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Show Don't Tell: Writing with Description, Action, Dialogue
Show Don't Tell: Writing with Description, Action, Dialogue
This 44 slide PowerPoint will show students how to effectively use description, action and dialogue in their writing and thus Show rather than Tell...
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Subject: English Language Arts Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Elements of Fiction PowerPoint presentation
Elements of Fiction PowerPoint presentation
This 24 slide presentation will guide students through the main literary elements of fiction: Conflict; Character; Setting; Plot; Point of View; T...
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Subject: Literature Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: N/A

Writing Prompts: Fifty Proven Student Writing Starters
Writing Prompts: Fifty Proven Student Writing Starters
I am offering a list of tried and proven creative writing prompts. Every one of them has led to at least one fantastic final piece of writing by m...
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Subject: Creative Writing Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A
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Introduction to Antigone
Introduction to Antigone
If you are teaching Sophocles' play Antigone, this PowerPoint will give your students a nice introduction. The eleven slides on this presentation b...
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Subject: English Language Arts, Drama Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Fun with Writing Short Story Unit
Fun with Writing Short Story Unit
In this unit, students will practice using elements of fiction by writing their own short story. They will be led through the process with a serie...
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Subject: English Language Arts Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: N/A
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Introduction to Henry David Thoreau
Introduction to Henry David Thoreau
This 15 slide show presents an overview of Henry David Thoreau's life. It is meant to be used as an introduction to reading his work. It can also b...
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Metaphors
Metaphors
This 12 slide presentation discusses why metaphors are used and offers a number of examples. The presentation then describes various ways of writi...
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Subject: English Language Arts Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: 30 Minutes

Power of Words: Connotation and Denotation
Power of Words: Connotation and Denotation
This 14 slide presentation leads students, through a series of questions, to an understanding of the difference between denotation and connotation....
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Subject: English Language Arts, Writing Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Blue Walls: An original short memoir
Blue Walls: An original short memoir
This is a short original memoir that I wrote a few years ago. I have used it with my 9th and 10th grade students when they begin working on their o...
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Melinda's Magic Laugh: An original children's story
Melinda's Magic Laugh: An original children's story
Melinda's Magic Laugh is an original children's story that can be enjoyed by all ages. It is a celebration of laughter and of the power of sharing....
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Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: N/A
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Get To Know Each Other Project
Get To Know Each Other Project
This three to four day project gives students a chance to be creative, and to get to know each other at the beginning of the school year. They will...
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Subject: English Language Arts, Back to School, Oral Communication Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: N/A

Culture of Slavery: a Multi Genre Project
Culture of Slavery: a Multi Genre Project
PLEASE NOTE: This unit uses a website that appears to be having difficulty - it has gone up and down during the past month or so. I am researching...
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Subject: U.S. History Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A
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Formatting Dialogue Handout
Formatting Dialogue Handout
This useful handout can be given to students when they are learning about how to format dialogue. The idea is that they keep it and refer to it whe...
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Subject: Writing, Creative Writing Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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