10th Grade Creative Writing Activities

Free Sample Mood Board – Imaginative Writing with Creative Prompts

Compliments the Imaginative Writing Mood Boards Set

This free sample mood board serves as a 'taster' for the full set of Imaginative Writing Mood Boards, offering a visually captivating prompt to inspire creative storytelling for high school students in both USA and Australia. Designed to spark imaginative writing, this mood board is perfect for a wide variety of classroom activities, from quick writing warm-ups to extended creative assignments.

Two Board Options for Maximum Flexibility

This sample includes:

• One Mood Board with a Writing Prompt: Ideal for guided writing tasks or structured assignments.
• One Mood Board without a Writing Prompt (the image remains the same): Perfect for open-ended creative exploration, allowing you to tailor tasks to your classroom and student needs.

The two board options reflect the format of the paid version, which includes 10 additional boards with similar flexibility.

How to Use This Freebie

Classroom Suggestions:

• Printed or Digital Use: Print the mood board on cardstock or laminate it for reuse, or project it onto an interactive whiteboard/digital platform to engage the entire class.
• Adaptable for Different Writing Levels: Use as a quick prompt or expand into a longer creative writing task, making it suitable for diverse skill levels and abilities.

Preview the Full Set

If you find this resource engaging, explore the complete set of 11 Imaginative Writing Stimulus 'Mood Boards': Creative Prompts - High School for even more creative inspiration.

The full version includes:

• 10 Unique Mood Boards: Carefully designed to spark creativity, available in PDF and PowerPoint formats (this freebie makes this set 11 boards).
• Two Versions of Each Board: With and without writing prompts, ensuring flexibility to suit your classroom goals, lesson objectives, and student needs.
• Adaptable PowerPoint Presentation: Customizable to add learning intentions, success criteria, or additional instructions.
• Accompanying Writing Prompts Document: Editable Word and PDF versions in both USA and AU English, allowing you to tailor prompts to your classroom vernacular.

Check out the full set here: 11 Imaginative Writing Stimulus 'Mood Boards': Creative Prompts - High School

Terms of Use

This freebie is licensed for single-classroom use only.

• Please do not share, resell, or redistribute this file in any form, including online platforms.
• If your colleagues are interested, direct them to the EduHive Learning Resources store on TeachShare to purchase their own licensed copy.

Acknowledgments

Graphics and design elements are sourced from Rawpixel and Canva, used under appropriate licensing. Images and elements cannot be modified or adapted in any way and are intended solely for educational purposes within your classroom. All components are protected by copyright.

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Happy storytelling,
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Keywords:

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15 Minute Composing Challenge (Freebie)

Bring creativity and excitement into your classroom with this fast-paced, Gothic-themed writing challenge!

This 15 Minute Composing Challenge (Freebie) introduces students to the Gothic genre through engaging timed writing tasks. Perfect for middle school and high school students, this free resource gives a taste of the full 15 Minute Composing Challenge while helping students improve their creative writing skills in a fun and structured way.

Students will plan, write, and review their stories using Gothic quotes to inspire suspenseful narratives. Whether working individually or in groups, this quick exercise promotes critical thinking, creativity, and reflection—all in just 15 minutes!

What’s Included:

• Task cards with Gothic quotes for students to use in their writing
• Structured timing: 3 minutes to plan, 10 minutes to write, and 2 minutes to review
• Teacher instructions to pace the activity and guide students

Use this freebie to spark student interest in creative writing, or as a warm-up to more detailed lessons. If you enjoy this free resource, explore the full version for more prompts and activities!

This freebie offers just a taster of what the complete resource provides. If you found these prompts engaging, the full version includes more quotes, a wider range of activities, and extra tools to deepen your students' exploration of Gothic literature. Check out the full version with 5 different prompt cards, plus 3 beginner prompt cards and 2 extension prompt cards: 15 Minute Activity: Gothic Creative Short Story Writing Prompts & Activity

P.S. Follow EduHive Learning Resources for more creative teaching tools, and feel free to share your feedback—I would love to hear from you! Bee

Keywords: creative writing, composing challenge, Gothic literature, writing prompts, middle school writing, high school writing, ELA activities, quick writing exercise, free TeachShare resource, teacher, educator, homeschooling/homeschool, tutoring/tutor.

15 Minute Composing Challenge (Freebie)

Bring creativity and excitement into your classroom with this fast-paced, Gothic-themed writing challenge!

This 15 Minute Composing Challenge (Freebie) introduces students to the Gothic genre through engaging timed writing tasks. Perfect for middle school and high school students, this free resource gives a taste of the full 15 Minute Composing Challenge while helping students improve their creative writing skills in a fun and structured way.

Students will plan, write, and review their stories using Gothic quotes to inspire suspenseful narratives. Whether working individually or in groups, this quick exercise promotes critical thinking, creativity, and reflection—all in just 15 minutes!

What’s Included:

• Task cards with Gothic quotes for students to use in their writing
• Structured timing: 3 minutes to plan, 10 minutes to write, and 2 minutes to review
• Teacher instructions to pace the activity and guide students

Use this freebie to spark student interest in creative writing, or as a warm-up to more detailed lessons. If you enjoy this free resource, explore the full version for more prompts and activities!

This freebie offers just a taster of what the complete resource provides. If you found these prompts engaging, the full version includes more quotes, a wider range of activities, and extra tools to deepen your students' exploration of Gothic literature. Check out the full version with 5 different prompt cards, plus 3 beginner prompt cards and 2 extension prompt cards: 15 Minute Activity: Gothic Creative Short Story Writing Prompts & Activity

P.S. Follow EduHive Learning Resources for more creative teaching tools, and feel free to share your feedback—I would love to hear from you! Bee

Keywords: creative writing, composing challenge, Gothic literature, writing prompts, middle school writing, high school writing, ELA activities, quick writing exercise, free TeachShare resource, teacher, educator, homeschooling/homeschool, tutoring/tutor.

Free Sample Mood Board – Imaginative Writing with Creative Prompts

Compliments the Imaginative Writing Mood Boards Set

This free sample mood board serves as a 'taster' for the full set of Imaginative Writing Mood Boards, offering a visually captivating prompt to inspire creative storytelling for high school students in both USA and Australia. Designed to spark imaginative writing, this mood board is perfect for a wide variety of classroom activities, from quick writing warm-ups to extended creative assignments.

Two Board Options for Maximum Flexibility

This sample includes:

• One Mood Board with a Writing Prompt: Ideal for guided writing tasks or structured assignments.
• One Mood Board without a Writing Prompt (the image remains the same): Perfect for open-ended creative exploration, allowing you to tailor tasks to your classroom and student needs.

The two board options reflect the format of the paid version, which includes 10 additional boards with similar flexibility.

How to Use This Freebie

Classroom Suggestions:

• Printed or Digital Use: Print the mood board on cardstock or laminate it for reuse, or project it onto an interactive whiteboard/digital platform to engage the entire class.
• Adaptable for Different Writing Levels: Use as a quick prompt or expand into a longer creative writing task, making it suitable for diverse skill levels and abilities.

Preview the Full Set

If you find this resource engaging, explore the complete set of 11 Imaginative Writing Stimulus 'Mood Boards': Creative Prompts - High School for even more creative inspiration.

The full version includes:

• 10 Unique Mood Boards: Carefully designed to spark creativity, available in PDF and PowerPoint formats (this freebie makes this set 11 boards).
• Two Versions of Each Board: With and without writing prompts, ensuring flexibility to suit your classroom goals, lesson objectives, and student needs.
• Adaptable PowerPoint Presentation: Customizable to add learning intentions, success criteria, or additional instructions.
• Accompanying Writing Prompts Document: Editable Word and PDF versions in both USA and AU English, allowing you to tailor prompts to your classroom vernacular.

Check out the full set here: 11 Imaginative Writing Stimulus 'Mood Boards': Creative Prompts - High School

Terms of Use

This freebie is licensed for single-classroom use only.

• Please do not share, resell, or redistribute this file in any form, including online platforms.
• If your colleagues are interested, direct them to the EduHive Learning Resources store on TeachShare to purchase their own licensed copy.

Acknowledgments

Graphics and design elements are sourced from Rawpixel and Canva, used under appropriate licensing. Images and elements cannot be modified or adapted in any way and are intended solely for educational purposes within your classroom. All components are protected by copyright.

Follow EduHive Learning Resources

Thank you for downloading this freebie! Your support allows us to create more high-quality educational resources.

• Leave Feedback: Share your thoughts and suggestions to help us improve!
• Follow EduHive Learning Resources: Stay updated on new releases, exclusive discounts, and innovative teaching tools.

Happy storytelling,
Bee
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Keywords:

creative writing | imaginative writing | writing prompts | literature | stimulus boards | mood boards | middle school | high school | ELA resources | English resources | independent learning | writing warm-ups | USA spelling | Australian spelling | digital teaching tools | printable writing prompts | classroom display

Blush Notes 8.5 x 11 inches 200 Pages for Notebooks and journals

Discover a world of reading through our engaging book review platform! Students can dive into captivating stories, share their thoughts on what they've read, discuss their favorite parts, and rate the books they love. Unlock the magic of literature and connect with fellow bookworms, exchanging ideas and recommendations. Whether you're seeking thrilling adventures, heartwarming tales, or mind-bending mysteries, our platform is the perfect space to express your opinions and uncover hidden literary gems.

 Join the community of young readers and embark on a journey of knowledge and imagination!

Students use a die to decide the format, topic, and rhetorical appeal that they will use for this persuasive writing assignment. This is meant to be a fun, amusing activity for students learning about rhetorical appeals. One sheet is colored for posting online, the other is in black and white for printing.

Check out my Author's Purpose Dice Roll Writing Activity, and my Character Reading Response Dice Roll Writing Activity as well!

Enhance collaboration, writing and public speaking skills with Story Starters! This AVID resource provides engaging story starters that encourage students to finish a story and present it to their peers. This activity fosters collaboration and communication within small groups or whole class settings, while also providing a fun way to improve public speaking skills. Download the Google Slides digital resource today and see the positive impact it can have on your students' teamwork and confidence!

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Directions:

• Display the Google Slide Story Starter OR print them out so students have different stories to choose from.
• Students will complete the engaging story starter by writing for 3 minutes.
• Students can use the picture provided to help guide them in their stories, or choose to take a different route and be creative on their own.
• Students will be split into groups of 4-6.
• Each student will present their story to their small group while practicing public speaking skills.

What's Included:

• 3 Story Starter Prompts with Images
• 1 Directions Page

*This resources is available for Outschool teachers to purchase without the need for extra licenses.

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