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High school creative writing lessons $5-10
Personal Narrative Essay, Autobiographical Incident Writing, Step-By-Step, CCSS
Help your high school and advanced middle school students get creative with this eight-day Personal Narrative essay writing mini-unit. Featuring models of one professional and three exemplar student-written personal narrative essays, this bundle of step-by-step materials will inspire even reluctant students to put pen to paper. Activities/handouts featuring modern design elements and dynamic lecture materials will guide your students to craft their own meaningful autobiographical incident essays
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8th - 11th
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Zendoodle Hand Self Portraits Art Lesson Back to School Middle School Art Lesson
DescriptionStudents discover who they are through art in this hand-self portrait lesson! Get to know your students as they write about their beliefs and who they are as a person. Students will use the creative process to design and apply elements using repetition and variety in their handprint piece. Students create their own self-portrait using their handprint, Zentangle designs, and a narrative describing who they are. The art lesson centers around creating a piece of artwork based on a core
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5th - 12th
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Creative / Narrative Writing Unit
Creative writing doesn't come easily to many students; so to effectively teach it, we often need to GUIDE students through the process. In this comprehensive narrative writing pack you will get step-by-step lesson plans, engaging worksheets, helpful handouts and more. ** NOTE: You can now buy this as part of my BUNDLED WRITING PACK and save 20%**OVERVIEW:The main goal for this unit is for students to recognize, understand, and be able to use key elements which make narrative writing creative
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7th - 10th
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Slam Poetry Mini Unit
Looking to add slam poetry to your poetry unit, but too swamped to plan it out? I’ve got you covered. This one-week slam poetry mini-unit is designed to be inserted into your poetry unit, and is packed with 5 days of my best slam poetry lesson plans. It will take your students through brainstorming, drafting, performance-planning, and performing all in a week. It’s the perfect unit to give your students a taste of slam poetry (and get them begging for more). You’re students will never think
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6th - 12th
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Haiku Poetry Lesson - How to Write a Haiku Assignment Haiku Templates and Rubric
Teach students the history of haiku and about writing haiku poetry with this haiku poem workshop! This lesson includes haiku templates and a haiku rubric for assessment. Suitable for distance learning and Google Classroom®!Included with this Writing Haiku Poetry Workshop:✏️ Haiku Poetry Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Slides®✏️ Guided Note for Haiku Poetry Lesson - Digital & Print✏️ Haiku Writing Assignment Instructions - Digital & Print✏️ Differentiated Haiku T
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4th - 10th
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Get to Know You Activities Vol. 1 : Letter to Your Teacher, Partner Interviews
Back to school in ELA can be incredibly stressful, but also so much fun! Take some of the planning pressure off by using this great bundle of six lesson plans/activities for the first week of school. This bundle includes my SIX FAVORITES. Did you know that this product now has a Volume 2 version? Check it out!What does this product include?-Six ready to print OR edit and individualize lessons-Compatibility with Google Drive and Google Classroom-Over 35 pages of lessons, examples, rubrics, an
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8th - 12th
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Descriptive Writing: Show Don't Tell Lesson and Activities Digital & Print
Teaching students to leverage descriptive writing techniques is a powerful way to level up their writing skills! Because formal writing is such an essential part of middle and high school writing curriculums, narrative and creative writing skills are sometimes underemphasized. But! Students enjoy learning how to take their writing to new levels, so let's help them.This resource contains activities to help students hone the Show, Don't Tell creative writing strategy. CONTENTSA suggested lesson pl
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7th - 9th
Scary Story Writing 101 (Interactive or Distance Learning)
Scary Story Writing 101Scary Story Writing 101 is an entertaining and effective way to review narrative story elements. Students use photos - embedded with single-line prompts - to write creepy stories they’ll want to share. This is, without question, one of my students’ favorite narrative units of all time. Students will...…use contrasting settings to create a mood, …design a “something’s not right” event or character, and…surprise readers with a heart-stopping“Uh-Oh” Moment. What do I get? 3
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5th - 10th
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English: Writing A Public Service Announcement (PSA)
English: Writing A Public Service Announcement (PSA)Writing a public service announcement (PSA) is a fantastic way to get your students interested in writing. It allows them to take a social issue that they can connect with and express them self in creating an announcement for that issue. You get three resources in one: Resource #1) The Handouts - Structured for independent learningResource #2) The Assignment - Step-by-step for independent completion Resource #3) The Rubric - Simple to use for g
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7th - 10th
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Person of the Year: Writing a Journalistic Profile Project Using Mentor Texts
If you’re interested in having students doing some more personal writing, but not always the same personal narrative or memoir, profiling a person that they care about or admire is a great way to switch the task up and give them another angle. This writing assignment can be categorized as narrative, but also as expository, informational, or argument. And, best of all, the assignment incorporates student choice while still giving you structure and space for writing instruction.Students will hav
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9th - 12th
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Personal Narrative Writing Unit | College Application Essay | Prompts, Rubric
Looking for a comprehensive narrative writing unit that will take your students from inspiration to finished product? You want your students to become better writers, but it’s not easy to give them the instruction that will actually improve their skills. Simply explaining what good writing is or giving students worksheets to fill out about characteristics of writing won’t get them anywhere. In fact, it will only teach them that they are “bad at” writing and that there is no point in trying to i
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9th - 12th
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Horror Mini Lessons | ELA Reading & Creative Writing
Halloween friendly! Ready to have students in the palm of your hand and give them plenty of reasons to want to be working in your class - all year long? If your students like scary stories and other things frightful - read on!This product is also available in my Bundle of Fear (200+ Pages and growing). Don't miss out on a great bargain!Get students hooked and keep them engaged using the theme of horror. With these highly engaging lessons, they will practice their reading analysis and narrative w
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Language Arts Lessons Horror Bundle | Middle School and High School
Fable, Fairy Tale, Myths, Legends Unit
This comprehensive unit is a fantastic resource to use with a variety of fables, fairy tales, myths, or legends of your choice. Students will discover how life lessons are learned from understanding fables and how fairy tales influence society. They will also be able to identify connections to cultures that legends originated from and realize how myths illustrate the belief systems and customs of the cultures that created them. Here is what is included:★Essential Questions★Vocabulary Word List★
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6th - 10th
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Middle School Art, High School Art Project Visual Journal, Altered Book Lesson
Visual journals, or altered books, are a great continuous project for your art class. This art assignment is perfect for middle school or high school age students. The visual journals can serve as a weekly, monthly, or yearlong project. I teach this visual journal assignment in every class, every year. Every Friday, students have a visual journal day. They get to work in their altered books or to catch up on a project if they have been absent or have fallen behind. It gives my students space to
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Free Verse Poetry Lesson - Poetry Writing Workshop with Pages for Blackout Poems
Explore free verse poetry with this poetry writing workshop! Students will read modern free verse poems with the option to write blackout poetry, a collage poem, or an illustrative poem. Includes an editable poetry rubric, assignment instructions, and digital worksheets for distance learning!Included with this Free Verse Poetry Writing Workshop:✏️ Free Verse Poetry Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Slides®✏️ Free Verse Poetry Informational Handout - Digital & Print✏️ Writi
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6th - 11th
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Personal Narrative Assignment
These lessons will guide your students through the process of writing a personal narrative. You will guide your students to follow the steps necessary to write an effective, compelling story. They will do pre-writing to develop their ideas and to focus on the elements of narration. The mentor texts will give them further guidance and inspiration, and a slideshow will focus their revision process before they do a final copy. This resource includes:A process-based approach to writing a personal na
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Secondary ELA Mega Bundle
Autobiography Project - The Story of Me
This is a year-long autobiography writing project where students tell the story of their life. Included are: parent letter, student introduction sheet, list of requirements, project checklist, and twelve chapters, each with guiding questions to help students complete this project.
Chapter titles include: A Little Bit About Me, Before I Was Born, You Make an Entrance...and You're Here to Stay!, The Early Years, Childhood Memories, School Days, School Days, Special Times in Your Life, Your F
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Creative Writing Activities Unit - Middle + High School - Writing with Purpose
Creative Writing Activities Unit for Grades 5-12 with a focus on Purpose in Writing - Writing to Entertain, Writing to Inform, Writing to Persuade! FUN creative writing activities help build confidence in students' writing abilities. Students are encouraged to find their own voice as a writer by embracing their own language, including slang, jargon, expressions, etc. with these fun creative writing lessons and activities! Perfect for new essay writers, hesitant and struggling writers, English
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7th - 10th
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BUNDLE Crime Scene/Mystery Files Creative Writing Activities
Whether you want to assign a creative writing piece, preview a mystery unit, or simply engage students in a new way, these activities are the way to get them hooked. They are great for making inferences, writing, building vocabulary, and more!WHAT'S INCLUDED:All three of my crime scene/mystery products:Crime Scene Creative Writing Activity PackMystery Files #1: The Mysterious DisappearanceMystery Files #2: The Abandoned SchoolAll three products use similar handouts including the posters for deco
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6th - 10th
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Narrative Writing Flip Book: Mini-Lessons for ANY Unit
Need help teaching your next narrative writing assignment? Do your kids need review, and/or need the tricks to take their writing to the next level?
This dense flip book of eight mini-lessons will elicit stronger drafts from your writers to get visible growth, AND they get a keepsake reference tool that they can keep forever!
Once you give them a prompt or assignment of your choice, this booklet will take writers through the whole writing process of brainstorming to revising, with thought-prov
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7th - 10th
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The Mystery Case- Guide
Description: Step into the thrilling world of crime-solving with "Murder Mystery: The Case of Principal Tiger". This engaging and immersive classroom activity challenges students to become detectives as they unravel the mysterious murder of Tiger Pride High School's beloved Principal Tiger.In this comprehensive murder mystery game, students will work together to examine evidence, question suspects, and ultimately identify the culprit responsible for Principal Tiger's untimely demise. Set against
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5th - 12th
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Writing a Short Story - Complete Unit
Your students will have their short story story written and completed in 15 days! This unit includes activities, specific lesson plans and every thing you need to help your students. My kids were very successful during this unit and enjoy it every year. It's positively directed but fast paced.
How to Write a Short Story
Day 1: Background Survey & Getting Excited Activity
Day 2: Character Development
Day 3: Continue Character Development & Setting Development: Where, When and We
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4th - 10th
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Titanic Unit
Are you looking for an engaging unit about the sinking of the Titanic? Then this complete task-based and in-depth study of the tragedy will meet all your expectations.Your Titanic Unit in detail:You will find 70 pages with activities, homework, answer keys and tasks preparation:❑ discovering the ship's route❑ reading posters❑ watching a video about Titanic in numbers❑ creating a poster, an infographics or a radio ad❑ watching videos about the sinking❑ researching information about the survivors❑
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Titanic Bundle
"Where I'm From" Poem Packet
This very short poetry unit can be used as a great introductory tool at the beginning of the year to assess student writing as well as a "get to know you" activity. The document includes a detailed unit plan (including Common Core standard alignments), a short calendar on how you could pace it in your own classes, all handouts and copies (including the poem, sample poems, planning pages, and a template that can be used as a modification for SPED students).
In addition to the students writing th
Grades:
7th - 12th
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