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Use this writing prompt as a pre-reading activity for any story involving family traditions, holidays, or cultural diversity. Or use it as an activity prior to any Holiday and allow students to share with each other. This is a great activity for discussing diversity as each student will most likely write about something different.

Print a class set of these or give this handout to students to use as a reference all year especially when they are writing stories! It contains the rules and examples for punctuating dialogue. Enjoy!

After reading the famous narrative poem, "Casey at the Bat," students will choose one of these 5 creative writing activities to complete based on the poem. Enjoy!