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Common Core W.9-10.5 resources for Gifted and Talented
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Writing Satire
Are you looking for a way to challenge your students through higher level thinking in writing that can be screen shared for distance learning? One of the most difficult forms of writing is satire. Here is a PowerPoint which defines satire, gives an example of a short satirical story, uses the gradual release process to guide students to writing their own stories, and provides topic ideas to get students started on their own writing challenge.Click here to save 25% off the price of individual res
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7th - 11th
Greek Mythology Living Art Exhibit Activity - Great Paired with The Odyssey!
Teaching The Odyssey? Dabbling in Greek mythology? Engage your students in a week-long, skill-building activity they will remember for years! "The day we got to dress up like Greek statues was my favorite." "I really like how we got to research Medusa. I learned much more about mythology than just reading about it in a book." "I had another teacher at my last school teach us about Greek mythology. All he did was show a long documentary that put everyone to sleep. This is actually something that
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5th - 12th
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Poetry Writing - Sharing your Memory Rubric Three Day Revision Peer Editing
Poetry Writing! Sharing your memoir. Challenge your class to write a memory poem. A powerpoint presentation includes short video examples of poems to ignite images from the past in students’ minds.Tips about memoir writing are included. Students will work with an "elbow partner" or small group to revise their first draft using a peer editing process.Slides take them through the steps of writing a “hunk of stone”, working with pairs or groups of three to read the first draft, rewriting and submit
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9th - 12th
Writing Fluency: 90 15 Minute Quickwrites, 40 Writing Topics, Test Prep,Sub
Writing fluency! The Fifteen Minute Quickwrite Unit arms teachers with a writing tool that will increase how much students can write during a timed writing assessment. It also gives students a lifetime skill of improved writing fluency that will help them meet future writing goals. 40 Writing Topics can be used in shared classroom timed writing notebooks to improve fluency and allow students to have fun writing.Product includes:90 Quickwrites (4 pages) in PDF format. Printable.40 Writing Topi
Grades:
6th - 12th
ABC Poetry Writing - Writing Form to Guide Process - Rubric Sub Plan Creative
Poetry Writing! ABC PoetryCreative poetry writing can be fun! To write a ABC poem, students need to create 26 alphabetic lines of free verse poetry in an acrostic format. Brainstorming, vocabulary development, poetic terms, description and imagery will help prepare students for ELA test assessment.This lesson contains:Powerpoint slides in pings and Google SlidesWriting directions in Word docx and PDFExit pass in Word docx and PDFPoetry rubric to assess writing in PDFThree examples of poems writt
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6th - 12th
World Literature: Cultural Studies Research Project
In my World Literature course, I have students complete a year long Cultural Studies project. They pick a country/region with which they are not familiar and research it to better understand a different perspective. They have to then write a ten page research paper focusing on aspects of what they have learned. I usually complete this paper with juniors and seniors, but it can completely be adapted for different age and grade levels; the ultimate message--of learning about perspectives other tha
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: World Literature: Cultural Studies Full Packet [With Bonus Sample Essay]
Test Prep Bundle: AP Rhetorical Analysis and Poetry Analysis, 5 Classroom Units
Arm your students with a tool box of rhetorical analysis techniques with this product. A powerpoint presentation, Google Slides, pdf, or pings will take them through the construction and analysis of a writing. Studying popular television advertisements will teach them them techniques of argument."How it Feels to Be Colored Me" by Zora Neale Hurston is an autobiographical essay from the period of the 1920's for students to analyze. Teachers will need to make copies for the class or upload the doc
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9th - 12th
Ode Writing: Poetry Writing, Poetry Form to Guide Writing, Substitute Plan, Fun
Poetry Writing! Writing Odes is FUN! Writing Odes will engage all students. Writing Odes will help student hone their creative writing skills, problem solving skills, writing fluency, imagery, description and knowledge of test assessment poetry terms. Students will watch youtube examples of Odes and will discuss what elements go into writing an Ode.To write an Ode, students need to choose a subject they are passionate about. Tips for writing are given as well as ideas for a writing plan. Example
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6th - 9th
Fahrenheit 451 Censorship Presentation Group Project
While reading Fahrenheit 451, students work in collaborative groups to research a type of censorship from history including the McCarthy trials, Nazi book burning, censorship in the schools and media, pharmaceutical mind control (prozac, ritalin, etc) and propaganda. Students work together to research these forms of censorship and create presentations for the class using their choice of digital technology. This assignment will take 2-3 days to complete depending on the speed/ability of your stud
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6th - 12th
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Neruda - Khatun - Apollinaire: Poetry Writing Culinary Arts Essay Analysis
Bring Poetry and Culinary Art Cooking into your classroom with three poetry units celebrating the poetry of Pablo Neruda, Jahan Malek Khatun, and Guillaume Apollinaire.Each free verse poem includes the poetic devices used, an analysis of the poem itself and a model essay.Students may then write their own free verse poems using an included Free Verse Rubric.You might have a class poetry contest and/or Writer's Chair where students may share what they have written.Bonus essays are included for two
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9th - 12th, Staff
Two Short Story Forms: Narrative Memoir Writing, Timed Creative Writing, Rubrics
Scar Stories is a Narrative Writing Unit to help prepare students to write essays for test assessment in grades 6 through 12. Timed Creative Writing Stuck in an Enclosed Space is a fun two-day writing experience. Scar Stories description:Classroom activities include discussion of the Survivor television show relating to scars the participants might bring away from the show.Red Badge of Courage character Henry Fleming is also discussed and this activity will work whether the class is reading the
Grades:
6th - 12th
Poetry Writing - Portrait Poem Memory Poem Rubric Exit Pass Creative Writing
Writing Fluency! Guided Writing Portrait Poem This guided writing lesson plan asks you to write a poem about a person or place you have visited following specific directions. The constraints of guided writing may help you to discover new aspects of the individual or place since you are following sentence-level prompts as you develop your content. You will be writing a poem consisting of 15 sentencFilesPoetryWritingGuidedWritingPortraitPoemMemoryPoemRubricExitPass.zipLast updated: Jul 1, 2023 at
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6th - 12th
Fluency - Writing Fast Fiction - Poetry Writing with Group Words - Quickwrites
Looking for writing resources that will work all year? These three units can be used in a variety of ways throughout the year and will improve your class writing skills. Creative writing, journal writing, fast fiction of fifty-five words, and poetry writing is all covered.I used the Fifteen Minute Quickwrites to prepare students for the timed writing assessment. Starting out with 15 minutes, I increased the time until they were writing well during the state test timelines. I also learned a lot a
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6th - 12th
Global/US Geography Jingle - Creative Song Production
This Digital Storytelling Unit is designed to be completed over the course of three to four weeks. Students, working in teams of three to four, will explore core curricular content and be required to make an engaging and creative short video about that content. This Digital Storytelling unit is part of a larger initiative called Meridian Stories (www.meridianstories.com).
Each Digital Storytelling Unit:
• Should take three to four weeks to complete;
• Is aligned to Common Core Curricular Standa
Grades:
6th - 12th
Poem Analysis: Jaham Malek Khatun, Model Essay, Persian Spice Recipe, Writing
Advieh Persian Spice and the Poetry of Jahan Malek Khatun, Recipes, Free Verse Poetry Writing, Poetry Analysis, Writing AssessmentJahan Malek Khatun's poem translated into English is the showpiece in this product. Poem analysis, poetry devices and study of the poem itself precedes the writing assignment to create a free verse poem. Tips on how to write a free verse poem and a writing assessment rubric for a free verse poem are included. The lesson ties in Culinary Arts with a recipe for the Pers
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9th - 12th
Poetry Analysis: Sonnet 3, Sonnet 31, A Description Such A One as He Would Love
Three poetry analysis units include:Biography of the poets15 Timed Multiple Choice PowerPoint questions about each poemSonnet Writing instructions for creative writing Sonnet Writing Rubric PDF and DOCXSonnet Writing Rhyming Worksheet Google Slides, PowerPoint Slides, Pings, PDFsAnswers for all questionsSee individual units for more specificsExit Pass
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6th - 12th
Science Poetry Writing - Water Drop Poetry - Writing Fluency - Sub Plan - Rubric
Poetry Writing! Slow motion photography captures the beauty of falling water drops and explains the science of what students see in the video clip(s). Students may discuss similes and metaphors or compare/contrast water droplets to human life. Three student-written poems are included. Students will write a 20 line free verse poem or a short journal entry. An exit pass completes the lesson. Watching slow motion video of water droplets is FUN! Water Drops will engage all students. Writing about Wa
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6th - 10th
Poetry Writing - Sestina Poetry Writing Form to Guide Process - Creative Writing
Have fun writing poetry with your class! This sestina writing unit is designed to teach students about the sestina template formula. Students will watch a variety of sestinas using digital links. Students will study the elements of sestinas through a series of slide instructions. The presentation may be edited. A worksheet to write the sestina is included in pdf and docx. A rubric for scoring and writing the poem is included in pdf and docx and may be edited. Add this unit to your poetry month t
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9th - 12th
Canadian Poets: E.J. Pratt "The Shark", AP Analysis, Writing, Google Quiz Grader
The Shark by E.R. Pratt is the first lesson in a unit of Canadian Poets.Google MC Quiz Grader added for quiz. PDF and docx forms with answers.Reading Comprehension and Listening Skills for AP critical analysis strategy. SOAPSTONE and SIFT graphic organizers. Video clips and Google Slides/Powerpoint to keep kids on track. PDFs Five activities including essay analysis, reading interpretation, vocabulary study, listening activities, and poetry writing. Teachers have the ability to edit the slides,
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Writing Task Cards: What Do You Believe? Inspirational Quotes, Affirmations
Writing Fluency. Student Centers. Writing preparation for State Test Assessment. Higher Level Thinking Skills. Student Engagement. Building a Classroom Community!Writing Task Cards: Examining Your Beliefs is a set of 42 writing task cards that state a personal affirmation or belief. The task cards have numbers and may be recorded as part of journal writing, small group task card work, individual task card work, large group task card work, poetry writing, short story writing, creative writing,
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6th - 12th
Article: Wrap It Up
This is the third in sequence format used midway through a semester or school year. This assignment has students integrate outside sources connecting them to the current novel study. This gives students an opportunity to learn skills such as MLA (or required) format, reading and summarizing a given article, finding, evaluating and summarizing an article, constructing a Works Cited page, and eventually vocabulary integration and internal citation. As I said, this assignment builds over time, givi
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6th - 12th
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Writing Satire for PROMETHEAN Board
One of the most difficult forms of writing is satire. Here is a power point which defines satire, gives an example of a short satirical story, and provides topic ideas to get students get started on their own writing challenge. ATTENTION: Please make sure you have Promethean Board software before purchase. If you do not, this lesson is also available as a power point presentation at:Writing Satire Power Point**Please follow me for notifications of sales and promotions. New products will be offer
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Poetry Writing Virginia Clemm Poe's Valentine To Poe Analysis Creative Writing
Poetry Writing: Virginia Clemm Poe's Valentine To Poe, Analysis, Creative WritingThis poetry writing unit contains one poem To Poe, written by Virginia Clemm Poe, his wife. The poem will work well to set up a creative class writing assignment of an acrostic poem to their beloved. In the Virginia Clemm Poe poem, there is an example of alliteration and a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efeff. Students will notice that the first letter of each line of the poem spells out the name of Edgar Allan Poe.This
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4th - 10th
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