Creative Writing teaching resources for Canada
A Letter to My Future Self - New Year Writing Prompt
, Not Grade Specific,
Students write a letter to their future December self about hopes and accomplishments, then draw a picture of themselves achieving that vision.
Author Ponder Palette Plazza
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Tags Writing, Winter Writing, Winter Writing Prompts, New Year Writing Prompts, Prompts, Letter, Goal Setting, Letter Writing
A Rainy Day Adventure - Writing Prompt
, Not Grade Specific,
A rainy spring day writing prompt is paired with a matching drawing page so students put the same imagined adventure into words and a picture.
Author Ponder Palette Plazza
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Tags Writing, Writing Prompts, Writing Activities, Spring, Spring Writing Prompts, Spring Activities, Spring Writing, Spring Coloring, Ela, Writing Centers
Animal Farm Ch 9: Eulogy for Boxer's funeral Creative Writing + rubric Google
, Not Grade Specific,
After reading Chapter 9 of Animal Farm, students write a eulogy for Boxer as a short narrative paragraph or a poem, speaking from a farm animal's point of view or, for a greater challenge, one of the pigs. The assignment requires a personal story establishing the writer's relationship to Boxer, his noteworthy traits and values, at least two annotated literary devices, and one integrated quotation from the text. Two model eulogies built on other well-known texts — Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery' and Poe's 'The Cask of Amontillado' — demonstrate the narrative and poetic formats before students draft their own. A five-criteria rubric scores voice/point of view, personal story and traits, opening and closing statements, literary-device use, and quotation integration.
Author The Red-Haired Reader
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Tags Eulogy, Writing, Creative, Character, Analysis, Synthesis, Assignment
Animal Farm Post-Reading Creative Writing Assignment: What Would Old Major say?
, Not Grade Specific,
George Orwell's Old Major returns from the dead to react to the other animals' chapter-10 outcome in this creative writing assignment, letting students choose a letter, song, podcast, journal entry, or poem.
Author The Red-Haired Reader
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Tags Creative Writing, Character Analysis
Black History Month Creative Writing Prompts with Story Cards
, Not Grade Specific,
Twenty Black history figure cards combine with a story-planning organizer and sentence starter to generate original short stories, scored by a rubric.
Author Heather Huhman
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Tags Black History, Creative Writing, Writing, Early Writing, Elementary Writing, Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Mae Jemison, MLK
Creative Writing Checklists
, Not Grade Specific,
A single page repeats the same story-structure and C.O.P.S. proofreading checklist four times for cutting into individual strips.
Author The Language of Learning
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Tags Creative Writing, Student Editing, Peer Editing, Writing Checklist, Language Arts, Writing Checklist For Students, Writing, Creative, Editing Checklist
Digital Pumpkin Carving
, Not Grade Specific,
A digital pumpkin-decorating slideshow links to typed writing slides where students compose a short story about their pumpkin, paired with matching printable lined writing templates.
Author Creativity Overload
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Tags Digital, Pumpkin Carving, October, Autumn, Story Writing, Digital Pumpkin
Editable I Am Poem Template for Younger Students with Instructions
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An eight-line "I Am" poem frame gives younger students sentence starters like "I am," "I wonder," and "I feel," each with a parenthetical hint describing what kind of detail to write.
Author GY Creations
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Tags I Am Poem Template, I Am Poem, Editable I Am Poem, Editable Template, Creative Writing, Poetry, Poem Writing, Printable
Editable I Am Poem Template – 13 Writing Prompts
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An editable PowerPoint template guides students through 13 sentence-starter prompts, such as 'I am' and 'I believe,' to compose a personal identity poem.
Author GY Creations
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Tags I Am Poem Template, I Am Poem, Editable I Am Poem, Editable Template, Creative Writing, Poetry, Poem Writing, Printable, Self-reflection
ESL Lesson on Marvel and Superheroes + Listening + Writing
, Not Grade Specific,
Marvel superheroes carry an ESL slide lesson from picture-description warm-ups through a Stan Lee listening comprehension with linked video to a closing choice of three essay prompts.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, EFL, Lesson Plan, Listening, Writing, Essay
ESL Movie Guide - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
, Not Grade Specific,
The guide opens with fields for identifying the film's director and genre, then provides spaces to record information about central characters. A final open response invites learners to describe a favourite scene and continue reflecting on the movie. The limited writing prompts make the resource approachable for supported language practice. Teachers can use sentence frames or oral rehearsal before learners complete the longer response independently.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Movie Guide, Films, Pirates, Disney, Caribbeans, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Worksheets
ESL Movie Guide Worksheets - Horton Hears a Who! - Dr. Seuss
, Not Grade Specific,
The opening page prompts learners to identify the film’s director, genre, cast, and release year. A second page provides dedicated spaces for describing principal characters, encouraging viewers to collect traits or actions while watching. The final response asks learners to choose a favourite scene and explain the choice in extended writing. Protected film dialogue, plot answers, personal names, and exact completed responses do not appear in this description.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Movie Guide, Films, Animated Films, Dr. Seuss, Horton Hears A Who!, Worksheets, Writing Activity
ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on "A Minecraft Movie"
, Not Grade Specific,
A film-info fill-in, a ten-character description grid naming figures from A Minecraft Movie, and open response space lead into a three-page diary-writing task told from one character's point of view.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Movie Guides, Films, Teens, Activity, Worksheets
ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on "Despicable Me 4"
, Not Grade Specific,
Eight named characters from Despicable Me 4 each get their own response space, and a three-page diary-writing task closes out this ESL movie-guide packet.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English, English Second Language, Movie Guides, Films, Printable, Worksheets, Despicable Me, Minions, Activity
ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on "Elf" - Christmas Film
, Not Grade Specific,
The Elf guide moves from basic film information into viewing notes and character-focused writing. Learners record the director, genre, actors, and release year, then use six numbered spaces to capture details while watching. A second page separates observations for Buddy, Papa Elf, Walter, Santa, and Jovie. The final lined page provides room to develop a longer response connected to the Christmas film.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Movie Guides, Films, Santa Claus, Christmas, Worksheets, Printable, Activity
ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on "Elio" - Animated Film
, Not Grade Specific,
Elio film study begins with fields for the director, genre, voice cast, and release year. Numbered spaces on the same page give learners a place to capture plot or language details during the animated film. The second page organizes character observations visually, while the final lined page supports a connected post-viewing response. The sequence moves from factual identification to note collection and longer composition.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Movie Guide, Animated Film, Science Fiction, Activity, Writing Activity, Worksheets, Aliens
ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on "Enola Holmes"
, Not Grade Specific,
Enola Holmes ESL Movie Guide Worksheets give language learners four film-info fields, eight character note boxes, and a three-entry diary-writing task. Language learners record film details, take notes on eight named characters, and write three diary entries from a chosen character's point of view.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, Victorian Age, England, Enola Holmes, Worksheets, Movie Guide, Film
ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on "Enola Holmes 3"
, Not Grade Specific,
Four movie-guide sections built around Enola Holmes 3 ask students to record production details, define ten new vocabulary words, profile six characters, and write a personal review plus a three-scene diary entry from a character's point of view.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, Detective, Movie Guide, Films, Activity
ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on "Goat" - Sports Animated Film
, Not Grade Specific,
A movie-guide worksheet packet for the animated film Goat leads students through vocabulary tracking, character notes, and post-viewing reflection.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Movie Guide, Films, Animated Films, Sports, Activity, Vocabulary
ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on Hoppers
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Twelve named characters from Hoppers, a ten-word vocabulary log, a film-details header and a timeline lead into a favourite-scene reflection, a personal review and a three-entry diary written in a character's voice.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Movie Guide, Films, Animated Films, Beaver, Pixar, Activity, Printable
ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on "Interstellar" - Science Fiction
, Not Grade Specific,
A film-information header and blank answer lines make up most of this movie-guide worksheet, with a closing diary-writing prompt as the only verifiable film-specific task.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Movie Guide, Films, Science Fiction, Worksheets, Printable, Movie, Writing Prompt
ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on "Jurassic Park"
, Not Grade Specific,
A post-viewing guide for 'Jurassic Park' has students log film details, new vocabulary, ten character profiles, a movie timeline, a review, and a three-day diary from a character's point of view.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Movie Guides, Films, Worksheets, Printable, Writing Activity, Dinosaurs, Narrative Writing, Character Analysis
ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again"
, Not Grade Specific,
Ten named roles from Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again — Tanya Chesham-Leigh, Donna Sheridan-Carmichael, Señor Fernando Cienfuegos and Ruby Sheridan among them — each take a four-line description panel, leading into a three-part diary written in character.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Worksheets, Printable, Musical, Films, Movie Guides, Mamma Mia, Activity
ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on "Minions & Monsters"
, Not Grade Specific,
A film-viewing worksheet has students log new vocabulary, describe eight named characters, and write a personal review plus a three-day character diary.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Movie Guide, Films, Monsters, Character Analysis, Creative Writing, Vocabulary Building