5th Grade Creative Writing Resources
Grab & Go Writing Fun! 600 Creative Writing Prompts
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
No prep! Writing prompts are an excellent way to provide students with fun and engaging writing activities! There are 600 writing prompts ranging from 40 everyday, seasonal, and holiday topics. Students can use the word banks included at the bottom of each choice board!
You will always have engaging grab-and-go writing activities for lessons and sub plans with this packet of prompts! Here are just a few benefits:
Benefits of Writing Prompts
- Helps improve writing skills - By regularly practicing with writing prompts, students can gradually improve their writing skills and become more confident writers.
- Encourages creativity - Writing prompts provide a structure for creative expression, often sparking new ideas and fresh perspectives.
- Develops critical thinking skills - Responding effectively to a prompt requires students to think critically and analyze the prompt itself.
- Helps to overcome writer's block - A prompt gives students the structure and focus needed to write their best work! Writing prompts guide students who may struggle to structure their ideas or who tend to freeze up when faced with a blank page.
- Fun and easy assessments - Use writing prompts to identify areas where students need further support or guidance.
Everyday
Birthday • Beach Day • Food • Rainy Day • Picnic • Weather • Garden • Library • Superhero • Carnival • Space Life • Animals • Ocean Animals • Playground • Vacation • Pirate Life • Fairy Tale • Teachers
Transportation
Airplanes • Trains • Cars • Boats
Seasonal
Spring • Summer • Autumn • Winter • Back to School • Easter Bunny • Pumpkin Patch • Apple Orchard • North Pole
Holidays
July 4th • Halloween • Thanksgiving • Happy New Year! • Christmas • St. Patrick's Day • Valentine's Day • Mother's Day • Father's Day
Not only will using writing prompts help get your students excited about writing, but it will also help them practice and improve their skills. By focusing on specific areas such as grammar, punctuation, and spelling, your students will hone their technique and produce well-written pieces of work. They will also be able to develop their unique voice and style – something essential for any writer!
Check out our blog post Writing Prompts Your Students Will Love for more tips and inspiration!
Embark on a 12-month musical journey through time with the Classical Journey Bundle! ♬
Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!
"A Christmas Carol": Activities and Vocabulary Bundle
By Colleen Burdette
Engaging activities for literature:
"A Christmas Carol" Vocabulary: Students will find the given words within the novel "A Christmas Carol" and record the sentence in which the word can be found. I had the students complete these sheets after reading the section of the book.
Creative activity: Students participate in an activity where they will write and illustrate their stories of Christmas past, present, and yet to come, in a way that is similar to what happens to Scrooge in the novel.
Students loved sharing their stories and hearing the hopes their classmates have for their futures.
As a culminating activity: Students read or watch A Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, my students read A Christmas Carol and watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas, for an engaging activities before the holiday. They will practice comparing and contrasting in three different ways, including an exciting snowball fight.
What's included:
- Worksheets for each of the five staves of "A Christmas Carol".
- Teacher directions.
- Past, present, and yet to come templates.
- A Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas worksheets for notes
- Topics include: character, setting, theme, conflict, language, plot, and resolution.
- Answer keys for the students.
- A Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas cards for creating paper snowballs.
How is this bundle useful:
- Print and go worksheets are easy for teachers.
- Seasonal work which helps practice essential language skills.
- Answer key provided.
- Directions included.
- Students enjoy an indoor snowball fight.
- The nature of the activity causes random topics for discussion each round.
- Easy prep for teacher.
- Festive display for the holiday.
- Students use creativity to illustrate.
- Great writing practice.
- Page numbers guide students to finding the words within the text on vocabulary worksheets.
All Summer in a Day | Slides, Seminar, Essay, Lesson Plan, Choice Board, Film
By TooBookedUp
Transport your middle school ELA classroom to the world of Ray Bradbury with our expansive and engaging week-long lesson plan for "All Summer in a Day." Tailor-made for the curious and creative minds of grades 6-8, this resource is an ideal blend of reading, analysis, and creative expression, finely tuned for the middle school classroom.
What's Included:
- A Complete Text of "All Summer in a Day" Text included.
- 20+ Dynamic Slides: Bring the story to life with visually engaging slides that will capture your students' attention.
- Structured Socratic Seminar Plan: Fostering critical thinking, our Socratic seminar procedures and evidence writing guides encourage in-depth student-led discussion.
- Innovative Choice Board Extension Activities: Cater to different learning styles and keep students intrigued with a range of activities including essay writing, creative storytelling, and art.
- Creative Writing Opportunities: Challenge students with crafting an alternative ending to the story or expressing character perspectives through diary entries.
- Literary Analysis Essays: Guide your students in developing argumentative, informational, and correspondence essays with thought-provoking prompts.
- Comic Strip Creation: Combine art and narrative skills as students transform the text into a visual storyline.
- Film vs. Text Comparison: Deepen comprehension with a Venn diagram activity comparing the short film adaptation to the original text.
Ideal For:
- End-of-Year Engagement: Keep students motivated and learning until the last day with this immersive resource.
- Ready-Made Sub Plans: Detailed and easy to follow, this plan keeps your classroom on track even when you're away.
- Mini Dystopian Unit: Whether a standalone lesson or part of a larger dystopian study, this resource prompts critical thinking about society and technology.
- Flexible for Different Grades: Designed for middle school students, all activities are easily adjustable for higher or lower grades.
Perfect Pairing: This lesson plan complements the "Complete Week-Long Dystopian Unit Plan: 'The Pedestrian' by Ray Bradbury," offering a broader exploration of dystopian themes. Find it here: Complete Week-Long Dystopian Unit Plan.
Elevate your teaching with this multifaceted unit plan that will have your students eager to read, write, and discuss. This comprehensive package will not only save you planning time but also enrich your classroom discussions and creative output.
Included in this 12 week unit: Ultimate Middle School Short Story Bundle: 12 Week Engaging Suspense ELA Units (TeachShare.com)
Argumentative Writing Unit Lesson Slides Activities & Checklists 4th-6th
By Literacytales
Argumentative Writing Unit! Engage Students with this complete argumentative writing unit! This resource includes Teacher Slides, Graphic Organizers, Topic Task Cards, Writing Templates, a Let's Argue activity, Checklists, & more. It is perfect for introducing, teaching, practicing, and implementing.
Students will find planning, drafting, and revising their essays a breeze. Plus, you’ll get a PowerPoint presentation to support your lessons!
Included:
✎ Graphic Organizers to Differentiate
✎ In Your Own Words
✎ Word Bank
✎ Put it Together
✎ Writing Pages Templates
✎ Transitional Example Checklist
✎ Editing & Revising Checklist
✎ Argumentative Topics Cards
✎ Let's Argue Graphic Organizer
✎ Let's Argue Brochure
✎ TAG: Peer Feedback
✎ Teacher's Slides (PowerPoint)
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Literacy Tales
Where Stories Come Alive✎
By Fortunate in Fifth Grade
This mini-poetry unit includes 7 types of poetry, information pages, examples, and student draft pages. Poetry is a great way to improve critical thinking and interpretation skills all while allowing students to explore complex emotions and ideas in a creative and meaningful way.
Poems Included:
- Bio
- Concrete
- 5 - W's
- Quatrain
- Cinquain
- Diamonte
- Haiku
- Limerick
Use this poetry packet for a week in April which is National Poetry Month. You can print in color or black and white. Great insert for writing binders, create a slide deck for students to use as their final product, or just use the included pages for some exposure to different types of poetry.
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Narrative Writing PowerPoints Lessons BUNDLE | Creative Story Writing BUNDLE!
By Teachin Tips
Do you need teaching resources to help your students learn how to write a narrative text? Why don't you check out this Narrative Writing PowerPoints Lessons BUNDLE! It includes clear explanations, visuals and samples to help your kids learn the art of story writing! Use this Bundle to teach your students how to plan, write, edit, revise and publish narrative texts!
FEATURES
✏️ Planning Narrative Texts PowerPoint
✏️ Writing Narrative Texts PowerPoint
✏️ Revising Narrative Texts PowerPoint
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✏️ Publishing Narrative Texts PowerPoint
✏️ Steps and examples for writing narrative texts!
✏️ Interactive and engaging!
✏️ Child-friendly explanations!
✏️ Visuals to support student understanding
✏️ Suitable for whole class explicit lessons
Biography - Example, Graphic Organizer, & Template
By Sign with me TOD
Writing a biography is a fun and interesting project for your students. This provides them with the opportunity to learn about someone that interests them and share it with their peers! This packet includes information to share with your students about what a biography is, why do we write a biography, and rules to follow when writing a biography. This packet also includes an example showing the process that is used to write a biography and the steps that are taken to add onto a biography to be sure it includes a beginning, middle and end. On the last few pages, it includes a template to help students come up with possible story ideas, add onto each paragraph they will include in their biography, and a reference sheet. Space to write a rough draft as well as a final draft is included.
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60 Engaging Narrative Writing Prompts
By Miss Yous Clues and Resources
Using narrative writing prompts in the classroom can be a powerful way to encourage creativity, enhance writing skills, and foster storytelling abilities in students. This resource includes 60 narrative writing prompts designed specifically to help students develop their writing with a clear beginning, middle, and end.
Key Benefits:
- Promotes Creativity: These prompts allow students to stretch their imagination. From writing about pirates looking for new jobs to imagining themselves as famous inventors, the prompts encourage students to think outside the box and create unique stories.
- Builds Writing Fluency: By regularly using these prompts, students will naturally build their writing fluency. Writing consistently helps them become more comfortable expressing their thoughts in written form.
- Supports the Writing Process: Each prompt includes a built-in checklist that guides students through the essentials of good writing, such as ensuring complete sentences, punctuation, capitalization, and legibility.
- Flexible Usage: Teachers can use the prompts for a variety of purposes. They are perfect for morning warm-ups, writing centers, bell-ringer activities, or weekly journal assignments. Additionally, the prompts are useful for writing workshops, where students can work through the writing process of drafting, revising, and editing.
- Encourages Organization: The prompts are designed to help students focus on organizing their thoughts clearly, which strengthens their ability to structure a story with a beginning, middle, and end. This can also support their understanding of narrative flow.
Classroom Applications:
- Daily or weekly writing exercises.
- Independent creative writing projects.
- Writing workshops to practice brainstorming, drafting, revising, and publishing.
- Can also be used for assessments of writing skills.
This resource is a valuable addition to any teacher's toolkit, providing engaging writing opportunities that will help students build essential writing skills while having fun with storytelling.
Narrative Writing Task Cards: Prewriting & Revision Tasks for Centers
By Betsy Newmeyer
These fun narrative writing and revision task cards will help your students plan, draft, and revise a narrative writing piece from beginning to end. You can use these task cards in centers, work stations, as a scoot, as a fast-paced game, or to provide small group and differentiated instruction. This resource includes 12 prewriting task cards, 48 revision task cards and 2 story planning worksheets that can be copied double-sided and folded into a table tent to assist your writers throughout the entire drafting process. Mix and match the cards to best meet your student's needs. This resource also includes blank task cards and comes in both color and black & white versions to make printing easier. Preparing your task cards is easy. Simply print and cut! Lamination is optional but does boost durability.
What's Included? (in color & in B&W)
12 prewriting task cards
1 page of 4 blank prewriting task cards
2 story planning worksheets
48 revision task cards
1 page of 4 blank revision task cards
PRE-WRITING TASK CARD TOPICS:
- Research
- Setting Development
- Character Development
- Character Traits
- Conflict Development
- Word Bank
- Sensory Details
- Dialogue
- Lesson or Moral of the Story
- Story Telling
- Great Opening Line
- 4 Blank Task Cards for Teacher Use
REVISION TASK CARD TOPICS:
- 4 Capitalization Tasks
- 4 Punctuation Tasks
- Comma Rules
- 4 Dialogue Rules
- 3 Sentence Fluency Tasks
- 1 Spelling
- 12 Adding Details Tasks: sensory details, adjectives, adverbs, transition words, figurative language, weather details, character thoughts, dialogue, emotions.
- 4 Word Choice Tasks
- 4 Organization Tasks
- 4 Character Tasks
- 4 Blank Task Cards for teacher use.
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Christmas & Winter December Writing Prompts w Writing Paper for Literacy Centers
By That One Cheerful Classroom
Make getting your writing station in your literacy centers set up quick and easy with these fun and engaging December writing prompts! This set includes 20 different Christmas and Winter themed writing prompts for students to choose from in their writing center. Quick and easy setup, plus clear student directions make these writing prompts perfect for independent work and substitute days, too!
Lead your students to discover their writing ability by practicing it independently during center time. Students will love getting to choose which prompt they wish to respond to!
Here's what you'll get:
- 20 different writing prompts
- 3 styles of writing paper
- word bank
Prep is quick and easy... Just print the student pages, gather pencils, and you're ready for a fun and engaging writing center!
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Mystery Valentine Writing Pack - February Writing Prompt & Activities Grades 3-5
By MrsBaileyandHerClass
Looking for fun and engaging February writing activities? This Mystery Valentine Writing Packis the perfect resource to inspire creativity and celebrate Valentine’s Day in your classroom! Packed with a Valentine's Day writing prompt, guided drafting pages, student valentine craft activity, and a complete bulletin board kit, this resource will have your students brainstorming, writing, and proudly showcasing their work. Designed for grades 3-5, this Valentine-themed activity is a must-have for your February lesson plans.
Here’s What’s Inside:
❤️ Brainstorm Pre-Write Page: Spark ideas with a Valentine-themed prompt and an easy-to-use organizer to structure student stories.
❤️ Drafting Pages: Keep students on track with guided pages for the beginning, middle, and end, featuring key questions to develop their mystery story.
❤️ Publishing Paper: Valentine’s Day-themed templates give students a polished and festive way to publish their writing.
❤️ Student Valentine Craft: A creative craft for students to showcase a scene from their story—perfect for adding personality to your bulletin board!
❤️ Bulletin Board Kit: Complete with **red and pink borders, Valentine-themed letters, and eye-catching graphics **for an easy and festive classroom display.
Why Teachers Love It:
✔️ February Writing Prompt and Activities: Perfect for Valentine’s Day lessons or as part of your February curriculum.
✔️ Engages Grades 3-5: Age-appropriate and developmentally aligned to help upper elementary students succeed.
✔️ Valentine’s Day Activities Made Easy: Combines writing, creativity, and classroom decor into one seamless resource.
✔️ All-in-One Bulletin Board Kit: Save time with a ready-to-use display that shows off your students' writing.
Ways to Use This Pack:
- Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a fun and interactive classroom writing activity.
- Incorporate into your February writing centers or morning work.
- Use as a creative writing project leading up to Valentine’s Day.
- Display student work with the included bulletin board kit to make your classroom pop!
This resource is perfect for teachers searching for February writing prompts, Valentine’s Day classroom activities, or an easy-to-prep creative writing lesson.
Download now to make this Valentine’s Day unforgettable for your students—and stress-free for you!
TEAM SANTA! Reindeer Writing, Craft, and Bulletin Board
By Leslie Ann Porter - Small Town Teacher Life
Who wouldn't want to be on Santa's Reindeer Team? This fun and simple craft and writing activity allows students to write what they have learned (or made up) about their reindeer and what awesome features it has. In a job application, they express their reasons for wanting to be on Santa's Team! Add the cute reindeer faces, and this craft is one that you and your students will love!
The craft is simple! No prep! The students just color, cut, and paste (and its all on one page)!
Includes:
TEAM SANTA bulletin board headers with holly leaves and berries for decoration
One page, no prep reindeer craft
Writing page with different line options.
Thanks so much for your purchase, and Happy Holidays!
I would love to see your finished projects! If you post them on Instagram, please tag me! @smalltownteacherlife or use #smalltownteacherlife
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Thanksgiving Recipe Remix Activity
By Sara Matherne
The Thanksgiving Recipe Remix is a creative and engaging classroom activity that brings Thanksgiving-themed fun into a standards-aligned lesson.
Students get to craft their own unique twist on classic Thanksgiving dishes by combining traditional recipes with unexpected "twist" ingredients. Then, they’ll plan and present a persuasive commercial to “sell” their dish to the class.
This project is perfect for winding down before Thanksgiving break while keeping students’ reading, writing, speaking, and critical thinking skills sharp. With recipe cards, twist ingredient cards, detailed worksheets for different grade levels, and a commercial planning sheet, this ready-to-go activity saves teachers planning time and provides students with an experience that blends creativity with academic rigor.
Bring some festive fun to your classroom—your students will love it!
Compare & Contrast Worksheets | Picture Cards | Poster
By Elementary divas
If you are teaching Compare & Contrast this is for you. Engage your students or child learn the process of compare & contrast writing with these worksheets. Great for homework, early finishers, homeschool, morning work, the practices are endless.
What's included:
- 24 Worksheets
- 48 Picture Cards
- 1 Poster
- 37 pages of work total
Here is the list of topics:
- Bat vs. Bird
- Boy vs. Girl
- Brown Bear vs. Polar Bear
- Car vs. Train
- Cat vs. Dog
- Cow vs. Pig
- Donkey vs. Camel
- Donut vs. Cake
- Elephant vs. Dinosaur
- Goat vs. Hippo
- Gorilla vs. Monkey
- Hedgehog vs. Skunk
- Kangaroo vs. Koala
- Mail vs. E-mail
- Panda vs. Penguin
- Raccoon vs. Fox
- Shark vs. Whale
- Sheep vs. Pony
- Skyscraper vs. House
- Squirrel vs. Bunny
- Tablet vs. Laptop
- Tiger vs. Lion
- Turkey vs. Chicken
- Zebra vs. Giraffe
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Science Enrichment Prompts Editable – Year Long Independent Projects
By Michellecurtis
Bring excitement and independent exploration into your science classroom with these 52 editable Science Enrichment Prompts! Perfect for fostering critical thinking, curiosity, and research skills, this resource allows students to dive into fascinating science topics like the Solar System, Marie Curie, Black Holes, and Paleontology. Each prompt is fully customizable, making it easy to tailor to your specific needs and grade level.
Why Teachers Love This Resource:
- Editable & Flexible: Adjust each prompt to fit your classroom’s unique learning goals.
- Year-Long Enrichment: With 52 weeks of projects, this resource offers continuous learning opportunities.
- Easy to Implement: No prep required—just print, glue into journals, and let students explore!
- Engages Students: Prompts are designed to spark curiosity in students, encouraging independent research on diverse topics.
- Develops Key Skills: Students will build their research, writing, and critical thinking skills, making this an ideal addition to any enrichment program.
Whether you are looking to challenge advanced learners or provide extra support for students needing more engagement, these science prompts make it easy to bring differentiated instruction to your classroom.
10 Thanksgiving Narrative Picture Prompts and Planner: Print and Go & Slides
By TooBookedUp
Inspire your middle school students to craft vivid narratives with this autumn-themed essay planning guide. This resource includes 10 high-quality, fall-themed photos, from a turkey taking a trip, to a mysterious ghost family feast, to a lone parade float on an abandoned street, perfect for sparking imagination and guiding students through the narrative writing process.
Learning Objectives:
- Develop the ability to plan and draft a narrative story that captivates and engages.
- Foster creativity and ensure narratives include all essential elements of a well-structured narrative text.
What's Inside:
- A structured 5-day cycle for each picture prompt, guiding students from initial brainstorming to the final draft.
- Detailed graphic organizers are designed to help students explore the setting, characters, conflict, and resolution in depth.
- A GoogleSlides presentation with each high-interest photo for classroom projection, making it easy to introduce each new writing prompt.
How to Use:
- Day 1: Project the photo prompt using the slides and encourage students to brainstorm ideas with the help of the graphic organizer.
- Day 2: Begin drafting the narrative, drawing inspiration from the projected image.
- Day 3: Continue the narrative, weaving in details and developing the plot.
- Day 4: Conduct peer or teacher feedback sessions, followed by revisions and editing.
- Day 5: Publish the final narrative piece, celebrating the students' completed work.
Standards Alignment:
- Aligned with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3 through W.8.3, ensuring that the resource meets educational standards for narrative writing.
Formats Available:
- A ready-to-use PDF for printouts and a Google Slides for easy classroom display.
Usage Scenario:
- Ideal for middle school teachers to use as a standalone writing unit, an extension activity, or as part of a choice board for students.
Highlights:
- Engaging and diverse photo prompts: Each image is selected to appeal to middle school students, with themes including technology, society, animals, aviation, and more.
- Ready for the classroom: With the PowerPoint slides, you can easily introduce each writing prompt, while the print-ready PDFs make preparation quick and effortless.
Transform your classroom's approach to narrative writing with this engaging, standards-aligned essay planning guide. Watch as your students' creativity takes flight with each captivating photo prompt!
Election Themed Reading Comprehension with Questions & Creative Writing Prompts
By Pearlie Janes Creations
Teach students about elections while strengthening their reading and critical thinking skills with our Election Themed Reading Comprehension Passages and Creative Writing Prompts! This comprehensive resource features four election themed reading passages, comprehension questions, vocabulary practice, and creative writing prompts. Perfect for classroom or home learning, this resource is ideal for upper elementary students.
What’s Inside?
- 4 Reading Passages: Engaging, election-related reading passages that cover important concepts like the voting process, the history of elections, and more. These passages are designed to teach students about elections while boosting their reading comprehension.
- 3 Multiple-Choice Comprehension Questions per Passage: Test students’ understanding of each passage with multiple-choice questions that challenge them to think critically about the text.
- 2 Multiple-Choice Vocabulary Questions per Passage: Help students build their vocabulary with questions that focus on key election-related terms found in the passages.
- 1 Short Answer Question per Passage: Encourage deeper thinking by asking students to provide written answers that reflect on the passage’s content, allowing for extended comprehension practice.
- 3 Creative Writing Prompts: Inspire students to explore their creativity with writing prompts.
Educational and Practical Benefits
- Improves Reading Comprehension: Students will strengthen their reading skills through targeted questions that focus on comprehension, vocabulary, and critical thinking.
- Expands Vocabulary: Multiple-choice vocabulary questions help students learn and understand important election-related terms, expanding their political vocabulary.
- Encourages Critical Thinking: The short-answer questions require students to analyze the passages, make connections, and form conclusions.
- Inspires Creative Writing: The included writing prompts encourage students to apply their understanding of elections in creative ways, such as imagining a campaign or writing a persuasive piece on the importance of voting.
Perfect for Various Settings
This versatile set is ideal for:
- Classroom Use: Use as part of your social studies, reading comprehension, or language arts lessons to teach about elections while reinforcing critical skills.
- Homework Assignments: Assign the reading passages and questions as homework to provide additional practice and review outside of class.
- Test Preparation: Great for preparing students for standardized tests by practicing reading comprehension with election-themed material.
- Home Learning: Ideal for homeschooling families or parents who want to support their child’s learning about elections and reading skills.
Why Choose This Resource?
Our Election Themed Reading Comprehension with Questions & Creative Writing Prompts offers a well-rounded and engaging approach to teaching students about elections while improving their literacy skills. With multiple-choice questions, vocabulary practice, and creative writing prompts, this resource makes learning about the election process fun, interactive, and educational.
Narrative Texts POSTERS BUNDLE | Creative Story Writing ANCHOR CHARTS BUNDLE!
By Teachin Tips
Are you looking for quality resources to teach your students all about narrative writing? Then look no further, this Narrative Writing Posters BUNDLE has you covered! Includes anchor charts to help your students with character, setting, plot & object ideas to include in their stories as well as a variety of mentor texts to help your students understand how to write a narrative text! This BUNDLE also includes editing & revising support posters and not to mention student self-assessment checklists to help your students learn to edit & revise their own narrative texts instead of relying on the teacher!
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✏️ 53 Posters
✏️ 7 Character Ideas Posters
✏️ 7 Setting Ideas Posters
✏️ 7 Object Ideas Posters
✏️ 7 Plot Ideas Posters
✏️ 10 Image Prompt Posters
✏️ DIFFERENTIATED Mentor Texts
✏️ Revising Checklist
✏️ Editing Checklist
✏️ Revising Poster
✏️ Editing Poster
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Writing a Play - Graphic Organizer, Example, and Template
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Writing a play is a perfect project that gives students time to write about an event that happened in their life or an event that they made up. Once they are finished, they can share it with different groups of people and have their friends play each character. This packet includes information to share with your students about what a play is, what steps to follow when writing the beginning, middle and end of a play, why we write a play, who we write a play for, and tips to look for when rereading and editing. This packet also includes an example showing the process that is used to write with a play using a graphic organizer and an example of a play. On the last several pages, two templates are included to help students write the rough draft and final draft of their play that includes space for characters, props, act, scenes, and lines to show what their characters are saying.
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October Halloween Writing Prompts with Writing Paper for Literacy Centers
By That One Cheerful Classroom
Make getting your writing station in your literacy centers set up quick and easy with these fun and engaging October writing prompts! This set includes 20 different Halloween writing prompts for students to choose from in their writing center. Quick and easy setup, plus clear student directions make these writing prompts perfect for independent work and substitute days, too!
Lead your students to discover their writing ability by practicing it independently during center time. Students will love getting to choose which prompt they wish to respond to!
Here's what you'll get:
- 20 different writing prompts
- 3 styles of writing paper
- word bank
Prep is quick and easy... Just print the student pages, gather pencils, and you're ready for a fun and engaging writing center!
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