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Thanksgiving short stories outlines
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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5th - 8th
Also included in: Personal Narrative Planning Bundle
{Template} Story Map
This story map template addresses the concept of beginning, middle, and end in writing. Students can organize their information with this template before they begin writing. This file is also included in my complete writing center in my store!
The template also has students list their character, setting, problem, and solution.
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2nd - 4th
Narrative Writing - Beginning/Middle/End - Sentence Starters
When students need to create a story from scratch, help them organize their ideas and the content with this mini poster/graphic organizer/mini anchor chart.It is divided into 3 sections for beginning, middle and end. Each section includes a checklist of what should be included in that section, sentence starters to help students begin their paragraph(s) and an example using one of those sentence starters.Hope your students find this as useful as mine did!
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4th - 12th
Thanksgiving Opinion Writing Activity | Skip the Turkey
Gobble your way into this turkey themed opinion writing activity! The Thanksgiving opinion writing piece includes everything you need for a super engaging writing lesson. Plus they will get extra practice with writing in a letter format. ABOUT THIS FALL OPINION WRITING PIECE:Students pretend they are the turkey! Yikes! They need to convince the farmer to change up the menu for Thanksgiving. Students will then write a letter to the farmer explaining what food item should be served instead!INCLUDE
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1st - 4th
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Persuasive Writing I am NOT a Turkey!
Persuasive Writing I am NOT a Turkey!
This is such a fun persuasive writing activity for Thanksgiving! The students disguise their own turkey into something or someone and convince the readers to NOT cook them for Thanksgiving! I sent home a letter and made the disguising part of the project as homework. Then, the students came to school with their turkeys and we began our writing unit.
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-Turkey
-Note home
-"I am not a turkey! I am a ______" slips (attach to the turkey)
-Paper des
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K - 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
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6th - 12th
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Fractured Fairytale Crime Scenes
In this assignment students will create a presentation of a mock crime scene based on a fairytale. Each crime will include characters from common fairytales. Students will include evidence to create a crime scene scenario. The assignment is organized into two main projects. The first part of the assignment involves creating a presentation of the crime. The second part of the assignment is a narrative story that explains the actual crime scene.
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5th - 9th
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Scaffolded Writing: What I am Thankful For
This resource is perfect for younger grades who are learning how to write a paragraph. It provides them with a place to write their topic sentence, three details spaces with sentence frames, and a conclusion sentence space also with a sentence frame. When they have filled out this sheet and you have checked it for spelling and other mistakes, they can easily copy their work over onto a final draft sheet.
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K - 2nd
Creative Writing using The Mischievians - Narrative Writing - William Joyce
This is by far my most favorite writing assignment that I do every year. It is very high interest and creative. It will make your students stretch their imagination, and they'll be following a story structure without even realizing it! Win-win!
Here's an overview:
After reading "The Mischievians" by William Joyce, students will begin to wonder what other harmlessly mischievous things happen on a day-to-day at the hands of mischievians. For example, perhaps a mischievian is the reason for all t
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2nd - 5th
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Tall Tale Story Map
Tall Tale Story Map! Students learn the basic elements in a tall tale which includes characters, setting, exaggerations, problem, and solution.
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3rd - 4th
Story Elements Graphic Organizer SPANISH
Story Elements Graphic Organizer in Spanish.Includes:- Graphic Organizer (different templates)- Writing Organizer- Foldable (Spanish and English)For the English version please follow this link: ENGLISH story element graphic organizerFor more literary resources please visit my store :),
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K - 5th
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Graphic Organizers and Planners: Narrative Writing
Everything you need to get your students writing well organized, clear narrative pieces. This download includes:- A variety of graphic organizers for narrative writing - Character Development worksheet (internal and external characteristics)- Story Arc Outline- Story Retell graphic organizers- Character and Setting ideas for struggling readersThis download is differentiated for varying abilities and can be used across primary grades. If you like this resource check out ED and ING Suffix Bundle**
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1st - 6th
Summer Writing Prompts and Paper
This adorable summer package includes:
-50 total pages for writing!
-32 summer writing prompts on fun summer-themed writing paper. Prompts include descriptive prompts, compare/contrast prompts, making words, creative writing, informational, making lists, acrostic poetry, personal narrative prompts, and MORE!!
-18 blank summer writing papers- many of these blank writing papers can be used for other subjects and seasons!
The summer writing prompts can be used in so many ways!
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-end of th
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1st - 6th
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Narrative Writing Plot Structure Templates, Pencil Checklists & Visual Prompts!
That extra something for narrative writing! ♥ You will receive: A template for students to use when planning the plot structure of their narrative writing. There are 4 versions: with text, without, mountain clipart, and character climbing the 'mountain'. The template adheres to the following narrative structure: -Exposition -Rising action -Climax -Falling action -Resolution.Second version planning template [Orientation, Complication, Events & Climax an
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3rd - 6th
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Wampum Belt Design
This worksheet was used in my class to design wampum belts. We used this sheet to think of the colors of beads and what they represent. Students had to come up with a story to follow these representations. Then we wove the beads onto yarn to make wampum belts. Pictures are attached to show you how we used the sheet.
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Not Grade Specific
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November Super Sentence Pack
Super Sentences for the month of November. The pack includes turkeys, pilgrims, native americans, pumpkins, crows, a thanksgiving feast, scarecrows, and of course fall sports.
Use these templates to scaffold student writing. Templates are designed from simple: Who? Did What? to complex: When? Who? Did What? How? and Why? to allow for differentiation or to be used at different grade levels. Enjoy!
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K - 3rd
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Turkey Informative Writing Prompt and Craft Activity for November 2nd 3rd Grade
The Turkey Informative Writing Prompt and Craft Activity for November 2nd 3rd Grade is an engaging strategy that aids students in constructing a well-written informative essay. Students will use one of the three writing prompts to write an informational piece, take "Turkey Notes," and create a craft using the notes!✅November Informative Writing Prompt & Craft Activity:Teacher Directions3 Writing Prompts 1 Informational Reading PassageTwo-column notes- paperOutline Graphic OrganizerTurkey Not
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Writing Units BUNDLE - Writing Curriculum Activities 2nd 3rd Grade
Realistic Fiction and Narrative Writing Story Arc Planners
Ready to help students tackle planning their fiction pieces of writing? For so many kids it's "where do I start?" Well, let this resource help alleviate that stress by providing a very clear and visually appealing graphic organizer to help students map out a fiction story from start to finish. Drafting with a plan and purpose behind each piece of the writing is what will create solid, well-thought out resources. Description of Resource: This planner helps students map out the five main parts of
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3rd - 6th
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How to Make a Turkey - Kids Writing
Get ready to gobble...I mean giggle! This "How to..." is a way for students to use what they know about cooking and writing and put it all into a fun keepsake. Students are also demonstrating use of transition words. This document comes with...~ How to Make a Thanksgiving Turkey no prep book~ Outline~ Recipe word bank~ Teacher's guideHappy Thanksgiving!
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1st - 3rd
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Flowers for Algernon - Full Text Annotations
This will save you so much time as you teach the story, Flowers for Algernon! You can use this to guide your lesson, or give to your students to show them how a text should be annotated as they are reading.
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7th - 10th
A&E Biography: The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe (1994) Questions
Have you been looking for questions to go along with the A&E Video Biography: The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe (1994)? If so, you’re not alone. I spent months searching for questions to use with this amazing documentary—in my opinion, the best one on the market. When I came up empty handed again and again, I decided to create them for myself. I created this 23 question assignment for students to fill out as they watched the documentary in class. I have included a detailed answer sheet for the
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7th - 10th
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Fun Farmer Family and Animal At The Farm Cartoon Digital Stamp Outline Bundles
This is a bundle of 44 digital stamp. This digital stamp set is perfect for use in greeting cards, scrapbooking, party invitations, decorations, teaching materials and many more!!You will get 44 Digital Stamp images in PNG format in 12 inches sizeHigh Resolution of 300dpiWatermark will not be on digital images purchased------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TERMS OF USEOur graphics are designed for personal and comm
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Not Grade Specific
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Creative Writing Resources: Creating a Short Story
This vibrant, 25-page resource is packed with show-don't-tell activities, colorful prompts, and step-by-step guidance for crafting short stories. Designed for grades 6-9, it's perfect for sparking creativity and refining writing skills. From descriptive writing exercises to narrative structure breakdowns, students will explore new ideas and develop their storytelling abilities. Engage your students with this visually appealing resource and inspire a lifelong love for writing!
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6th - 9th
How to Write a Story
Hello fellow educator! This resource is an outline for students in the upper elementary level to write their own stories. It includes the plot structure, how to write and edit a story, and a story map and planning template for them to use in writing their own stories.Enjoy and happy teaching!
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5th - 8th
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