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Preview of Seedfolks Novel Unit (30 pages) - Chapter Notes, Essays, Quiz, Themes

Seedfolks Novel Unit (30 pages) - Chapter Notes, Essays, Quiz, Themes

Created by
Monica Lukins
This is a creative unit/student project (30 pages attached) to teach with the novel Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman, which emphasizes character analysis and response to literature. (See the preview for the overview of the student project.) It includes chapter-by-chapter notes (or you may buy just these notes separately on my profile), a One-Pager activity, a character report card, a Response to Seedfolks Quiz, Reflection questions, a student Seedfolks story (students write their own chapter), a c
Preview of 225 Daily Quick-Write Journal Prompts for Middle School Distance Learning

225 Daily Quick-Write Journal Prompts for Middle School Distance Learning

Created by
Fran57
These time-tested writing prompts are sure to get your middle school students writing! Each day, select a journal prompt that goes with your current area of study. There are 25 categories and 225 prompts from which to choose, truly providing enough variety to frame the writing prompts to your students. Students use prompts containing inspiring quotes, relevant statistics, poetry, well-known dates, and many other attention-getting materials. This provides opportunity to write about personal in
Preview of CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD RESEARCH PROJECT | Winter December Report Writing

CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD RESEARCH PROJECT | Winter December Report Writing

Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep, print-and-go, 15-page Christmas Around the World Online Research Project for Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) Unit. In this Christmas Around the World Project, students will be assigned a country. They will research how that country celebrates Christmas using a variety of provided internet sources. They will use the information to complete an outline. They will also compare and contrast how that country ce
Preview of Middle School Memoir Unit | Memoir Writing Unit | Memoir Mini Lessons

Middle School Memoir Unit | Memoir Writing Unit | Memoir Mini Lessons

Created by
Amanda Write Now
This editable unit provides the foundation your students need to be successful with memoir/narrative writing this year! This unit includes 50 mentor text options! The mini lessons mainly utilize The Jacket by Gary Soto, but because this unit is editable, you can easily use other mentor texts for the mini lessons.There are ten mini lessons on the following topics: Mini Lesson #1: Traits of a Memoir Students will learn that memoirs have typical plot elements because they are a type of storytelling
Preview of The House on Mango Street - Creative Writing Book Project

The House on Mango Street - Creative Writing Book Project

Created by
Monica Lukins
This is a great "Back to School" introductory creative writing project intended to help you, as the teacher, get to know your students, and introduce them to the elements of plot in literature and instill a passion for creative writing in them! Students enjoy reading selected stories from Sandra Cisneros's novel, The House on Mango Street, and creating their very own book called, "The House on (Student's Street)", which includes stories and poetry about their lives and neighborhoods. Throughou
Preview of MYSTERY GENRE STUDY and WRITING UNIT + DETECTIVE ACTIVITIES

MYSTERY GENRE STUDY and WRITING UNIT + DETECTIVE ACTIVITIES

Created by
Brilliantly Lit
In this 35% off mystery genre study and mystery writing no-prep unit students are led from the PowerPoint introduction of the genre to completion of the unit with TWO of their own mystery stories. Additional detective activities ensure that every lesson is full of inference making fun!1. Grades 5-8 students first watch a colorful 40 slide introduction to the mystery genre. A short quiz tests their knowledge of key mystery elements. 2. They read 15 fun mentor texts, and work either alone or in gr
Preview of MyPerspectives Unit 1: Generations- 7th Grade

MyPerspectives Unit 1: Generations- 7th Grade

This complete Google Slides presentation goes with the entire MyPerspectives Unit 1: Generations.This slide presentation covers lessons for around 2 months with each class period lasting 60 minutes. This is meant to be TEACHER slides that are presented to the class. Teacher's can build lessons from these slides with what is included. What's Included:first and close read questionsClear learning targets for each lessonlaunch questionssummarize questionswriting prompts for each taskparagraph and cl
Preview of COUNTRY RESEARCH REPORT Around the World Writing Process Essay Outline NO PREP

COUNTRY RESEARCH REPORT Around the World Writing Process Essay Outline NO PREP

Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep, print-and-go, 13-page Countries Around the World Online Research Report for Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) Thematic Unit. In this Countries Research Project, students will be assigned or choose a country. They will research the land, people, a current event, and compare/contrast their own traditions to that country using a variety of provided internet sources. They will use the information to complete an
Preview of COUNTRY RESEARCH PRESENTATION PowerPoint Google Slides Around the World NO PREP

COUNTRY RESEARCH PRESENTATION PowerPoint Google Slides Around the World NO PREP

Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep, print-and-go, 13-page Countries Around the World Online Research Presentation for Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) Unit. In this Countries Research Project, students will be assigned or choose a country. They will research a country using a variety of provided internet sources. They will then create a PowerPoint or Google Slide Presentation presentation that correlates with their research. They will presen
Preview of Thank You, Ma'am- Alternate Ending Narrative Writing

Thank You, Ma'am- Alternate Ending Narrative Writing

Created by
Allison Crowle
NO PREP!!!!!After reading the story, Thank You, Ma'am by Langston Hughes, students will create their own alternate ending to the story. The document includes the following:1. Prompt2. Planning Sheet3. Alternate ending writing template 4. RubricI have used this as a timed writing in the past where students had forty minutes to complete the writing piece. I have also done it as a multi-day activity where one day they plan out their writing and then the next day they spend on their writing.
Preview of Write Your Own American Folktale

Write Your Own American Folktale

This goes along with the Folktale unit so the students can write their own Folktale.
Preview of Narrative Writing - Interactive Digital Notes for students

Narrative Writing - Interactive Digital Notes for students

Created by
Taylor Taughts
There are certain types of essays that we ask our students to write every year - personal narrative typically being one. This presentation should be provided (digitally if possible) for students to use throughout the narrative writing process - slides are then used like an interactive notebook. First, students are led through a brainstorm to generate interesting and true stories from their life. When students choose their narrative topic and begin to prewrite, these notes take them easily throug
Preview of Trapped on an Island Journal for Lord of the Flies and more

Trapped on an Island Journal for Lord of the Flies and more

This PowerPoint was developed to be paired with Lord of the Flies and other "stranded on a deserted island" themed readings. The PowerPoint contains prompts for each journal entry day from the first-person perspective. The story begins similarly to Lord of the Flies, as your students and their classmates find themselves on a deserted island in the middle of the ocean: no adults, no shelter, limited supplies. The students will be confronted with challenges on each of the 26 days, with twists and
Preview of Student Memory Book Project (scrap book)

Student Memory Book Project (scrap book)

Created by
dennis martinez
This is a great project for continual writing for your writing class. It is defaulted to 8th grade, as a graduation gift/project, but can be used for any grade. My students enjoyed using this as our final exam project and using the last day as a fun observation of the scrap books day before they leave for summer break / graduation. Items discussed in the project consist of where they grew up, to high school expectations. Rubric for assignment and grading scale. Each topic is explained well for
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