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Read a provided story opening (about receiving an unusual pair of trainers/shoes with hidden powers), write paragraph 3 using guiding questions, then plan and write an original three-paragraph imaginative story (fantasy, crime, or adventure genre) using paragraph-by-paragraph planning questions.
Provide expository writing prompts (scenario + directions) with a built-in scoring rubric to build students' expository/persuasive letter-writing skills.
Design and describe/draw an original monster using a planning sheet, learn definitions of narrative poetry and poetic techniques (simile, alliteration, rhyme, rhythm), study excerpts from published narrative poems ('The Highwayman' by Alfred Noyes and 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare) annotated for technique examples, plan…
Daily journal/writing prompt set for the month of August, with a different reflective or creative writing prompt for each date (e.g., favorite food, summer activities, Columbus setting sail on Aug. 3, imaginary spaceship travel, staying cool in the heat).
This is a "My Restaurant" Creative Writing Activity . You will print off the writing pages for students to choose from. They will write about their restaurant and illustrate it using the included clipart. Then students will create a menu list with prices.
Teach the informative-writing process (research/brainstorming, main points and support, introduction and conclusion, draft/edit/revise, final draft) through a May-themed set of topic cards and differentiated writing prompts.
Learn poetic terms (alliteration, assonance, couplet, onomatopoeia, personification, metaphor, simile) by researching or being given definitions/examples; write an original sound poem based on careful listening at a chosen location; write an imagery poem using figurative language; write a limerick following the AABBA rhyme…
A set of themed daily writing/journal prompts for the month of January.
A 146-page reproducible activity book teaching creative writing (prose and poetry) techniques such as story structure, description, character development, point of view, figurative language, letter/editorial writing, and poetic forms.
Read a writing prompt and accompanying nonfiction texts, fill in Pixanotes guided notes (at varying levels of scaffolding, from fully pre-printed to fill-in-the-blank), play a related game, and draft an informative essay.
Learn poetic terms (alliteration, assonance, couplet, onomatopoeia, personification, metaphor, simile) by researching or being given definitions/examples; write an original sound poem based on careful listening at a chosen location; write an imagery poem using figurative language; write a limerick following the AABBA rhyme…
A set of daily writing/journal prompts themed around June and summer, intended to give students a new creative or reflective writing topic each day.
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Provide a comprehensive 26-chapter comprehension, vocabulary, and assessment unit for the novel 'Because of Winn-Dixie' by Kate DiCamillo, including daily worksheets, exit quizzes, a summative test, vocabulary games, and writing/poster prompts.
Teach non-fiction/information writing skills (structure, audience, purpose, connectives, varied sentence types) using a fictional dinosaur-discovery news story as the writing prompt.
A Poetry Month research and writing activity in which students research an assigned poet and write a short biography summary.
September Daily Journal Prompts: These September journal prompts are the perfect way for students to practice their writing skills while responding to September-themed prompts! With 50 different prompts to choose from, there’s something for everyone. Whether your students are just getting started with journaling or are…
Free download Participate in teacher-led warm-up sentence completions, guided practice choosing words for blanks, small-group vocabulary matching/synonym-antonym/homophone activities, complete an embedded 10-question quiz, and write a short creative-writing paragraph using vocabulary words.
Observe nature scenes, brainstorm descriptive words, draft a haiku following the 5-7-5 syllable pattern, share for feedback, revise, and glue the finished poem into an interactive notebook cover/response sheet set.
Free download An SEL resource of journaling and discussion prompts to help students who struggle with anxiety reflect, identify triggers, and build coping strategies, for individual check-ins or group/push-in lessons.
A year-long weekly writing journal that gives students recurring writing prompts across five categories (argumentative, narrative, explanatory, current events/critical thinking) to build writing skills over a school year.
Support a class reading of Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet with activities that revisit comprehension, vocabulary, and written responses. Chapter materials and quizzes give you ways to check understanding as students follow Brian’s experiences. Select from reflection prompts, vocabulary practice, and later assessments to fit your teaching sequence. The existing vocabulary worksheet link offers a separate vocabulary resource alongside this novel unit.
Complete individual numbered creative-writing activities (e.g. 'Absolutely NOT!', 'Acrostic Personalities', 'Backronyms', 'Bad Habits') that involve producing original written work such as sentences, poems, lists, and short pieces per activity instructions.
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.