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Middle school creative writing resources for Easel on sale
Slam Poetry Unit Brainstorming Exercises and Spoken Word Poetry Writing Prompts
Writing slam poetry can be a fun, interactive, student-centered, and engaging! Get students ready for your poetry slam with detailed poetry brainstorming exercises, prompts, a slam poem feedback rubric, and different student examples. This is an unusually useful resource for your teaching of slam poetry.uild poetry writing skills with this digital and print, no prep resource. *******************************************************************************Here’s what you’ll receive in this resour
Grades:
8th - 11th
Snowmen at Christmas, Make Your Own Snowman Activity, Google Slides, & B/W PDF
Snowmen at Christmas: Make Your Own Snowman Activity (Google Slide activity and printable PDF), graphic organizers, and writing/ publishing papers. Designed for your students to create their own unique snowmen and the stories of what their snowmen do at Christmas while everyone is asleep.Google Slide activity contains COLORFUL COVER & SNOWMAN ATTIRE,TpT Digital Activity & printable PDF contain Black & White Versions. Over 100 different movable clipart pieces for students to choose fr
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Snowmen at Christmas Bundle Includes Google Slides With Both Products
Narrative Writing Activity
Enclosed you will find everything you need to complete a creative story (narrative) with your students. This activity is tied to the CCSS for narrative writing for 4th, 5th, and 6th grades. Scaffolded rough draft reproducibles help students organize their writing into a beginning, middle, and end. Making it easier to support your struggling writers.There are handouts on Character Traits, Character Picture, and Setting that will help students visualize the details for their story. A rubric is a
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â 5th Grade ELA Reading and Writing Resources BUNDLE - CCSS aligned
Fugleflicks Interactive eBook: Engaging Educational Movies by Kids for Kids
This Fugleflick interactive eBook is an exhaustive collection of 48 student-created, art-related award-winning super clever videos that will engage and entertain any student. They were made by kids for kids, oozing with creativity and child-centered educational content from classroom management issues to kindness to basic art concepts to simple encouragement to try your best. This book also contains movie trivia, how to's, behind the scenes movies and photos, articles, and exclusive content that
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PreK - 12th, Staff, Not Grade Specific
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Solar Eclipse Acrostic Poem Printable Creative Writing Language Fun QR Codes
I have used this activity with all levels of high school English classes as a quick writing assignment to get students thinking creatively about solar eclipses. This assignment involves reading, discussing, and writing. Students are asked to analyze poems and then write their own solar eclipse acrostic poem in a group! Assign students to a group or let them choose. Then give each group a set of handouts. They will use their devices to access the websites via QR codes. First, they read abou
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Leap Year Comic Strip Themed Writing Easel Activity for 8th Grade
Calling all budding cartoonists and wordsmiths in the 8th grade! Get ready to unleash your creativity in our "Leap into Fun" comic strip assignment, specially crafted for Leap Day. In this exciting task, students will have the opportunity to channel their imagination and humor into a comic strip that captures the whimsy of this rare occurrence.Tasked with the challenge of creating a one-page comic strip, students are encouraged to infuse their work with the spirit of Leap Day – that extra day th
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7th - 9th
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Poetic Devices Poetry Writing Worksheets - Alliteration, Assonance, Rhyme
Fun poem writing & slam poetry writing worksheets focus on poetic devices such as alliteration, consonance, assonance, and rhyme - to create a dominant impression or tone in student poetry. The rhyming strategies handout teaches students about cross-rhyme, internal rhyme, interlaced rhyme, linked rhyme, and near or "slant" rhyme. Sound charts and detailed teacher notes, as well as examples and practice exercises will help you teach students to identify and practice each sound strategy. Build
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8th - 11th
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New Years's Acrostic Poem Printable Creative Writing Language Fun Goal Setting
I have used this activity with all levels of high school English classes as a quick writing assignment to get students thinking creatively after their winter break.Students become poets with this assignment as they make careful word choices to convey their feelings about the new year.I have them share their poems in small groups and then volunteer to share with the class. We also hang them up around the room and take a gallery walk. An example poem is included!Also available as an Easel activi
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4th - 12th
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5th Grade Daily Writing Prompts Set 3 - PDF & DIGITAL
Struggling with getting your kids to write? Here is my third set of prompts that are highly engaging and are sure to get your kids to open up and write. You can change the order of these prompts to suit your needs.These prompts cover many important CCSS while also giving you important information about your students that will help you make those personal connections that are so important. Many of these prompts can be used as a springboard to more rigorous writing, such as opinion writing. These
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â Back To School 5th Grade Daily Writing Prompts BUNDLE
Vocabulary Activities for Any Word List
Students love this vocabulary activity which asks them to use their vocabulary words to create the dialogue and description on real comic pages. Use this vocabulary activity with middle school or high school students as a quick and easy way to engage students and to help them apply vocabulary terms through critical thinking and application rather than rote memorization!Vocabulary instruction that works teaches students through multiple exposures, use of different learning modalities, use of the
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5th - 8th
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Rap it Out! When Music Meets ELA
This guide with activity sheets is a motivational tool to get students to write in the form of rapping. By tying music and ELA, would motivate students to write to create their own lyrics to later add to a digital audio workstation program so that they can perform their song to their classmates. Examples of Digital Audio Workstations are given in which a student just needs to know how to operate the online program, or app at first to create background music to their words.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Also included in:Â YOU'RE A SONGWRITER! Music Meets ELA too!
Digital Magnetic Poetry: Summer Edition End of Year Tone syntax diction wordplay
I developed this product for use in high school English Language Arts classrooms during the last weeks of school. Like magnetic poetry that once adorned our refrigerators, these digital words can be dragged and dropped to create an original poem. Includes a reflection sheet, a peer reflection sheet, and an exit pass. The link to the google doc is embedded on the copyright slide of the presentation in the speaker notes.This kit is summer-themed, and is ready to plug-and-play in your Google Cla
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Dream Journal: Characterization Project
I have used this assignment in all grades and levels of high school English as summative assessments at the end of thematic units or units grouped by literary genre (short story, drama, epic poetry, memoir).Immerse your students in the world of literature as they explore the inner workings of characters from stories read in class through the lens of their dreams.In this project, students delve into the minds and psyches of their favorite literary characters, gaining a deeper understanding of the
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Storytelling: The Hero In You
Children often face difficulties and these obstacles can often lead to helplessness, low self-esteem, and poor self-image. Storytelling is more than just fancy prose for the sake of entertaining. Writing can help students process their reality in an imaginary and therapeutic manner other modalities may not always achieve. Writing gives the student control over their narrative as they decide how they choose to solve problems, overcome obstacles, and what the ending of their story will be. This
Grades:
6th - 10th, Staff
Also included in:Â Resilience and Story Telling Bundle
Digital Magnetic Poetry: Graduation/School's Out Edition Word Play End of Year
I developed this product for use in high school English Language Arts classrooms. Like magnetic poetry that once adorned our refrigerators, these digital words can be dragged and dropped to create an original poem. Includes a reflection sheet, a peer reflection sheet, and an exit pass. The link to the google doc is embedded on the copyright slide of the presentation in the speaker notes.This kit is graduation and end-of-the-year-themed, and is ready to plug-and-play in your Google Classroom (or
Grades:
4th - 12th
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End of Year, Fun Feedback Activity
Get to know what your students think about you. A fun way to know their opinions. Total of 29 questions. Be ready to be surprised.
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in:Â All in one Emotional Care
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