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Middle school creative writing lessons for Google Apps
Descriptive Writing: Spooky Snapshots (Digital and Printable)
This Halloween Writing: Spooky Snapshots mini-unit is perfect for middle school and high school students! They will love writing about the 24 "spooky" setting images that come in this unit.*****************************************************************************My favorite way to use this product is to have students practice writing SNAPSHOTS. A snapshot is when a writer zooms in on a particular setting at a particular moment in time. Then, using lots of sensory details and imagery, writes a
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School Writing Curriculum - Part One (September-December)
How to Write a Friendly Letter Writing Mini Unit
This Friendly Letter Writing Mini-Unit is perfect for upper elementary and middle school students. First, model how to format a letter and envelope and practice with a sample passage. Students will then follow the template to write their own letter.This unit is designed to cover 4 lessons but can be easily adapted to fit your needs. It is appropriate for many upper elementary and middle grade levels. Unit Includes:Teacher lesson plansGoogle Classroom linksSample letter and envelopeSample letter
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Writing Mini Unit BUNDLE for Upper Elementary and Middle Grades
My Life in Logos Paragraph Writing Assignment
Middle school teachers use this My Life in Logos Paragraph Writing Assignment, to unlock the creativity and self-expression of your students in a truly unique way.In this engaging activity, students will embark on a writing journey to describe logos that represent various aspects of their lives. From their closest friends and family to their favourite entertainment choices and foods, students will delve into the symbols that hold special meaning for them. Additionally, they'll uncover the logos
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Full Year Middle School English Language Arts Lesson Bundle 1
Writing Lessons - 10 Mini-Lessons, Writer's Workshop, Prompts (Paper & Digital)
What’s the best way to help your students to become stronger writers? With targeted writing instruction, of course! That’s where this set of 10 writing lessons comes in! These lessons can be easily incorporated into writing workshop, writing units, writing centers, or your everyday writing instruction. Each are designed to be quick and engaging. They can be taught in succession as a single writing unit or you can pick and choose lessons to teach at different points throughout the school yea
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Writing Lessons and Units - Building a Writing Curriculum
Halloween Writing: Scary Story Narrative Unit with Google
Engage your students with a fun narrative writing unit! Students will follow each step of the writing process as they develop scary stories. A unit plan is included to help you guide your students through each step. This writing unit will work at any time of the year, but scary stories are always extra fun for Halloween. Now includes differentiated plot diagram maps and a Google version! Also added plans in Google Slides for easy editing.✅Included:Digital Links & DirectionsUnit Plan Brainsto
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Halloween Writing Bundle: Narrative and Poetry Units
Writing Lessons: Word Choice
Teach your students to think carefully about their language choices: Each lesson in this bundle provides you with everything you need to teach students about word choice, tone, imagery, and figurative language. From the start of the lesson to the final assessment, the lessons hook students then move them through activities that focus on active, rather than passive learning. There are six different lessons in this bundle, all designed to show students how word choice affects meaning, whether they
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Secondary ELA Mega Bundle
Procedural Text Writing Unit | Organizers | Prompts | Lessons | Digital & Print
Teach your students to write procedures, instructions, manuals, recipes, and science experiments with the correct structure, vocabulary skills, structure and language features.⭐"HOW TO" WRITING⭐is as easy as 1-2-3 in 2024 With our PERFECT PROCEDURAL WRITING UNIT. THIS ENGAGING 115-PAGE UNIT COVERS:✅ Recipes✅ Instructions for games ✅ Directions✅ Science Experiments✅ Walk-Throughs✅ Tutorials - Including videos✅ Life Hack's ✅ Self-Help Guides⭐ And much more NO PREP REQUIRED.This HUGE UNIT offers a
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4th - 6th, Adult Education
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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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Fractured Fairy Tales Writing Unit | Grade 3 to 6
Overview This is a fun and engaging unit focused on fractured fairy tales. Students will learn the elements of fairy tales, listen to and read various diverse fairy tales and will use their imagination to write their own. They will write a fractured version of Little Red Riding Hood, The 3 Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears or Cinderella. After they have written their fairy tales, students can bring their fairy tale to life by performing a puppet show or creating a animated cartoon for
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Language Writing Units Volume ONE
End of the Year Activities w/ One-Pager Reflection for High School English & ELA
Use this end of the year activity for high school English classes to make the last week of school meaningful, memorable, and rich in reflection! This One-Pager Reflection Unit has a full week of lesson plans and student materials to guide students through a meaningful reflection process. Students take ownership of the assignment and the structure allows class time for teacher grading and organizational tasks so you can walk out on the last day of school satisfied with a successful school year!
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7th - 12th
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Who can resist the haunting tale of the Headless Horseman? The Legend of Sleepy Hollow can captivate reluctant readers with it's mysterious appeal. Add this spooky tale to your classroom & engage your students in reading and writing this Halloween! A week's worth of Sleepy Hollow ELA lessons with editable teaching slides + PRINT.⭐️⭐️Watch this VIDEO preview to see what's included in the digital resources for Google.⭐️⭐️Here's what's included in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow DIGITAL & PR
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3rd - 6th
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Narrative Writing Genre Study with Lessons, Notes, and Narrative Writing Prompts
This 3-day unit is designed to help students learn all about the narrative writing genre. Students will learn about the defining features of factual personal narratives and fictional narratives. They’ll develop a deep understanding of the purpose of narrative writing, critical elements of narratives, and writing techniques. Here’s the fun part…students will create an engaging booklet filled with guided notes. In addition, they’ll develop their craft as writers as they respond to 5 different wri
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4th - 7th
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Writing Dialogue Practice | Quotation Marks Worksheets and Activities
WRITING DIALOGUE in narrative writing is tricky! If your students struggle with dialogue writing and correct use of quotation marks in their narrative writing, my Writing Dialogue Practice is the perfect, no-prep solution. With quotation marks worksheets and activities, rules for writing dialogue, exit tickets, and an assessment, your students will be writing dialogue correctly in their narratives in no time. ❤️Why you will LOVE this resource!My Writing Dialogue Practice mini unit is no lift for
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6th - 8th
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"Figurative Language Series" Google Slides Mini Lesson Bundle
These slide shows were created to use for teaching mini-lessons on figurative language. Topics include: alliteration, idioms, metaphors, similes, personification, and onomatopoeia. These slideshows work great for either whole group or small group instruction! These slide shows include all or most of the following:definitions of each figurative language topicexamples of each figurative language topicpractice identifying each figurative language topic in a sentencepractice creating their own sente
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3rd - 6th
Pet Memes Narrative Writing Assignment
Spark Creativity and Writing Skills with Pet Memes Narrative Writing Assignment!In this engaging assignment, students will unleash their creativity by crafting hilarious pet memes using 105 different pet memes templates. By adding witty captions to photos of adorable pets, they'll tap into their sense of humour while learning the art of concise storytelling. But the fun doesn't stop there! Students will then select their favourite pet photo and embark on a writing journey. With the "Day in the L
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6th - 8th
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STORY ELEMENTS BUNDLE | CHARACTERS, SETTING, PLOT, ENDINGS in NARRATIVES
This bundle combines five of our top-rated story elements products designed to help teachers and students be incredible story readers and authors through building a deep knowledge of CHARACTERS, SETTING, PLOT, THEME, MOOD, CONFLICT and RESOLUTION when dealing with NARRATIVES.All at a heavily discounted price and a bonus freebie for good measure.Read the reviews for yourself, as you will not be disappointed.YOU MIGHT ALSO❤️VE THESE ENGLISH RESOURCES ❤️ Year-Long Visual Writing Prompts Collection❤
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3rd - 9th
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Independent Reading: 14 Book Report Bundle
Are you a busy teacher looking to save time and money on book report projects? Look no further! Use this Independent Reading Book Report Bundle that contains 14 different book report assignments geared towards middle school classrooms. With this comprehensive bundle, your students will enjoy a wide range of independent reading assignments, allowing them to exercise their creativity while allowing for student choice and voice.This resource is available in both print and digital formats to suit yo
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6th - 8th
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Creative Writing Full Year Bundle
Use this no-prep - just photocopy and teach, Creative Writing Full Year Bundle that will keep your students engaged in their writing. This bundle provides holiday writing prompts (Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter) as well as seasonal writing prompts (Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer, Back to School) to support an inclusive classroom environment. Students will select one of the provided seasonal or holiday-themed character roles and create a written or visual product based on the charact
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6th - 8th
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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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Fable Writing Unit: 10-Days of Writing Lessons - PDF and Google Slides Versions
In this 10-day unit students will study mentor texts to become experts on the characteristics of fables and children’s books. Then, they will write their own fable in the form of a children’s book. After reading and studying mentor texts, students will begin writing their fables. During the pre-writing phase students will select a moral, plan their fable, develop their characters, and establish the setting for their story. Students will develop their plot with plot development tools includin
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4th - 7th
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The Metaphor Challenge
Teach students to use metaphor effectively in their writing--and let them have a little fun too! UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2020 with an option for distance learning - if you want the digital version only,click here.(This is part of my Figurative Language Challenges Bundle).I created these challenges when I realized that my students -- who could parrot back the definition of a metaphor, and even identify ones in their texts -- could not easily create their own. The challenges, then, are designed to give
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: ELA Games & Challenges for Grammar, Word Choice, Argument & More!
Spooky Mentor Text Stations: Study Author's Craft with YA Horror Excerpts
Help your students study author's craft and learn new techniques to apply to their own writing with these spooky mentor text stations featuring engaging excerpts from YA horror books! These contemporary mentor texts will scare AND inspire your students.If you've never used mentor texts, this is a great way to try them out in an engaging, low-risk format. A mentor text is an exemplary text that student writers can learn from. By exploring techniques, or the “moves” authors make in these texts, st
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7th - 12th
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Persuasive Writing Unit - Writing Ads - Graphic Organizers (w/ digital packet)
This 10-Day Persuasive Writing Unit will have your students analyzing advertisements, developing an understanding of the critical components of persuasive writing, and writing their own persuasive advertisements. Since students write persuasive ads (filled with figurative language, propaganda techniques, and critical persuasive components) about an imaginative product they invented, their engagement level is extremely high in this writing unit. Guided lessons and activities help students to ta
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: 3 Writing Units BUNDLE - Persuasive, Descriptive, & Myth Writing Units
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