Writing A Thesis Statement
An interactive slide presentation teaching students to identify and write strong, arguable thesis statements for essays.
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An interactive slide presentation teaching students to identify and write strong, arguable thesis statements for essays.
Provides weekly creative-writing prompt slides for students to choose from and respond to, designed for digital use in Google Classroom (editable slides).
A presentation teaching students how to write an effective resume and cover letter for job applications, aimed at Grade 12 students and adult learners in Life Studies/Career courses.
A literary-terms vocabulary lesson package teaching 10 terms related to Sound Devices through a slide presentation, guided notes, a creative-writing application task, and multiple assessment options.
A literary-terms vocabulary lesson package teaching 11 terms related to Theatre & Drama through a slide presentation, guided notes, a creative-writing application task, and multiple assessment options.
A literary-terms vocabulary lesson package teaching 16 terms related to Literary Criticism through a slide presentation, guided notes, a creative-writing application task, and multiple assessment options.
A literary-terms vocabulary lesson package teaching 18 terms related to Eras of Literature through a slide presentation, guided notes, a creative-writing application task, and multiple assessment options.
A literary-terms vocabulary lesson package teaching 13 terms related to Points of View through a slide presentation, guided notes, a creative-writing application task, and multiple assessment options.
A literary-terms vocabulary lesson package teaching 23 terms related to Narrative Concepts through a slide presentation, guided notes, a creative-writing application task, and multiple assessment options.
A set of 101 mindfulness/reflective writing and discussion prompts for students, provided as both presentation slides and printable recording sheets.
A template mimicking an iPhone iMessage interface (contact list, message bubbles, app screen) that students fill in to create fictional text-message conversations, for creative writing or social-skills practice.
A Google Classroom-compatible scary-story writing project for middle schoolers, delivered via linked Google Drive slides rather than in-file content.
A literature-analysis activity where students complete a job application in the voice of a literary character, to analyze characterization.
A blank messaging-app (Signal-style) conversation template that lets students write fictional or creative text-message conversations to build communication and creative writing skills.
An editable Google Slides/PDF template that mimics a TikTok app interface, used as a writing/creative activity where students fill in a mock TikTok post about any topic.
A Google Slides template styled after the Houseparty video-chat app, letting students design and fill in a mock video-chat conversation for a creative-writing or role-play activity.
A writing/reading-response activity built around an animated short film called 'Cuckoo,' covering sequencing, true/false, main idea and details, and summarizing skills.
Give students an alternative creative-writing format for analyzing a character who dies in a text, applicable to any short story, novel, play, or history unit.
A Google Slides-based set of 14 creative-writing prompts, each combining a character, situation, prop, setting, and phrase, to inspire short stories and flash fiction across genres (realistic fiction, fantasy, science fiction, mystery).
An editable messaging-app mockup template that students use to write out fictional or role-play conversations (e.g. between novel characters, historical figures, or a creative writing scenario).
An editable chat-app template (Skype-style) that lets students compose simulated text-message conversations for creative writing, historical roleplay, or novel-character dialogue.
A graphic organizer that helps students brainstorm a 'big idea' (watermelon topic) and supporting 'small moment' (seed) ideas for personal narrative writing.
Digital reading-response activity slides that let students choose any high-interest Newsela article and respond to it in writing.
Give teachers a hamburger-themed writing rubric (two styles: pre-filled and blank) to grade student writing on a 4-point scale.