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Middle school creative writing outlines for GATE
Abandoned Places - Creative Writing Activity from Nonfiction (print + digital)
In this creative writing activity, students draw inspiration from a nonfiction article about ten real-world abandoned places! Students choose one as a setting for a piece of Flash Fiction. This is a great reading comprehension and creative writing activity for even the most reluctant readers! ✅ Nonfiction reading comprehension✅ Vocabulary in context✅ Differentiated creative writing activitiesYour Creative Writing from Nonfiction resource includes:Nonfiction reading about ten abandoned places (in
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Rough Draft Writing Paper
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Do your students have trouble remembering to write on every other line for their rough drafts? Mine always did until I created these pages. Every other line is lightly greyed out to remind the students to skip lines. Students can write on the white lines and that leaves space to make corrections in the greyed out lines.
I created this writing paper to assist my special education students in organizing their ideas. It worked so well, I have all of
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Grades:
2nd - 9th
Autumn Descriptive Writing - Show, Don't Tell - Season Writing - Fall Writing
Seasons are the perfect topic for descriptive writing! With strategies for using sensory language, this product is here to help young writers stretch their ability to paint a picture with words. What's included?4 revision strategies to take sentences from bland to exciting"Show vs Tell" practice"Stroll Through Autumn" activity - Students stroll to different posters around the room and record the details that they see, taste, smell, feel, and hear as if they were standing in the scene.descriptive
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Seasons Descriptive Writing - BUNDLE - Season Writing - Show, Don't Tell
Personal Narrative Writing Packet with Brainstorming and Graphic Organizer
Now includes personal narrative examples and editing checklists! Personal narratives are challenging for many students because they don't follow a particular structure. This 14-page planning packet guides students through the writing process, from brainstorming to listing out characters, settings, sequenced events, and sensory details. After writing a draft, students can use the included checklists for revision, proofreading, and publishing. You can choose to print all pages or just the ones tha
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Personal Narrative Planning Bundle
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
Grades:
3rd - 9th
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Also included in: The Ultimate Writing Bundle (Grades 3-6)
Winter Descriptive Writing - Show, Don't Tell - Season Writing - Winter Writing
Seasons are the perfect topic for descriptive writing! With strategies for using sensory language, this product is here to help young writers stretch their ability to paint a picture with words. What's included?4 revision strategies to take sentences from bland to exciting"Show vs Tell" practice"Stroll Through Winter" activity - Students stroll to different posters around the room and record the details that they see, taste, smell, feel, and hear as if they were standing in the scene.descriptive
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Seasons Descriptive Writing - BUNDLE - Season Writing - Show, Don't Tell
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
Paragraph Writing Graphic Organizer - works for any basic paragraph!
Help your students organize their thoughts into a logical, well-structured paragraph! This organizer can be used for opinion writing, creative writing, expository writing, and more. This two-page PDF includes an organizer with lines for each sentence and an organizer with boxes for each sentence. Use whichever layout works for your students, or let them choose the one they prefer.At the top of the page, there is room to write a prompt before making copies, but this space can also be left blank.
Grades:
2nd - 10th
Also included in: Special Education Teacher Back-to-School Bundle
Animate A Story (Scratch Coding Project)
In this project, students will animate a story. This story could be anything. It could be an original creative piece they've written. It could be a story you're reading in class. It could even be a movie or moment in history that connects with their interests or topics/themes you're currently learning. Students will get to experience the connections between technology and writing, as they dive into computer programming and animation of their stories. Specific skills students will develop are: -
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: Creative Coding Adventures: 4 Interactive Scratch Projects Bundle
A Recipe for Writing a Sonnet (like Shakespeare)
This is a graphic organizer that allows your students to write sonnets that are amazing. I have used this in both a Gifted 4th and 5th grade, and a regular 5th grade and the results were amazing in both. This clearly lays everything out...topic and structure. It can be used all the way up to high school!
Grades:
4th - 12th
Descriptive Writing Unit - Low-Prep Lesson Plans, Prompts, Sensory Word Lists
This descriptive writing mini unit is super quick to teach and will improve your students' descriptive writing instantly with descriptive writing prompts, sensory word lists, and more! It's got an engaging descriptive writing lesson plan that will launch your students into fabulous descriptive writing so they show, not tell, in addition to other resources you'll return to again and again. In this descriptive writing mini unit, you'll find graphic organizers that will support all learners, with t
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Friendly Letter Graphic Organizer
Help students organize their friendly letter. This graphic organizer includes all the major parts of a friendly letter and leaves room for them to brainstorm the body of the letter.
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Gifted and Talented Unit - Research & Design Your Own Fantasy World
Gifted and Talented Unit - Research the Fantasy Fiction Genre and Design Your Own Fantasy Fiction World and Story
The purpose of this unit is to explore the genre of fantasy, focusing on the creative process of developing a fantasy world (setting, language, characters, plot, sub-plots, etc.)
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★Check it out!: This unit is included in the Gifted and Talented Middle Grades Unit Bundle at a discounted price!
I developed this enrichment unit for my grades 3-5 gifted and talen
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4th - 8th
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Drama Play Writing Project Outline with Easel Activity Printable and Digital
Drama Play Outline for Play Writing Project. Drama writing activity. If you want your students to write their own play, this is a good way to get them to start thinking. They must write an outline of what their play is about, and they will need to complete the ten steps required for a good outline of their play. Students will have to include information on characters, setting, conflict, plot, etc. Includes brainstorming sheet, protagonist and antagonist character developing sheets (male and fema
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Drama Unit Resource BUNDLE Print and Digital Easel Activities
BOOK REPORT Board Game|Fun Creative Challenging|Distance Learning
Sold individually or as a bundle at a discounthttp://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Book-Report-FUN-PACK-4-Projects-Board-Game-Newspaper-Facebook-Cereal-BoxBook reports don't have to be that boring! This a more creative way to find out how much of the book the student really understands.This can also be used to compliment your already classroom book report assignment.Includes:Simple Directions/InstructionsBoard Game Criteria for Students (kid-friendly)Board Game Scoring Rubric2 Board Game T
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3rd - 12th
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Book Report FUN PACK|4 Projects|Board Game-Newspaper-Facebook-Cereal Box
Book reports don't have to be that boring! These projects are a more creative way to find out how much of the book the student really understands.All of these look GREAT on your walls and bulletin boards!Includes:Board Game Book ReportNewspaper Book ReportFacebook Book ReportCereal Box Book ReportSimple Directions/InstructionsCriteria for Students (kid-friendly)RubricsTemplatesGeneric Score Sheets and TONS of Photos of actual Student Board Games! Check out our store for individually sold Book Re
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3rd - 12th
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Summer Descriptive Writing - Show, Don't Tell - Season Writing
Seasons are the perfect topic for descriptive writing! With strategies for using sensory language, this product is here to help young writers stretch their ability to paint a picture with words. What's included?4 revision strategies to take sentences from bland to exciting"Show vs Tell" practice"Stroll Through Summer" activity - Students stroll to different posters around the room and record the details that they see, taste, smell, feel, and hear as if they were standing in the scene.descriptive
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Seasons Descriptive Writing - BUNDLE - Season Writing - Show, Don't Tell
S.C.A.M.P.E.R The School Year BUNDLE
Enjoy 48 different S.C.A.M.P.E.R activities to use with your students. These activities can be completed independently, cooperatively, or left with a sub for a critical thinking challenge. There are 4 unique creative and/or critical thinking questions on each page. FULL previews are available for EACH product in my store under the individual product listings. The 48 S.C.A.M.P.E.R activities span through the course of the year and can be used from start to finish!I hope you enjoy SCAMPERING as mu
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K - 8th
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Personal Narrative Graphic Organizer
This is a graphic organizer to utilize when teaching and writing personal narratives.
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Hero's Journey Short Story Archetype Creative Writing Project
Learning about hero's stories or archetypes? Have students practice this with a creative writing assignment! This product will have students write a short story about a hero who goes on all 5 stages of the hero's journey plot pattern archetype. It has an outline for that, dialogue guides, a rubric, and more. There is an additional outline to expand the project to include other archetypes as well such as character archetypes, symbol archetypes, etc. The different outlines in this packet allow you
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Halloween Writing Prompts - Creepy Quick Writes - Quick Writing Prompts
Ever heard your students say, “I don’t know what to write”? These quick write visual writing prompts are going to make your teacher heart happy! These creepy, spooky, and otherworldly visual writing prompts are perfect for Halloween activities and all of October! The purpose of these writing prompts is to get students’ creative juices flowing! The goal is to build writing fluency and creativity, so students get used to writing right away, without worrying about whether their grammar is correct,
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Creative Writing Create a Comic Book Hero Activities 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Telling students they're going to do "creative writing" can result in panic. Not with this fun lesson that has great graphics, fabulous graphic organizers, and an engaging partner activity.This lesson is made up of three activities that culminate in the students' creating a comic book. Students will work together to learn a variety of character traits to use to create a comic book hero. Then they will imagine how this champion could save the world. Finally, students will use illustrations and sp
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Resume Writing Practice - Worksheet
Students practice writing a resume for the job they wish to have someday. This worksheet can be used as a "Rough Draft" Resume and will help students organize and expand their details. Categories on the resume include: Objective, Personal Information, Educational Background, Work Experience, Skills, Hobbies/Interests, and Accomplishments/Awards. Students can use this worksheet to create a real resume, invent a resume for the job they wish to have, or they can create a resume for a possible c
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Writer's Resources BUNDLE WITH EXTRAS: posters + handouts for a writer's corner
These handouts and posters combine to form my Writer’s Resources board. This 4’ x 4’ bulletin board is in the corner of my room, and kids are welcome to use any of the writing aids at any time – for any assignment. The materials range from a visual on how to format the heading on an MLA paper to a graphic organizer for argument writing.
NOT INCLUDED in the bundle are the posters labelled “25 Starts”. These are sentence starters for different types of quote integration, and I modified them from
Grades:
5th - 12th
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