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Middle school creative writing lectures for Google Apps
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
Grades:
8th - 11th
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Teaching Tone and Mood in Literature
Want to help your students understand the difference between mood and tone? In this lesson, students use art and song lyrics to analyze the difference between the two terms. Use the visual examples to help students apply their understandings. Using lines from songs students will can discuss how different interpretations and understandings can shape and influence the artists message.
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Poetry, Figurative Language & Descriptive Writing Introduction
This product is equipped to be used with PearDeck. This is a Google Slides extension/ add-on. However, you do not have to use that extension to have your students be engaged in this lesson. This Slides presentation takes about 1.5 hours to go through. Depending on how long your class periods are, you can plan accordingly. In these slides, students will be asked to take notes, answer check-in questions (checking their understanding), and be asked to complete activities. They will be asked to writ
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in: Figurative Language & Poetry Introduction With Knowledge Check/ Quiz
Flashback Friday Lesson One - Home of the Brave: The Civil War in Sudan
I use this particular product when we are in our 5th grade Lucy Calkins Unit 1 Reading Interpretation Book Clubs. Our Class read aloud is Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate. My students are constantly asking me background questions about the Civil War in Sudan. This motivated me to create this product! It relates to our standards, provides background knowledge and fits perfectly into our Flashback Friday routine!I teach 5th Grade ELA! In order to make our lessons more interesting I have im
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5th - 6th
Identifying Claims in Argumentative/Persuasive Essays (Google Slide/Interactive)
This adorable Google Slides presentation can be used for whole group or small group instruction in order to teach students what a well-written claim looks like in an argumentative/persuasive essay. It also teaches students how to identify what a well-written claim looks like by providing both examples and non-examples. Includes an editable slide at the very end for teachers to come up with their own statements to showcase to students.
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Introducing Poetry - 5 Days of Interactive Lessons!
Included are 2 editable Google slides presentations with information & discussion questions, two poems to introduce poetry (with discussion questions and key), a list of poetic terms with definitions and examples, and a culminating RACE of poetic terms! In depth:A calendar of my daily structure of these lessons"What is Poetry?" 17 slide Google slides presentation that focuses on student discussion. Defining poetry, comparing song lyrics to poetry, and ends in a culminating group activityTwo
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Writing Effective Essay Conclusions - English 8th grade 30 Multiple Choice 16pgs
It is important to note that a "Conclusion Essay" is not a standard type of essay. Essays typically have an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion section, but the essay's content and purpose can vary widely.Here is a 30 multiple-choice related to Writing Effective Essay Conclusions. These 17 pages will focus on the elements that make a strong conclusion, which can be applied to various types of essays specifically for 8th graders and higher grades. This activity with answers included,
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Six Traits of Narrative Writing
This Google Slideshow is editable and covers the six traits of narrative writing. I use this in 9th grade Literature and Composition classes to teach narrative writing prior to writing personal narratives. Slideshow covers: IdeasOrganizationVoiceWord ChoiceSentence FluencyConventionsThere are extra slides for the definition of narrative writing, 5 W's and H, PEEL Method, and description of personal narratives.
Grades:
8th - 10th
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Monster March Madness
It's Halloween time! Help your students practice their visual rhetoric skills with this Monster March Madness activity! Students will learn about 16 different monsters - 8 from Greek Mythology and 8 from movies - and decide who will meet in the final showdown. After they create their brackets, they will make a movie poster showing the final fight. Students love this activity with its silly subject and as a great opportunity to get creative. Make it even more fun and make it a competition! Have t
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Punctuation Presentation
This presentation provides an overview for proper use of punctuation marks, including periods, commas, exclamation points, question marks, and quotation marks. This presentation can be used to front-load a full lesson on punctuation, or it can be used as a mini-review of punctuation if you need to spiral back to it. This is a valuable tool to always keep in your back pocket for when you need it!
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Dialogue Punctuation Rules Google Slides presentation and Activity
39 slide Google Slides presentation with dialogue punctuation rules, examples, quick check (incorrect/correct) examples, dialogue tag brainstorm activity, meaningful dialogue suggestions, and create your own dialogue activity with image prompts.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Narrative Writing: Figurative Language
Use this slide deck when introducing each type of figurative language and how it can help improve narrative description. I highly recommend introducing this at the same time when teaching how to build description in a narrative. This will help with and introduce idioms, personification, similes, metaphors, hyperbole, alliteration and symbolism. This is specifically built for middle grades and an older crowd.
Grades:
6th - 7th
Also included in: Narrative Writing Unit
Ways to Start a Story
Slideshow lesson explaining 6 different ways students can start a creative story.Gives examples of each method, and when it would be beneficial to use.
Grades:
7th - 10th
COMPREHENSION ACTIVITY 3-6
How to use these informal reading assessment testsThis pack includes nine reading comprehension activities for Year 3 to 6 students. Each reading assessment test is printable and easy to use, whether you’re in the classroom or at home. This resource also features a brilliant range of topics that were written with the input of teachers to engage children. This way, you can be sure that the tasks remain fun and memorable, as well as useful. Each reading task comes with versions tailored to differ
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Descriptive Technique in Writing Peardeck
This Peardeck lesson is an interactive presentation that teaches students about 3 different strategies to increase reader interest in their writing. The techniques discussed in the presentation are active voice/action verbs, sensory detail, and dialogue. The Peardeck functionality in these Google Slides allows the teacher to check for understanding throughout the lesson.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Creative Nonfiction Resource Bundle
5 digital resources to help your students grow in their own writing.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Personalized Digital Notebook, Custom 12 Subject Digital Notepad, Blank Notebook
Personalized Digital Notebook, Custom 12 Subjects Digital Notepad, Blank Notebook Journal, Goodnotes Android iPad Planner, Hyperlinked TabsThis digital notebook is PDF files that work with any PDF annotation apps. Also, the hyperlinked tabs completely function on GoodNotes, Notability, or Noteshelf (or other apps that supported).What's Inside The Notebook:- A digital notebook that can create up to 12 sections by yourself- Unlimited duplicate the blank page with up to 6 paper styles and 2 themes
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Personalized Digital Notepad, Custom 120 Subjects Digital Notebook
Personalized Digital Notepad, Custom 120 Subjects Digital Notebook, Blank Notebook Journal, Goodnotes Android iPad Planner, Hyperlinked TabsThis digital notepad is PDF files that work with any PDF annotation apps. Also, the hyperlinked tabs completely function on GoodNotes, Notability, or Noteshelf (or other apps that supported).What's Inside The Notepad:- A digital notepad that can create up to 120 sections by yourself- Unlimited duplicate the blank page with up to 7 paper styles- 9 Cover desig
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Personalized Digital Notebook, Custom 6 Subjects Digital Notepad, Blank Notebook
Personalized Digital Notebook, Custom 6 Subjects Digital Notepad, Blank Notebook Journal, Goodnotes Android iPad Planner, Hyperlinked TabsThis digital notebook is PDF files that work with any PDF annotation apps. Also, the hyperlinked tabs completely function on GoodNotes, Notability, or Noteshelf (or other apps that supported).What's Inside The Notebook:- A digital notebook that can create up to 6 sections by yourself- Unlimited duplicate the blank page with up to 6 paper styles and 2 themes (b
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Sensory Language Presentation
This Google Slides presentation introduces sensory language, why it is crucial in narrative writing, and multiple prompts to get students brainstorming words and phrases that appeal to the 5 senses.
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Sensory Language Bundle
Fantasy Adventure Creative Writing Powerpoint
Students will be introduced to various elements of the fantasy adventure writing genre and guided in the creation of their own short stories. Elements of the fantasy adventure genre will be explained. The elements covered in this PowerPoint are:MagicCharactersConflictSupernatural CreaturesLoveVillainsMagical ToolsSettingLanguageThis lesson is a fun alternative to teaching standard narrative writing practices. Check out my store for the accompanying brainstorming sheet that can be used with this
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Fantasy Adventure Creative Writing Bundle
Writing Transition Review
Hey fellow teachers!I created this resource as a STAAR review on transitions. My 8th graders love “because” and use it repeatedly in their writing. This resource gives an explanation, examples and then review stems at the end that you can do together or individually.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Figurative Language Lesson
A Google Slides presentation that covers what figurative language is, what it does for writing, and then definitions and examples for the following: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, idiom, pun, alliteration, onomatopoeia, allusion, analogy, oxymoron, and analogy.
Grades:
3rd - 10th
Poetry Vocabulary *Editable* Google Slide Show for Middle & High Time Saver
Looking to save yourself some time? Check out this google slide show. It has 18 terms with definitions all ready for you to add your examples and finishing touches to. I have also included an image slide for each term with an example in the teacher comments so students can try to write their own example for each one. Fun, informative and creative this slideshow tried to break up the monotony of just taking notes.NOTE: I have a free matrix here that you can download. TermsFigurative LanguagePer
Grades:
7th - 12th
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