50 High School ELA Fall-Themed Writing Prompts & Note-Taking Sheets
Fall/autumn-themed creative writing prompts for high school ELA, paired with note-taking sheets.
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Fall/autumn-themed creative writing prompts for high school ELA, paired with note-taking sheets.
What’s going on inside Punxsutawney Phil’s head on his big day? Well, now your students get to imagine it! A Groundhog’s Diary: The Big Day writing prompt gives students the chance to write a hilarious diary entry from Phil’s point of view…
A short creative-writing prompt in which students respond, in letter form, to a fictional letter from an alien asking about life on Earth.
Ever wonder what your students would tell their future selves in a year? This prompt gives them the chance to write a letter to their future selves, full of advice, dreams, and maybe a little humor (because let’s face it, they’ll probably…
A creative-writing worksheet where students write two comparative diary entries imagining life as a pioneer child in 1789 versus a modern-day child, to build historical empathy and perspective.
A short creative-writing prompt in which students write a story inspired by a cartoon picture, incorporating five given vocabulary words, framed as a soldier's letter for Memorial Day.
A simple Thanksgiving-themed writing and drawing prompt asking students to recall and represent a favorite Thanksgiving memory.
A simple Thanksgiving-themed creative writing and drawing prompt asking students to invent a turkey's pre-Thanksgiving adventure story.
Acorn Writing Prompts Inquisitive minds can embark on an engaging educational journey with the Acorn Writing Prompts. This assembly of writing activities, intended for Kindergarten and first-grade students, exhibits a delightful fall theme…
Reinforce basic K-3 skills across language arts, math, social studies, and science through seasonal-themed activities.
Comprehensive teaching resource built around the fable 'The Ant and the Grasshopper': story versions, dramatization, craft, and worksheets.
A cross-curricular unit teaching students about the International Space Station (ISS) through an informational reading passage, combined with reading comprehension, creative writing, vocabulary (Greek word roots), math, and geography activities.
A set of writing/journaling activity pages helping young students identify, name, and express strategies for managing a range of emotions (grumpy, sad, mad, frustrated, excited, happy, tired, embarrassed, surprised, jealous, and an open blank emotion).
A set of 'All About Me' back-to-school task cards giving students personal-response writing/discussion prompts to build classroom community and get to know each other.
Kindness is so important for our students to understand and learn. Demonstrating ways to show kindness and be kind at an early age will definitely pay off in the future.
Celebrate your students’ favorite teacher with this All About My Teacher End of the Year worksheet. This printable is perfect as a goodbye gift from students, an end of year writing activity.
A tall-tale literacy unit teaching students about the genre of tall tales and the legend of Annie Oakley, combining a read-aloud illustrated story, informational facts about the real historical figure, comprehension questions, and creative writing practice.
A read-aloud/reading unit introducing the American tall tale genre through the legend of Captain Stormalong, with companion comprehension and writing activities.
A read-aloud/reading unit introducing the American tall tale/folk hero genre through the legend of Johnny Appleseed, with companion comprehension and writing activities.
This open animal-writing prompt asks students to choose an animal, name it and share facts about it. The directions also call for a complete ending, supporting a short informational response with a clear topic and conclusion.
April Daily Journal Prompts: These April Daily Journal Prompts are a great way for students to practice their writing skills while responding to April themed journal prompts!
This is an April Daily Writing Journal. It comes with 20 seasonal writing prompts that include narrative, imaginative, persuasive and expository prompts. This journal comes with a cover page, so all you have to do is print and go.
Give 4th-grade students argumentative/persuasive writing prompts to practice supporting an opinion with reasons.
A Memorial Day writing-prompt worksheet in which students write a short story about a scene at a national cemetery, using five given vocabulary words.