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A creative-writing resource teaching narrative structure (introduction, middle, ending) through planning prompts, a fully written model story about meeting a dinosaur at a museum, and space for students to write their own version.
creative writing resource that guides students through brainstorming, planning, and writing an original superhero story using a series of graphic organizers
A creative writing worksheet that prompts students to imagine finding a mysterious box in an attic, then write a diary entry, using a provided sample diary (about a family's stressful moving day) as a model.
A creative-writing teaching resource that first reviews fiction-writing techniques (audience, genre, structure, dialogue, sentence variety) and then guides students through planning and writing an original story using a given character/setting/plot outline about a boy named Frank at a computer-game sale.
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.
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 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.
Free download A creative-writing character-profile template for students to design and develop a fictional character across basic info, appearance, personality, likes/dislikes, background, goals, and fears.
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.
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 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 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 creative writing resource using an arctic animals theme and the SWBST (Somebody Wants But So Then) story structure to give first-to-third grade students low-prep writing prompts that also build arctic animal knowledge.
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.
Gives 3rd-grade students eight themed creative-writing prompts (theme: Journey Through Space) with sentence starters, guiding questions, and word banks so they can organize a story with a clear beginning, middle, and end, develop their own ideas, and build writing confidence.
Gives 3rd-grade students eight themed creative-writing prompts (theme: Discovering a New World) with sentence starters, guiding questions, and word banks so they can organize a story with a clear beginning, middle, and end, develop their own ideas, and build writing confidence.
Gives 3rd-grade students eight themed creative-writing prompts (theme: An Animal Saves the Day) with sentence starters, guiding questions, and word banks so they can organize a story with a clear beginning, middle, and end, develop their own ideas, and build writing confidence.
Gives 3rd-grade students eight themed creative-writing prompts (theme: A Robot Moves In) with sentence starters, guiding questions, and word banks so they can organize a story with a clear beginning, middle, and end, develop their own ideas, and build writing confidence.
Gives 3rd-grade students eight themed creative-writing prompts (theme: An Exciting Journey) with sentence starters, guiding questions, and word banks so they can organize a story with a clear beginning, middle, and end, develop their own ideas, and build writing confidence.
Gives 3rd-grade students eight themed creative-writing prompts (theme: A Day On Another Planet) with sentence starters, guiding questions, and word banks so they can organize a story with a clear beginning, middle, and end, develop their own ideas, and build writing confidence.
Gives 3rd-grade students eight themed creative-writing prompts (theme: Adventure in the Mountains) with sentence starters, guiding questions, and word banks so they can organize a story with a clear beginning, middle, and end, develop their own ideas, and build writing confidence.