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A creative-writing worksheet that walks students through writing an imaginative short story in three paragraphs, using a provided story starter and structured planning questions.
Provide expository writing prompts (scenario + directions) with a built-in scoring rubric to build students' expository/persuasive letter-writing skills.
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.
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.
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).
Provide a complete, ready-to-print middle-school unit teaching informative essay writing, built around 'Pixanotes' (a fill-in-the-blank Cornell-notes-style format) and a nonfiction writing prompt/text set.
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.
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 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 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.
Students choose a farm animal’s voice and write Boxer’s eulogy as a short narrative or poem. The assignment asks them to incorporate and annotate at least two literary devices and include a cited quotation from the novel. Model eulogies and a rubric support planning, drafting and feedback.
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 set of daily writing/journal prompts themed around June and summer, intended to give students a new creative or reflective writing topic each day.
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.
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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.
After finishing Animal Farm, students compare Old Major's original vision with what happens by the end of the novel. They choose one of five response formats and write in his voice, drawing on quotations or scenes to explain his reaction. The included rubric focuses on voice, use of text, and proofreading, providing clear points to discuss before students begin.
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.
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.
Teach students the 5-7-5 haiku poem structure through a guided lesson and let them draft, revise, and publish their own haiku using interactive notebook templates.
Introduce students to narrative poetry as a genre, using video clips, guided discussion, language-device practice, and a full worked example (the poem 'Matilda') plus an independent homework poem.
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.