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Guided Writing Thanksgiving Book
Guided Writing Thanksgiving Book
Here is a simple book for beginning writer that retells the story of the first Thanksgiving. I use each page as a group lesson to model handwriting...
By Stuff From Steff
$3.00
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3.5

Five Days of (Halloween-Themed) Morning Work: 006
Five Days of (Halloween-Themed) Morning Work: 006
Five days of Halloween themed language arts morning work for grades 3 and 4. Each worksheet is reproducible and there is one for: capitalization ...
By Susan Ludwig
$1.00
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3.5
Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Grammar Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: N/A

Common Grammar Mistakes
Common Grammar Mistakes
Powerpoint on the most common grammatical errors. My kids start each day with a journal entry, and the entry for this one is "what makes you most ...
By Alyssa Potasznik
$2.00
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3.5
Subject: Creative Writing, Grammar, Writing Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 45 Minutes

CSI Case Files
CSI Case Files
This is a set of CSI case files built around fairy tales. There are six different files which include what was found at the crime scene, character...
By Donovan
$5.00 $5.00
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3.5
Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Short Stories Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: N/A
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Creative Writing: Drama Quarter
Creative Writing: Drama Quarter
This is a 1-3 month packet which includes a reading journal for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", notes, exercises on drama, a final project on dr...
By Shawn Mckenna
$2.00
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3.5
Subject: Creative Writing Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education Duration: N/A

Theme and POV with
Theme and POV with "The Necklace" and "Gift of the Magi"
Powerpoint includes: -Notes about theme and point of view -Practice lit terms (theme and POV) using de Maupassant's "The Necklace" and Henry's "G...
By Jennifer Hampton
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3.5
Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Short Stories Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th Duration: N/A

Creative Writing Activity with Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Creative Writing Activity with Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
This six page creative writing activity includes instructions, a four square organizational story map, lined reindeer writing paper, a reindeer pat...
By Lisa Frase
$2.49
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3.4

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FREE "I Need My Monster!" Writing Activity
This two page writing activity can be used after reading the book "I Need My Monster!" by Amanda Noll. Students will use the first page to: ...
By 3rd Grade Gridiron
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3.4
Subject: Creative Writing, Reading Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Story Setting - Where does the story take place?  PowerPoint lesson
Story Setting - Where does the story take place? PowerPoint lesson
This 17 slide interactive powerpoint covers the different parts of setting, Including: why author's use setting to accomplish something. Students w...
By Powerpoint Maniac
$3.50
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3.4

Scooby Doo Literary Elements Project
Scooby Doo Literary Elements Project
This is a sure way to hook your students by using Scooby Doo!! After teaching a unit on literary elements (plot, setting, character, theme, etc......
By Michele Mccaughtry
$7.00
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3.4
Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: N/A

Poetry Unit:  70+ Pages of  Reading and Writing Poetry
Poetry Unit: 70+ Pages of Reading and Writing Poetry
This file includes 70+ pages of handouts, activities, quizzes, and tests related to reading and writing poetry. You will find handouts for student...
By Amy Moss
$6.00
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3.4
Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Literature Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: N/A

Keys to Excellent Persuasive Writing
Keys to Excellent Persuasive Writing
A great listing of key elements of persuasive writing....
By William Mosher
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3.4
Subject: Creative Writing, Expository Writing Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th Duration: N/A

Point of View Power Point Presentation
Point of View Power Point Presentation
This is an 8 page Power Point presentation on Point of view. It defines First Person, Third Person and Omniscient Point of View....
By Jewels
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3.4
Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: N/A

"The 39 Clues: Maze of Bones" (Book 1) Challenges
A set of 11 challenges to be used with the book, "The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones", Book 1, by Rick Riordan. The challenges include high interest ...
By Smart Chick
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3.4
Subject: Creative Writing, Literature Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: 3 Weeks

Mystery E-Book Model
Mystery E-Book Model
This is a model of a Mystery E-Book made on Powerpoint- used to show kids the final product. See Mystery E-Book product for student handout of dire...
By Amy Cody
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3.4
Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Reading Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Novel Study:  Creating a Graphic Novel
Novel Study: Creating a Graphic Novel
This graphic novel storyboard allows students to convert a key scene or scenes, from any novel they are reading, into a graphic novel or comic book...
By Relentless Innovation
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3.4
Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: 90 Minutes

April Fools Day Reading Directions Activity: Prank Your Students!
April Fools Day Reading Directions Activity: Prank Your Students!
April Fools Day Reading Directions Activity: Prank Your Students! Do you want to get your students on April Fool's Day? Well, this reading direc...
By Wise Guys
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3.4
Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: 30 Minutes

Halloween Mystery - Creative Writing
Halloween Mystery - Creative Writing
One of my BEST SELLERS! An eye-catching and easy to use template for creating an engaging Halloween Mystery Story. Includes brainstorming sheet to...
By Addie Williams
$2.25
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3.3
Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: N/A

Poetry - My Life In 30 Words
Poetry - My Life In 30 Words
Students are asked to write an autobiographical poem in exactly 30-words and present it in the form of a poster. Great activity to learn about you...
By Addie Williams
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3.3
Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Other Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: N/A

Beginning of School- All about Me Booklet
Beginning of School- All about Me Booklet
To assess your students in the first few days of school, this "All About me" packet allow teachers to identify students writing skills and followin...
By Jaclyn Cannella
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3.3
Subject: Creative Writing, Grammar, Spelling Level(s): 2nd, 3rd Duration: 45 Minutes

Pet Peeve Poem - Practice writing with similes
Pet Peeve Poem - Practice writing with similes
Students read "Sweet Like A Crow", a poem filled with similes and then write their own version of the poem. Students love to brainstorm all of the ...
By Addie Williams
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3.3
Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Reading Workshop Character Unit Part One
Reading Workshop Character Unit Part One
Part One of this Character Unit Study contains the following elements that will launch your workshop into digging deeper into understanding charact...
By Erin Klein From Kleinspiration
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memoir or personal narrative rubric
memoir or personal narrative rubric
This rubric makes grading memoirs and personal narratives easy. It also allows your students to know exactally what they are being graded on before...
By Kristin Mcwhirter
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3.3
Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Expository Essay Powerpoint
Expository Essay Powerpoint
This 12 slide powerpoint teaches how to write an expository essay using a very detailed outline system and includes a complete essay. It gives exa...
By Beverly Brown
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3.3

THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD literary quilt
THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD literary quilt
This assignment requires that students analyze the imagery in Zora Neale Hurston's beautiful novel THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD. Students select i...
By Melody H Surrett
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3.3
Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature Level(s): 12th Duration: N/A

Narrative Writing is a Piece of Cake! Poster
Narrative Writing is a Piece of Cake! Poster
Great poster that illustrates the parts of narrative writing for primary grades....
By Mrs. C
$3.00
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3.3
Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Short Stories Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: N/A

"Night of the Twisters", by I. Ruckman, Project Challenges
A set of 8 project challenges to accompany the book, "Night of the Twisters", by Ivy Ruckman. These challenges are designed to get students to do ...
By Smart Chick
$2.50
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3.3
Subject: Creative Writing, Expository Writing, Literature Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: 3 Weeks

Interactive Journal Mystery Writing Module
Interactive Journal Mystery Writing Module
This module is a start to finish guide for students to preview and finally write a mystery story- primarily using the Internet for a more interacti...
By Amy Cody
$5.00
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3.3
Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: N/A

Peer-Revising Checklist
Peer-Revising Checklist
There are so many revising checklists out there--and most of them confuse or intermingle revising with editing. I use this peer-revising checklist...
By Abigail Annis
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3.3
Subject: Creative Writing, ELA Test Prep, Expository Writing Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: N/A

Primary Writing Paper With Room For Illustrations
Primary Writing Paper With Room For Illustrations
Primary Writing paper can be used with writers workshop. Kindergarten students may start with the paper that has 2 lines and a space for an illust...
By Amy Bray
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3.3
Subject: Creative Writing, Writing Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A

Macbeth Movie Project
Macbeth Movie Project
A fun and open ended way to get your students involved and loving Shakespeare! Do not be surprised when students WOW you with versions of Macbeth ...
By Allison Carroll
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3.3

Persuasive Writing Lesson Plan: Advertising Techniques
Persuasive Writing Lesson Plan: Advertising Techniques
These lesson plans should be used after teaching students how to identify and use persuasive techniques such as fear, bandwagon, limited opportunit...
By Kristina Busch
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3.3
Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Literature Level(s): 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 1 Week

Poetry Unit of Study  (Reading & Writing Mini-Lessons Included)
Poetry Unit of Study (Reading & Writing Mini-Lessons Included)
This is 2 week unit of study of poetry. This unit contains both reading and writing mini-lessons and teaches the most common types of poems in a f...
By Ilovetoteach
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3.3
Subject: Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: N/A

Poetry Project - Express yourself!
Poetry Project - Express yourself!
In this poetry project, students will analyze, write, and respond to poetry, study and identify literary devices within poetry, and complete an aut...
By Monica Lukins
$5.00
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3.3
Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Poetry Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Lesson on the short story Harrison Bergeron
Lesson on the short story Harrison Bergeron
This is a four day lesson on the shory story Harrison Bergeron. This lesson touchs on some issues is society such as gender, equality, and governme...
By Jenny Golembowski
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3.2
Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Short Stories Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

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Similes, Metaphors, and Other Literary Devices
Similes, Metaphors, and Other Literary Devices
This exercise is a mini lesson that introduces five literary devices and gives students practice in recognizing them in the things they read, and p...
By Charlene Tess
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Choose Your Own Adventure Story Map and Example
Choose Your Own Adventure Story Map and Example
My students LOVE this writing assignment. It's a great way to start the year! This file includes a half-sheet flowchart to show students how the st...
By Stephanie Scott
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Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: N/A
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Response to Literature PowerPoint Presentation
Response to Literature PowerPoint Presentation
This is a PowerPoint presentation on writing a Response to Literature. It gives steps to writing a Response to Literature including identifying th...
By Jewels
$5.00
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3.2
Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Literature Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: N/A

Let the Circle be Unbroken Study Guide
Let the Circle be Unbroken Study Guide
This study guide is packed full of comprehension, vocabulary, and writing worksheets. There is a variety of skills included in the comprehension q...
By Einstein1
$15.00
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3.2
Subject: Creative Writing, Literature, Reading Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Venn diagrams for all seasons
Venn diagrams for all seasons
The Venn diagram is a great tool for balanced literacy strategies. This notebook file contains Venn diagrams to use for all seasons and holidays. ...
By L. R. Foster
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3.2
Subject: Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Journal Writing Resource Book
Journal Writing Resource Book
Journal Writing Resource Book - Ideal for middle and higher secondary students, adult learners, and ESL English students. By purchasing this book ...
By Angie Barillaro- Radiant Heart
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Holocaust Short Story Project
Holocaust Short Story Project
This project calls for students to select a short story that focuses on a child or teen who was a survivor of the Holocaust. Then they are to writ...
By Susan Tigert
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3.2
Subject: Writing, Creative Writing Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

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Peer Editing for Narrative Writing - Let the students do the grading!
Peer Editing for Narrative Writing - Let the students do the grading!
This 3 page packet includes instructions on how to do a peer editing exercise for narrative writing in class, allowing students to read and grade e...
By Educators' Friend
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3.2
Subject: Writing, English Language Arts, Creative Writing Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: N/A

Easy Sentence Combining Exercises
Easy Sentence Combining Exercises
I created this to help my students begin sentence combining. I believe it does help them to be better writers. These sentences can be a springboa...
By Jenna Lichter
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3.2
Subject: Creative Writing, EFL - ESL - ELD, Expository Writing Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th Duration: N/A

Quotation Marks Power Point Presentation
Quotation Marks Power Point Presentation
This bright and interactive power point will illustrate for your students what quotation marks are and how they are used. **Please Note** You must...
By Dijobaker
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3.1
Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Literary Genres Power Point Presentation
Literary Genres Power Point Presentation
This is a Power Point presentation on the basic literary genres. It includes 1 slide for each genre with a brief definition and example. This Pow...
By Cathy Hutchinson
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3.1
Subject: Literature, Reading, Creative Writing Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, Homeschooler Duration: 3 Days

Elmer the Patchwork Elephant Unit - Friends and Elephants Printables
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant Unit - Friends and Elephants Printables
Who doesn't love Elmer the Patchwork Elephant? His books reinforce how to make friends, colors, and can even be used to launch a nonfiction study o...
By Teach Outside The Box
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How to Incorporate Transition Elements into Your Writing
How to Incorporate Transition Elements into Your Writing
This handout is meant to be an anchor chart/poster or for students writing portfolios in order to reference while needing to write transitions into...
By Teaching Those Kiddies!
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3.1
Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Descriptive Writing Power Point Presentation
Descriptive Writing Power Point Presentation
This is a power point that takes students through different forms of descriptive writing, such as similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and show-don't-tel...
By Katie C
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Winter Poetry Unit
Winter Poetry Unit
This is a PowerPoint that highlights descriptive writing (metaphors, Onomatopoeia, "show, don't tell".) It also talks about creating rhythm with al...
By Miss Welsh
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3.1
Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: 2 Weeks