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Creative Writing Workshop: Precise and Concise Language Lesson for High School
Creative Writing Workshop: Precise and Concise Language Lesson for High School
Creative Writing Workshop: Precise and Concise Language Lesson for High School
Creative Writing Workshop: Precise and Concise Language Lesson for High School
Creative Writing Workshop: Precise and Concise Language Lesson for High School
Creative Writing Workshop: Precise and Concise Language Lesson for High School
Creative Writing Workshop: Precise and Concise Language Lesson for High School
Creative Writing Workshop: Precise and Concise Language Lesson for High School
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"This resource was exactly what I needed! The design is clean, the directions are clear, and it was so easy to plug into my lessons."
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Description

Show your students how to write concisely and with precision using this mini lesson! If you're sick of reading pages and pages of vague or wordy sentences, then this lesson is a must-have for your classroom!

This lesson will create awareness within your students so that they can strengthen their own writing.

Students will first learn what it means to write concisely, precisely, and how these traits strengthen writing. With the included handout, they'll have some handy writing tips at all times. Then, they'll practice editing for word choice and simplicity with an editing worksheet.

This NON-EDITABLE resource includes:

  • Suggested lesson plan
  • PowerPoint slideshow
  • Student handout
  • Student worksheet
  • Answer key

The whole resource (minus answer key) is visible in the preview, so check it out to see if this resource is right for you and your students!

Need more creative writing lessons and activities? Get the Mini Lessons Bundle or check out:

***This resource contains NON-EDITABLE PDF files and PowerPoint files within a zip folder. Please be sure you have the appropriate software for unzipping a zip folder before purchase (if you have any issues, Teachers Pay Teachers has great tech support and a FAQ page). Before purchasing, please review the preview for each corresponding resource to make sure this resource supports your and your students' needs. The whole resource, with the exception of any answer keys, are included in the preview.

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Creative Writing Workshop: Precise and Concise Language Lesson for High School

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9th - 12th
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22
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Teaching Duration
1 hour

What others say

"This resource was exactly what I needed! The design is clean, the directions are clear, and it was so easy to plug into my lessons."
star
Emily A.

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Description

Show your students how to write concisely and with precision using this mini lesson! If you're sick of reading pages and pages of vague or wordy sentences, then this lesson is a must-have for your classroom!

This lesson will create awareness within your students so that they can strengthen their own writing.

Students will first learn what it means to write concisely, precisely, and how these traits strengthen writing. With the included handout, they'll have some handy writing tips at all times. Then, they'll practice editing for word choice and simplicity with an editing worksheet.

This NON-EDITABLE resource includes:

  • Suggested lesson plan
  • PowerPoint slideshow
  • Student handout
  • Student worksheet
  • Answer key

The whole resource (minus answer key) is visible in the preview, so check it out to see if this resource is right for you and your students!

Need more creative writing lessons and activities? Get the Mini Lessons Bundle or check out:

***This resource contains NON-EDITABLE PDF files and PowerPoint files within a zip folder. Please be sure you have the appropriate software for unzipping a zip folder before purchase (if you have any issues, Teachers Pay Teachers has great tech support and a FAQ page). Before purchasing, please review the preview for each corresponding resource to make sure this resource supports your and your students' needs. The whole resource, with the exception of any answer keys, are included in the preview.

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Great Resource
Rated 5 out of 5
November 23, 2025
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This resource was exactly what I needed! The design is clean, the directions are clear, and it was so easy to plug into my lessons.
Engaging Eighth ELA
(TPT Seller)
679 reviews
Grades taught: 8th
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals
Rated 4 out of 5
November 26, 2024
I used this with my ENG4C class and it was great practice on improving their writing!
Michaela M.
183 reviews
Grades taught: 12th
Rated 4 out of 5
October 16, 2024
aesthetic, neatly organized, and easy to use. flexible for use in diff purposes and contexts.
timesof207
(TPT Seller)
32 reviews
Grades taught: 9th, 10th
Rated 5 out of 5
October 22, 2023
My students enjoyed this. Great resource. Thank you!
Lisa Askew
(TPT Seller)
223 reviews
Grades taught: 8th
Rated 5 out of 5
May 12, 2023
I purchased many of these mini lessons and they are great! Super well laid out and easy to use, could even be left for a competent sub! We had a lot of fun with this particular lesson and precise language, teenagers can be VERY precise,(sometimes too precise!)
Mikelle S.
153 reviews
Grades taught: 8th, 9th
Rated 4 out of 5
October 24, 2022
Great lesson! I used this for my creative writing course.
Erin M.
105 reviews
Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th
Rated 5 out of 5
March 16, 2022
Great Resource!
Ashleigh Kenny
(TPT Seller)
337 reviews
Grades taught: 8th
Rated 5 out of 5
December 21, 2021
Thank you
Shannon R.
206 reviews
Grades taught: 7th

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Standards

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By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 11-CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic.
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