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Middle school creative writing resources for Microsoft PowerPoint under $5
Short Story Creative Writing (Roll-a-Story)
Introductory PowerPoint covering the elements of a short story plus silly story starters for creative writing in a "Roll-a-Story" format. These four "Roll-a-Story" cards allow for 864 different story combinations! Students first roll a die to select a character, then roll to select a setting and one more roll to select the conflict. Then let the creative writing fun begin.I suggest laminating the "Roll-a-Story" cards. Students only need to use a card briefly, for three rolls of the die. The
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Completely Editable "What Should my Teacher be for Halloween?" Writing Activity
This is a completely editable "What Should my Teacher be for Halloween?" persuasive writing activity. This activity can be edited to include your name and your face! The activity asks the students to choose a Halloween costume for you. The students then have to write down three reasons why they think you should choose their costume. Once the students are done writing down their reasons, they are able to draw you in your costume. Your students will absolutely love this writing activity!
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1st - 6th
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Teaching Symbolism and Allegory - Introduction Activity & PowerPoint
Teaching symbolism can be tricky, but symbolism activities like this one HOOK your students and help them engage with any text. This is a sweet introduction to symbolism that your students will remember long after the candy is gone.⭐️ I use this with “Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe, but it is not text-specific. You can use it with any short story or novel or as a stand-alone lesson. Your resource for teaching symbolism includes:An anticipatory set using Tootsie Roll Pops (or Blow Po
Grades:
7th - 10th
Art Sub Lessons - Silly Sandwich Art Lesson Art Sub Plans .pdf .pptx
Do you need elementary or middle school art sub plans ASAP? How about a fun, no-prep, fully scripted art activity that uses simple materials? Would you like an easy to use drawing lesson you can keep in your emergency sub folder? If the answer to any of these is, "yes," check out this art sub lesson called, "Silly Sandwich."In this activity, students use their imaginations to create a drawing of a silly sandwich. It may be presented as a projected Powerpoint or a printed out .pdf and shown close
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1st - 6th
Movie Review Writing - Presentation and Activities for Writing a Film Review
Movie Review Writing - Presentation and Activities for Writing a Film Review: This movie review writing lesson is a comprehensive resource that covers all aspects of teaching students how to write a compelling movie review. With detailed presentation to guide the lesson and a variety of informational handouts and graphic organizers, students will have everything they need to successfully analyze and critique any film. The resource systematically breaks down the film review writing process, provi
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Class Recipe Book (Christmas, Holidays, Mothers / Fathers Day, Thanksgiving)
DIY Class Recipe Book
Perfect for special holidays, like Christmas, Thanksgiving, Hannukah, Fathers' Day, Mothers' Day!
Create your own class recipe book by interviewing your students on their favourite special dish to eat with their families! OR, have students complete the recipe pages themselves! See the product photos and preview for more!
For younger students, this often results in hilarious recipes (see below!)
For older students, this is a good activity on writing clear instructions a
Grades:
PreK - 6th
Remembering the Heroes of September 11th, 2001 **Distance Learning**
Teaching young children about the events of September 11th always seems difficult to me. I am always torn somewhere between wanting to protect their innocence and wanting to teach them about the history of our country, all of the good and the bad. I created this resource to inform students about the events of September 11th, but more importantly I wanted to focus on the positive; the heroes. I decided to focus on 6 heroes and their stories. This file has been updated to support distance learning
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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/Memoir Writing Brainstorming/Generating Ideas: Memory BINGO Activity
Help your writers generate ideas for writing a narrative, memoir, or scene with this interactive "Memory Bingo" game that will get students sharing and collecting memories!During this activity, students will use a list of 50 prompts to add various memories to a BINGO board. During BINGO, students will share memories and add more to their treasure trove of ideas after hearing their classmates' memories. After the activity, students will reflect on their top 5 memories and begin writing about one.
Grades:
5th - 12th
End of Year Letter to Next Year's Students, Future Students | Distance Learning
End off the year with practical and meaning student reflections! Have students write a message to your students next year. This activity is fun and easy to fill out. This resource includes 3 different versions:1) Editable Google Slides. There are instructions in the preview how to print.2) Elementary version PDF 3) Older grades version PDF (Questions can be copied and pasted onto Word Doc after to send to students to type)If you liked this resource, please share a comment with me! Thank you :)
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Six Word Memoir Project
Students love the six word memoir project and are inspired by the PowerPoint slides and 2 video links or QR codes (printable & digital)! Need a distance learning activity? Share the handouts or copy and share the Google Drive link (on first slide of PowerPoint) with students!Display the five sample six word memoirs (on handout or PowerPoint) or load the video links or QR code videos ahead of time or engage students by having them access the video in class using their smartphone devices!Stude
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5th - 12th, Staff
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Narrativa personal - Personal Narrative Writing in Spanish
Enseña a tus estudiantes cómo se hace una narrativa personal. Este recurso tiene la explicación y ofrece un ejemplo de lo que es contar una experiencia personal.Se incluye una versión digital para usarse en plataformas de educación a distancia.Incluye:Guía sugerida o pacingPresentación en PowerPoint (Incluye versión en PPT con texto editable).Ejemplo de una narrativa con recomendaciones enfatizando detalles y descripciones.Tres mini anchor chart o mini carteles para que peguen en la libreta y l
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Grades:
4th - 6th
November Writing Prompts | Morning Meeting | National Holidays | Daily Writing
Use these November 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
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3rd - 6th
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Caption It! Caption Writing Creative and Expository Writing Activity
"Caption It!" is a standards-based activity that features over 25 images for students to write captions. Directions are included for both a creative writing exercise and an expository (journalism) writing exercise.Caption writing is a shorter writing exercise that still practices proper conventions of grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling in standard English. Start with these shorter exercises before moving to larger writing pieces such as formal essays. In addition, fosterin
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Halloween Creative Writing: Sensory Details Funny Fillers
Want your students to enjoy Halloween-themed creative writing while still practicing their narrative skills? Let them try out this hilarious partner activity, sensory details stories similar to Mad-libs™, but with a literary twist. From the reviews: “This was a fun warm-up activity for narrative writing--it really got them thinking about unique nouns, adjectives, etc.!”“Fun way to review grammar concepts!”“My students loved this because it was so engaging. Students were able to understand the di
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6th - 9th
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August Writing Prompts | Morning Meeting | National Holidays | Daily Writing
Use these August 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 to find
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3rd - 6th
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Halloween Haunted Haikus Writing Poetry Activity (Presentation and Printables)
This Halloween Haiku poetry writing activity will engage your students while having them practice their creative writing skills! This NO PREP resource will allow your students to get into the spooky season and stretch their poetry muscles. This product is perfect for middle school and upper elementary students! Bulletin Board printables included!Included in this resource:- A presentation to review the history and basics of haikus that also provides great examples for students to analyze for thei
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Poetry Unit: Writing Haikus Holiday Bundle Middle ELA
Star Spangled Banner Activity: National Anthem Reading & War of 1812 summary
It's the National Anthem! Whether it's social studies, english, or music class, this mini-unit is perfect for any study on the Star Spangled Banner (or the War of 1812). This bundle includes a fun, introductory whole-group PowerPoint-style quiz, a historical reading with comprehension questions, and a creative re-writing of the National Anthem. Everything you need is included! It's even in PDF and Google drive formats! Learn more specifics in the details below:☞ This resource is also a part of
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Parts of Speech Vocabulary Building - Slides
Expand vocabulary with these Parts of Speech Vocabulary Building Slides. There are 34 different slides. Students look at the picture and list the nouns, verbs, adjectives or adverbs that can be used when talking or writing about the picture. Use as a warm up or writing activity.These slides can be used in the classroom with your students or uploaded into your digital classroom for distance learning.Have a question? Use the Product Q & A or email me at talesfrommissd@gmail.comRelated Products
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K - 6th
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September Writing Prompts | Morning Meeting | National Holidays | Daily Writing
Use these September 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
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3rd - 6th
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Creative Writing Prompts with Art Inferences | Middle & High School
Two class periods devoted to inferring the story inside art pieces - it's a short time with big results. Kids practice creativity, building a narrative, and using fact-based inference skills. Their enjoyment will enhance the powerful effect of the lessons. Included: Narrative Writing prompts, bookmarks, stationery, PowerPoint, Graphic Organizer, student and teacher directions. Play music softly in the background to activate more brain function. Fun, thought-provoking activity for middle and high
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Arts Integration Language Arts Lesson Bundle
Caption This! | 60 Fun Picture Writing Prompts | Distance Learning
This resource includes 60 fun photo prompts to encourage creative and descriptive writing. No-prep, quick and easy to use! This is great for students of all ages. You can ask students to write a minimum number of sentences for each prompt, depending on your class.They are editable on Google Slides. It is very easy to share these with your students online.How I use this resource in my classroom:1) Morning warm up/ bell ringer work2) Oral class discussion (come up with ideas as a class)3) Independ
Grades:
2nd - 9th
Formal Letter Writing Unit | Business Letters | Email | Distance Learning
This best-selling 100-PAGE DIGITAL resource contains everything your students will need to learn how to write outstanding FORMAL LETTERS and EMAILS in 2024 that IMPACT upon their audience. This INTERACTIVE unit contains - Easy-to-follow, engaging instructional slides - High-quality tutorial videos - A range of writing samples for students to follow - Assessment tools, rubrics, and checklists - A range of graphic organizers, templates and tools for reluctant writers - Everything is entirely EDI
Grades:
4th - 9th
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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