Help your students bring their stories to life with this Writing Task, which focuses on figurative and connotative language in narrative writing. Students learn to use imagery, tone, and word choice to express mood and theme through a creative, emotion-driven writing prompt.

✅ What’s Included:

• Step-by-step lesson guide explaining figurative and connotative language (simile, metaphor, personification)
  
• Student writing prompt that connects emotions to setting and description
  
• Sentence starters and graphic organizer for structured writing support
  
• Sample response for modeling
  
• Grading rubric (4-level criteria) aligned to key writing standards
  

✅ Skills Covered (Common Core + TEKS + Virginia SOLs):

• RL.6.4 / RI.6.4: Determine word meanings, including figurative and connotative meanings
  
  • TEKS 6.3B; SOL 6.4b
    

• RL/RI.2–3: Determine theme and analyze character or event development
  
  • TEKS 6.6A–B; SOL 6.5b, 6.5k
    

• W.6.3 / W.6.4: Write well-organized narratives using description, dialogue, and transitions
  
  • TEKS 6.11A, 6.11D; SOL 6.7a–c
    

This resource is perfect for ELA lessons, independent writing, small group work, or tutoring. It helps students explore emotional storytelling and develop richer, more expressive writing through precise word choice.