comic strip was created for Google and can be shared easily through Google Classroom. Easy to set up, no prep, and ready to send to students! The Teacher's Guide for these Google Classroom digital projects will help walk you through every step. The best part is that the comic strip template activities can
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3rd - 6th
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Goodbye 2023 - 2024 Breakup Letter - New Years Creative Writing Activity
Ring in the new year by saying GOOD RIDDANCE to last year! This is an engaging, fun creative writing activity that involves writing a break up letter to 2023. This is a Google Drive product. Included:- Google slideshow with instructions of letter- Dear 2023, break up letter templateIf you have read the information here and read the how to use documents and still have questions, please feel free to email me! carlismitha@gmail.com*******************************************************************C
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5th - 12th
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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
Weekly Creative & Critical Thinking Journal #1
Think It Through is a 20-week journal designed to ENGAGE, enrich and extend your students' creative, critical, and reflective thinking. This weekly journal is perfect as a bell-ringer, morning work, or early finisher journal.What's included in each set? Each of the 20 sheets begins with a child-friendly quote to interpret. I have found that interpreting quotes challenges students to really think about what they are reading and helps with the tricky skill of inference. The second activity alway
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Morning Work Journal or Bell Ringers
7th Grade All About Me - Back to School Activities - First Day Writing Prompts
Fun beginning of year All About Me Worksheets & Poster. Australian spelling version has been added. An engaging back to school resource for a memorable first day and week of school. With 13 mix and match activities, including Back to School writing prompts. It's a perfect "Get to Know You" icebreaker. The All About Me book allows kids to express themselves for the new school year. Use the finished printables to create a colorful hallway display for your Welcome Back to School bulletin board.
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7th
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Descriptive Writing Task Cards - Adding Details to Stretch Sentences
It can be difficult to get students to write descriptive sentences, but these task cards can help spice up their writing! They will stretch a sentence by starting with one that is short and simple and adding descriptive words and specific details to make it more interesting and more precise. Also very helpful for ESL Students! For even more fun activities to spice up writing, try this Descriptive Writing Activity Bundle.⭐️ What you get with this resource:40 printable ask cards2 paperless options
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4th - 8th, Adult Education
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January Writing Prompts | Morning Meeting | National Holidays | Daily Writing
Use these January daily writing prompts for morning meeting, work on writing, or as a writing warm-up to hook your students each day with a fun holiday that they get to write about. No longer will you hear the words, "I don't know what to write about!" because you will have a writing prompt for every single day featuring a holiday of that day.The resource consists of national, international, world, and fun holidays for every day. Don't like one of the ones I chose? Then use the editable slides t
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3rd - 6th
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Narrative Writing Graphic Organizers | Editable | Digital Version Included
15 different graphic organizers for narrative writing! This is a great resource for helping students to plan and organize their narratives. Each organizer is Common Core aligned and created to seamlessly guide students through the narrative writing process. Printable, editable, and digital templates are included!**This resource is part of the Writing Graphic Organizers Bundle. It includes 45 different graphic organizers for teaching narrative, summary, argument/opinion, and expository writing
Grades:
5th - 8th
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