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8th grade creative writing printables for Easel Activities
Quotation Marks Cartoon Creative Writing Unit Just Add Dialogue Worksheets
Quotation Marks Cartoon Creative Writing Unit Just Add Dialogue WorksheetsKids love cartoons! One fun way to get them thinking about adding dialogue and quotation marks in their writing is to provide a format that inspires creative thought. This unit consists of 26 printable worksheets that can be used in a number of ways. There are 10 different cartoons with no dialogue added. Students add their own dialogue - either by writing sentences at the bottom of the page, or by using word bubbles.
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2nd - 8th
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St. Patrick's Day Writing Activity - Interview With a Leprechaun
St. Patrick's Day Writing Activity - In this fun and engaging activity, students must "interview" a leprechaun and learn about their unique life experiences. Students write about what they've learned and then share their findings through a piece of writing. Includes all templates and worksheets needed to get started right away as well as a rubric for easy grading. The perfect activity for St. Patrick's Day and a fun way to practice expository writing!Great way to practice generating interview
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: St. Patrick's Day Writing and Poetry Bundle
End of Year Writing Activities Letter to Future Self Prospective Student Teacher
Are you looking for an end of year writing activity? Do you want your students to be reflective of their year or semester? Students will be writing letters to themselves, letter to the teacher, letter to future students, and letter to their friend. There is a list of questions they can answer as well as a writing template for them to write in. This is a print and go resource, but are you looking for a digital version? Open it up in Easel and assign to Google Classroom or wherever your students a
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2nd - 12th
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Also included in: Digital End of Year Fun Activities Writing Activities BUNDLE SEL
Creative Writing Poetry - 50 Formulas to Help Students Write Poems
Creative Writing Poetry 911: First Aid for Writing Poetry * Now over 50 Formulas for Helping Students Write Original PoemsThis IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.This student aid and handouts bundle features OVER 50 formulas for writing poetry. If you have students who struggle with creativity (excellent for L.D. students, as well as dominant left-brained thinkers), these formulas are excellent. Even the most uncreative student will be able to write poetry.
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7th - 12th
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Memoir Writing Personal Narrative Writing Workshop Mini Lessons Print Digital
Print and Digital Formats! No planning needed! These 20 easy-to-use mini lessons have everything you need to make teaching memoir writing a snap! In six weeks, your students will go from generating an idea to writing a thoughtful personal narrative. Because the lessons are already finished, you'll have time to work with them every step of the way! Here's teachers are saying about my mini lessons:"I love how this resource breaks down each step of the process for students to make it more manag
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6th - 9th
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Research Writing Activities Create an Infographic Primary Research Project
Introduce students to research with infographics using primary research. Students gather data through interviews and then use their data to create an original infographic. Students will analyze data and present it in an easy to understand format.This resource includes:print and digital versionsanalysis of an infographiccomparison/contrast of primary and secondary researchgraphic organizer idea generatoreditable list of topics for students to choose fromdata collection formsample for student ref
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6th - 10th
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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
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
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!
Lined Writing Paper Templates (Includes 100 Different Choices!)
*BEST SELLER!* Do your students need writing practice? This packet contains 100 different lined writing paper templates to choose from! Includes blank/no theme templates as well as these themes: back-to-school, birthday/celebrations, animals, world/traveling, Summer, Independence Day, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Winter, Christmas, etc.*Great for in-class activities, writing centers/workstations, fast finishers, etc.--------------------------------
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PreK - 12th
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Middle School Poetry Unit
This Middle School Poetry Unit we covers the following concepts and skills:Definition of poetryDetailed explanation and examples of rhythm and rhymeTypes of poetry (narrative, ballads) and lyric (haiku, cinquain, limerick, sonnet, free verse, blank verse) - including a Ballad Writing Assignment with assessment criteriaHow to write these types of poems - Including a comprehensive Poetry Assignment with assessment criteria which focuses on examining and writing poetryFigures of speech (simile, met
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6th - 8th
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Rhyme in Poetry Practice Worksheets - Rhyming Silly Sentences
Finding Rhymes in Poetry. These 2 poetry worksheets define rhyme and then lets students actively identify the rhymes in ten silly sentences. There are more than one rhyming pair in the sentences and rhyming word endings are not always spelled the same, so students have to look carefully. Also, there are some words that students may not be familiar with, so that presents an additional challenge and a way to develop vocabulary by introducing new words. Made for middle school and secondary ELA. A
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Poetry Bundle of Teaching Resources Grades 5 - 8
Bridge to Terabithia Movie Book Comparison and Review
Are you planning to read the book Bridge to Terabithia with your students? Or have you already read the book with your students and are thinking of watching the movie?Then this product might be right for you! The first part (4 pages) consist of the movie review. The second part (6 pages) consist of questions that compare the book to the movie.You also may like:Wonder Movie ReviewReader's Theater: Reading Comprehension & Critical ThinkingLiterature Circles & Book ClubsVocabulary Screener
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3rd - 12th
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Short Films Hair Love Theme Inference Plot Worksheets Literary Devices Elements
Guaranteed engagement with this animated short film workshop, Hair Love. It teaches inferencing, theme, foreshadowing, plot twist, symbolism, and conflict. This workshop highlights the work of black writer, Matthew Cherry, who aims to portray black fathers in a positive light and represent them fairly in the media. In this heartwarming film, a young father struggles to help his daughter fix her hair while her mother is recovering from chemotherapy. ❤ EASEL COMPATIBLEStudents work through the g
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4th - 8th
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Journal Writing - Holidays & Seasonal Prompts 117 prompts on 13 TicTacToe Boards
Here are 117 holiday and seasonal journal prompts arranged in 13 grids of nine prompts each to make a Tic-Tac-Toe format. Perfect for your writers!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:13 Choice Boards (9 prompts each)DIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintSo many prompt optionsGreat for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade!CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE!NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. These are meant to be used at specific ti
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2nd - 8th
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Drama Playbill Project with Easel Activity
Drama Playbill Project. A printable or digital activity, this assignment gives instructions to students on how to write a playbill (an advertisement for a play) that includes the following: an illustrated cover with information about the performance and a picture illustrating the play's content, a summary of the play written to promote the play, an illustration of the setting, an explanation of the theme, and a description of the main character. Includes a template for making the playbill, or yo
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Drama Unit Resource BUNDLE Print and Digital Easel Activities
Grammar-Verb/Noun/Adjective/Adverb Word Lists & Sentence Structure Worksheets
This is an extensive resource with words and worksheets to print. It is part of my Colourful Speech range which helps children to enjoy and understand sentence structure. Colourful Speech- I wanted to create a scheme that was not only suitable for SEN children but could also be used in whole class and cross curriculum learning throughout the school.Contents* Sentence Structure Worksheets* Word lists (150 verbs in different tenses)* Description Cards* Word mats* Lesson Starter/introduction presen
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1st - 8th
Types of Paragraphs Workbook - Expository, Descriptive, Narrative, Persuasive
In this short unit, students learn and practice the four different types of paragraphs: Expository, Persuasive, Descriptive, Narrative. They will pick one topic, and write about it four ways, which really gives them practice learning how they are different! Just print and hand out, this product includes descriptions, steps to write, and a rubric for each type of paragraph! Keywords: Printable, Expository, Persuasive, Descriptive, Narrative, Paragraph, Non-fiction, Writing, Rubric, Worksheet,
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5th - 10th
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Free Winter Creative Writing Activities
Free Winter Creative Writing Activities
Lighten up the winter blues with these fun creative writing activities for the winter season. Correlated to the Common Core State Standards for Writing, this 13-page document (nine student handouts and two pages for examples & teacher's guide) includes poetry prompts, short story activities and prompts, and a fun narrative prompt using Twitter for inspiration.
As always, I like to create activities that will appeal to a wide range of students. These
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3rd - 10th
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Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Poetry writing activity, literacy stations, fun stuff, games, creative thinking
Roll of Dice Poetry lets students roll the dice to write lines of poetry. Great for literacy stations and learning stations. If you're like me, you're wondering how to make English class more hands-on. Roll of Dice Poetry lets you do just that. What could be more fun than rolling the dice to determine how many lines of poetry will be in your poem, and rolling the dice again to find out how many words will be in each line? Here's an example:Roll the dice= 12, that means your poem will have 12 li
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Creating Drama Stage Directions and Scripts: Teaching Plans and Activities
This handout can be used with creative writing, English or drama students when the assignment is to write a play. It offers 1. an outline of basic stage direction elements2. an outline for writing scripts3. Write Now!- two dozen ideas for comedic/dramatic plays.Creating drama is a natural for young people. These activities offer them the chance to combine their realities with the fiction that they design.As always, this activity- PDF version- may be downloaded and printed for classroom use. A
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6th - 12th
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Divergent Poetry: Creative Writing & Close Reading Activities
Divergent Poetry: Creative Writing and Close Reading Activities - Common Core State Standards Aligned
Incorporate poetry into your novel unit! I've included 35 pages of engaging activities that will inspire and spark creative thought and critical thinking. Students will not only write poetry, they will practice close reading, annotating, research, vocabulary, and more.
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Writing poems: haiku, acrostic, free verse, found, black-out (redacted), I Am, Character Bio, diamante, fiv
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Divergent Novel Unit Bundle Common Core Aligned {Editable}
ELA Resources I The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise I Digital Learning
Save time and energy with these discussion questions for Dan Gemeinhart's middle-grade novel The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise. The discussion questions are purposely open-ended and subject to opinion to encourage debate and discussion in your classroom. Also included are creative writing prompts and scoring rubrics.Included in this product:- Three or more open-ended discussion questions, sorted by chapter- These discussion questions reorganized onto printable handouts, suitable for com
Grades:
6th - 8th
Write a Paragraph - Task Cards
52 task cards to improve your students writing: expository, narrative, opinion and comparing. Each task card has a writing prompt, a funny image that supports the prompt, and directions for the task. EXPOSITORY: Students describe how to play a particular sport, or how become a fire-fighter, or what a typical day for a frog might be like. NARRATIVE: Students write a story about a bull that got angry, or a tornado that liked to steal, or a scorpion that liked to sing and sting. OPINION: St
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Writing Prompts BUNDLE
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