ESL Novel Study - "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth" - Jeff Kinney
Post-reading ESL/EFL novel-study worksheet for "The Ugly Truth" by Jeff Kinney, combining a vocabulary exercise, reflection/comprehension prompts and creative-writing tasks.
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Post-reading ESL/EFL novel-study worksheet for "The Ugly Truth" by Jeff Kinney, combining a vocabulary exercise, reflection/comprehension prompts and creative-writing tasks.
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.
Post-reading ESL/EFL novel-study worksheet for "The Long Haul" by Jeff Kinney, combining a vocabulary exercise, reflection/comprehension prompts and creative-writing tasks.
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.
A creative-writing lesson pairing Rorschach-inkblot-style paintings with poetry writing, teaching poetic devices (rhyme, alliteration, simile, metaphor, personification, etc.) through a hands-on art-and-writing activity.
A movie-study companion built around the 2021 Netflix film 'Yes Day,' combining ELA, math/data, and SEL activities across a 30-activity student worksheet, a teacher's guide, and an answer key.
A post-reading ESL/EFL novel-study worksheet set for the Magic Tree House book "Hurry Up Houdini!" by Mary Pope Osborne, giving students structured setting-identification, vocabulary, and creative-writing tasks.
A cross-curricular movie-study lesson pack built around Disney's 'Big Hero 6' (2014), combining English/grammar, STEM (scientific method, engineering design process, tech ethics), math/data, reading/theme analysis, and social-emotional learning.
A post-reading ESL/EFL novel-study worksheet set for the Magic Tree House book "High Time for Heroes" by Mary Pope Osborne, giving students structured setting-identification, vocabulary, and creative-writing tasks.
A movie-study resource built around Pixar's Inside Out 2 (2024) combining social-emotional learning with literacy, grammar, and math practice for grades 3-10.
A post-reading ESL/EFL novel-study worksheet set for the Magic Tree House book "Dragon of the Red Dawn" by Mary Pope Osborne, giving students structured setting-identification, vocabulary, and creative-writing tasks.
A no-prep poetry unit that teaches figurative language and multiple poem forms, building student confidence and creative-writing skills through a flipbook that can be completed in class (cut-and-assembled) or digitally (Google Slides).
Post-reading ESL/EFL novel-study worksheet for "Calling All Creeps!" by R.L. Stine, combining a vocabulary exercise, reflection/comprehension prompts and creative-writing tasks.
A no-prep poetry unit that teaches figurative language and multiple poem forms, building student confidence and creative-writing skills through a flipbook that can be completed in class (cut-and-assembled) or digitally (Google Slides).
A 28-page poetry writing booklet ('My Little Poetry Book') offering students a series of templated poem/writing frames on varied topics to practice creative writing.
A spring-themed, no-prep creative writing prompt asking students to imagine meeting a baby chick, paired with a companion drawing activity.
Provide open-ended visual/photo writing prompts (animal photos) to inspire creative descriptive or narrative student writing.
A spring-themed creative writing prompt asking students to imagine what flowers would say if they could talk, paired with a drawing activity.
Creative writing practice for early/emerging writers using picture-based speech-bubble prompts.
A set of 32 daily writing prompt cards to give students a ready supply of creative-writing topics, for use as a writing station, journal starter, or early-finisher activity.
A single creative-writing prompt exercise about finding a tiny magical dragon in a lunchbox.
A creative-writing task pack that uses a fantasy narrative (shrinking into a cupcake and discovering an underwater/mermaid world) as a model text, paired with vocabulary building and multiple guided writing prompts for ages 9-13.
A two-part creative writing and drawing prompt in which students invent an original eco-hero character ('Captain Planet Jr.') and write about an adventure saving the Earth, then draw the character in action.
One creative writing prompt asking students to imagine their pet can talk and write a short story about the adventure that follows.