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A creative-writing resource in which students read the opening of a story ('A Strange Meeting') about a boy transported into a Monet painting, write their own ending, compare it to a model ending, then use provided biographical facts about Claude Monet to write an information leaflet about the artist.
An ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing worksheet built around a nonfiction-style informational passage about The Phantom of the Opera, used to practice reading comprehension, vocabulary, and extended written response in English.
A creative-writing tutorial teaching students aged 9-13 to write a descriptive narrative about receiving and opening a present, using sensory detail and figurative language.
A creative-writing worksheet set where students write lyrics or a poem describing what it feels like to experience each of 11 specific emotions.
A movie-study resource built around Disney's Lilo & Stitch (2002), teaching reading comprehension, vocabulary, character/theme analysis, data reading, and creative writing tied to the film.
A post-reading creative-writing project for the novel "Number the Stars" that uses the "I Am" poem format to build character analysis and critical-thinking skills.
An end-of-year reflective writing activity in which students write a letter to their future selves about the past school year and goals for next year.
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 research and creative-writing project in which students design an original superhero (or team) and write/illustrate a graphic novel/comic strip that teaches readers about an environmental issue and a possible solution.
A 3-worksheet packet (from the same 'Language of Educational Art' publisher as the Literary Terms Lesson series) teaching students to manipulate three specific literary devices — Details, Diction, and Tone — to control the mood/meaning of creative writing, before students draft original work.
A film study for the movie Hidden Figures (2016) building comprehension, critical thinking, historical understanding, STEM awareness, and literacy skills around Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson.
A creative-writing booklet that has students learn the pumpkin life cycle while practicing narrative writing and descriptive word choice.
Post-viewing ESL/ELL worksheet pack built around the film "Inside Out 2": guides students through a vocabulary log, character review, personal response, and a creative diary-writing task after watching the movie.
A structured SEL journaling curriculum for Grades 3-5 that teaches resilience and growth-mindset skills through guided reflective writing prompts grounded in psychological theory (Dweck's growth mindset, neuroplasticity, Bandura's self-efficacy, Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development).
Post-viewing ESL/ELL worksheet pack built around the film "Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2": guides students through a vocabulary log, character review, personal response, and a creative diary-writing task after watching the movie.
A set of 20 open-ended math journal prompts, two per month for a school year, that have students explain their mathematical reasoning in pictures, numbers, and words, with an included rubric for marking.
Reinforce vocabulary, reading comprehension, and creative-writing skills using story-setting terms (stadium crowd, cottage in the woods, city, castle, beach, campsite, treehouse, circus) that students can use when writing narratives.
Reinforce vocabulary, reading comprehension, and creative-writing skills using a second set of story-setting terms (jail, forest, desert, haunted house, railway bridge, ocean, party, space) that students can use when writing narratives.
A research and informational writing prompt bundle in which students research one of 30+ influential Americans and write a mini-biography, supported by a writing-hacks cheat sheet and proofreading checklist.
A multi-step informative-writing unit that walks students through researching sharks and drafting an informative paragraph or essay using structured graphic organizers, opener/conclusion choice cards, and a rubric.
Teach narrative poetry technique (simile, alliteration, rhyme, rhythm) through a creative writing challenge where students invent a monster and write a narrative poem about it, framed as entry to a 'Young Writers' monster poetry competition.
Post-reading ESL/EFL novel-study worksheet for "The Last Straw" by Jeff Kinney, combining a vocabulary exercise, reflection/comprehension prompts and creative-writing tasks.
Post-reading ESL/EFL novel-study worksheet for "The Getaway" by Jeff Kinney, combining a vocabulary exercise, reflection/comprehension prompts and creative-writing tasks.
Post-reading ESL/EFL novel-study worksheet for "Dog Days" by Jeff Kinney, combining a vocabulary exercise, reflection/comprehension prompts and creative-writing tasks.