6th Grade Creative Writing Thematic Unit Plans
Thanksgiving Gratitude Toast Writing Unit with Slides and Awards Grades 6+
By TooBookedUp
Looking for a meaningful and engaging way to bring gratitude into your classroom this Thanksgiving season? This 4-Day Thanksgiving Toast Writing Unit has everything you need to help your students craft heartfelt toasts while building their public speaking and writing skills. It's print-and-go, includes interactive slides, and is loaded with fun Thanksgiving puns to keep your students motivated and inspired!
What’s Inside:
- Day 1: Kick off with a Do Now, note-taking, and brainstorming a mind map of gratitude.
- Day 2: Plan and draft your toast using a structured planning guide.
- Day 3: Revise with peer feedback and finalize the toast.
- Day 4: Present with style in a festive classroom setting!
- Bonus: Toast Awards (e.g., "Most Heartfelt," "Funniest Toast") to celebrate your students’ creativity!
What Makes This Resource Special?
- Complete Package: Includes detailed lesson plans, printable guided notes, slides, and awards.
- Flexible & Easy-to-Use: Print-and-go resources allow you to spend less time prepping and more time enjoying the activity.
- Interactive and Fun: Engage students with brainstorming activities, video clips, and a celebratory presentation day featuring pie and sparkling juice.
- Real-World Skills: Students practice public speaking, writing, and expressing gratitude—skills they’ll use for a lifetime!
Perfect For:
- Thanksgiving week lessons
- Middle school ELA or Speech classes
- Public speaking units
Teacher Tips for Maximum Impact:
- Bring in sparkling juice and pie to create a “Thanksgiving Toast Table” for presentation day.
- Set up a festive classroom with fall-themed decorations and soft background music.
- Use the included Toast Awards to celebrate students’ creativity and confidence.
PROMPTS ÉCRITURE - HISTOIRE - ÉVÉNEMENTS MAJEURS - ÉCRITURE CRÉATIVE - ROUTINE
By French Made Fun!
De nos jours, il semble que les élèves connaissent de moins en moins les grands événements et moments historiques, qu'ils soient bons ou mauvais. Ce document est conçu pour permettre aux enseignants de donner à leurs élèves un aperçu de certains événements majeurs de l'Histoire que nous n'avons souvent pas le temps d'explorer en détail en classe, mais qui offrent au moins aux élèves une première introduction à ces moments marquants.
Ce document pédagogique propose une immersion dans 41 moments marquants de l’Histoire mondiale à travers des récits captivants. Chaque semaine, les élèves découvriront un personnage fictif placé au cœur d'un événement historique majeur, avec un focus sur le contexte temporel, géographique, les personnes impactées et les répercussions à long terme de cet événement.
Les élèves seront invités à rédiger des entrées de journal intime en adoptant la perspective de personnages historiques, tels qu'un jeune garçon dans un pensionnat autochtone, une infirmière sur le front de la guerre de Sécession, ou encore un membre d'une communauté des Premières Nations lors des négociations des traités avec le gouvernement canadien.
Objectifs pédagogiques :
- Comprendre les moments historiques clés qui ont façonné le monde et leurs répercussions durables.
- Encourager l’écriture créative et l’exploration des perspectives personnelles et historiques.
- Sensibiliser les élèves à l’empathie à travers des récits ancrés dans des contextes réels.
- Stimuler la réflexion critique en analysant comment les événements ont affecté les différentes communautés.
Contenu :
- 41 semaines de suggestions d'écriture basées sur des moments historiques divers et enrichissants.
- Chaque activité inclut les détails clés : période, lieu, personnes touchées, et conséquences à long terme sur le monde.
- Des descriptions concises pour guider les élèves dans leur écriture.
- Une activité engageante où les élèves imaginent des récits personnels tout en explorant des événements historiques.
- Ces événements sont accompagnés d'images captivantes permettant aux élèves d'être transportés dans ces moments historiques. Grâce à ces visuels, ils pourront s'immerger pleinement dans les différentes époques et contextes, enrichissant ainsi leur compréhension et leur expérience de l'histoire.
Exemples de moments historiques que vos élèves verront ici:
- Les raids vikings
- L'Égypte antique sous les pharaons
- L'Empire mongol sous Gengis Khan
- La cour de Versailles sous Marie-Antoinette
- Le Japon féodal
- Les explorations portugaises du XVe siècle
- La peste noire en Europe médiévale
- L'esclavage dans le Sud des États-Unis au XIXe siècle
- Les Croisades
- Les voyages de Marco Polo sur la route de la soie
- La Résistance en France pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale
- La construction de la Grande Muraille de Chine sous la dynastie Qin
- Le premier voyage de Christophe Colomb vers le Nouveau Monde
- La Première Guerre mondiale
- L'atelier de Coco Chanel à Paris dans les années 1920
- Le Chemin de fer clandestin et l'évasion des esclaves vers le Canada
- La ruée vers l'or en Californie
- ET BIEN PLUS! Il y a 41 semaines comme ça !
Ce produit unique combine l’apprentissage de l’Histoire et l’écriture créative, tout en développant la conscience historique des élèves. Idéal pour renforcer l’intérêt des élèves pour l’Histoire tout en les aidant à développer leurs compétences en écriture narrative.
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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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Photo Writing Prompts with Music: Creative Writing Visual Story Starters Bundle
By Betsy Newmeyer
Inspire reluctant writers with no-prep, digital visual photo writing prompts set to music. You'll get 30 photos prompts, each one set to music, that act as story starters for creative writing projects. You'll also get printable AND editable graphic organizers for both Google Docs and Google Slides, which makes differentiating and supporting reluctant or struggling writers easy. If you're looking for easy, no-prep digitalwriting prompts that will stimulate the senses, this resource is ideal. Can be used throughout the year, year after year.
Use as a Guided Whole Class Lesson. Using this resource is really easy. Simply select a slide to display on your screen, interactive TV, or smartboard for your students in present mode. Then turn up the volume as the embedded music starts to play (starts automatically), and sit back and watch as the creative juices start flowing. The visual and auditory stimuli will help students quickly generate a word bank full of ideas, which is perfect for creative writing. Use the slides to start a conversation, brainstorm ideas for characters, settings, and conflicts, generate a word bank, or inspire an entire week-long writing project. Use as a low-stakes quick write activity or a longer-term writing activity.
Here's what you'll get . . .
- 30 different digital photo prompts for teachers on Google Slides
- Unique song or sound effect for each photo prompt to set the tone (music starts automatically on every slide)
- Teacher’s Guide with lesson ideas
- Prompts and Differentiation Ideas Teacher Guide for each of the 3 resources
- Student Google Slideshow that includes each of the photos and brainstorming organizer
- Individual Writing Prompt Google docs, each with a photo and graphic brainstorming organizer (does not include the sound effects or songs on the docs)
- 2 Graphic Organizers to generate and capture story ideas
Differentiating for student needs is easy. Students can brainstorm ideas via speech to text or typing directly onto a Google Slide or Google Doc. Simply push out the doc or slide out through Google Classroom and be sure to give each student their own digital copy. OR give students the printable document to handwrite their ideas. Use the Prompts and Differentiation Ideas Teacher guide to further support struggling writers by providing kids with a completed word bank, questions to answer, and story ideas.
In my own 5th-grade classroom, I like to have my students silently brainstorm ideas before they meet up with partners to build a story. Sometimes we use the photo and accompanying soundtrack as a quick-write while other times we work our way through the entire writing process. Often, I’ll use my interactive TV to record student ideas and capture a word bank directly on the slide before sending the class to their seats to further develop their ideas. Once, during an observation, the recess bell rang and not a single student noticed because they were so wrapped up in their writing. I'd call that a win!
Teachers love this resource because it's so easy to use and doesn't require any prep time or complicated steps. Students love the music and fun photos that really help set the mood, making writing so much easier.
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Writing Prompt Photos With Audio Soundtrack: Google Slides Bundle
I'd love to hear how you use this resource in your classroom! Feel free to email me at iteachiwrite@yahoo.com with any questions or suggestions you may have. And don't forget to rate this product in order to earn TeachShare Credits for future purchases!
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