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Scary Story Writing 101 (Interactive or Distance Learning)

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Scary Story Writing 101Scary Story Writing 101 is an entertaining and effective way to review narrative story elements. Students use photos - embedded with single-line prompts - to write creepy stories they’ll want to share. This is, without

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Opinion Writing Introduction

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OPINION WRITING INTRO: Have your students follow NINE simple steps to write an interactive opinion piece. Students will have fun while learning or reviewing the key components of the opinion writing genre. This lesson includes step by step

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Popcorn Writing: Narrative Writing Center

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POPCORN WRITING: Narrative Writing Center 1) Copy random pictures on white paper. 2) Copy parts of speech on yellow paper. 3) Cut out words and pics. 4) Toss them into a bowl or popcorn container. You have just created an

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Creative Writing, Grammar, EFL - ESL - ELD

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MOVIE QUOTES: GAB & GO STATIONS AND WRITING PROMPTS (Interactive or Distance)

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Movie Quotes: Gab & Go Stations and Writing Prompts*Updated January 2nd 2017Use some of the best movie lines of all time to jumpstart students' writings and discussions.Memorable movie lines require two essential ingredients: 1) They must

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Critical Thinking

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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WRITING CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

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CHARACTER SNAPSHOTS When writers want to give their readers a sneak peek into a character’s real or fictional world, they use snapshots. What are Snapshots? Snapshots are vivid descriptions used to help readers create pictures in their

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Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing

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Flash Fiction 101 (Interactive or Distance Learning)

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Have students master 1) the elements of fiction, 2) character development and 3) universal themes by writing flash fiction pieces they will love to share. This introduction to flash fiction provides students with a choice of two-story starters that

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Writing with Sound: Interjections, Exclamations and Onomatopoeia Words

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Writing with Sound: Interjections, Exclamations and Onomatopoeia WordsWhen you read a piece of writing aloud, it should sound like the author is speaking directly to you. One of the ways you can help students do that (i.e. find their writing

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Blind Date with a Book

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The BLIND DATE WITH A BOOK activity matches students with wrapped books that are tagged with hints to help readers select potential “dates.” Readers take the book on a blind date by reading it for 30-40 minutes - just enough time to give it a

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Creative Writing, Reading, Reading Strategies

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

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IDIOM WRITING CHALLENGE: THIS OR THAT?

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Check Out the Idiom Kit - On Sale Now! View the bundled kit here: Idiom Kit Bundle Idiom Writing Challenge What Do You Get? Idiom Slides to Use as a Whole-Class Writing Challenge or at Writing Centers – 13 exercises featuring 26

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Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Writing Prompts: Inferring Details from Dialogue Quotes (50 Gab & Go Stations)

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Inferring Details from Dialogue Quotes: 50 Gab & Go Station Writing PromptsInferring Details from Dialogue Quotes is a fun way for students to practice making inferences, to collaborate with diverse partners, and to promote lively class

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

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Saint Paddy's Day: Writing from a List

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This resource is a one-day, high interest writing lesson which will remind students how lucky they are. They will list 10 things that make them feel lucky, free write for ten minutes, and submit an "I'm Lucky!" disclosure slip. Each page sports fun

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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Hook Your Reader: Story Starters/Mini Posters for the ELA Classroom

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HOOK YOUR READER: 10 Story Starters/Mini Posters for ELA Teachers Types of Story Starters/Poster Anchors include: 1. Active Verb Opening 2. Emphatic Word Opening 3. Emphatic Phrase Opening 4. Mystery Opening 5. Parallel Structure Opening 6.

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

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6^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

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Gratitude Notes

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GRATITUDE NOTES Students have fun… … exchanging positive Shout Outs, … writing Thank You Notes, …drafting Gratitude Free-Writes and … keeping Gratitude Journals. What do you get? strong> 6 “Shout Out” Variants 1 “I’m Thankful For”

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Thanksgiving

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Activities

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Quickwrites: Adjectives and Proper Nouns

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WRITER'S NOTEBOOK SNAPSHOT CARDS Target skills: Adjectives and Proper Nouns Card Set Contains: 1. Two sets of 16 Character Names, Times and Colors 2. List of Common Core State Standards 3. Student Directions for Three Writing Sessions 4.

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Grammar

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Quick Write Freebee

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Quick Write Freebee Students will assume the identity of a character and use a random word as springboard for a timed writing exercise. The directions are simple: #1 Cut out a character and glue it into your Writer’s Notebook. #2 Cut out a word

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Creative Writing, Education, Writing

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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Adding Details

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ADDING DETAILS Elaboration Strategies That Work: Character Set includes: (1) 30 Characters Cards, (2) Instructions for Use, (3) Sample Notebook Pages, (4) A Preposition Reference Sheet and (5) Common Core State Standards The 30 Characters Cards

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, EFL - ESL - ELD

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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10 Things You Don't Know About Me: Engagement Strategy

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The 10 THINGS YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME writing strategy helps students to 1) learn new things about their classmates, 2) get friends and family members involved in class assignments, and 3) learn to add concrete details to their writings.

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Essays

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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I am a professor at a state college in New Jersey. I'm the owner of ELA Seminars and love making educational products, creating custom seminars, and providing job-embedded professional development for English Language Arts teachers. I have taught at the upper-elementary, middle, secondary and college levels. From 2007-2011 I served as a Teaching Learning Facilitator/Literacy Coach.

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