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| fun writing activities for middle school: Journal Buddies Jill Schoenberg, 2007-05-01 Simple but powerful, Journal Buddies is no ordinary journal. It is an invitation to experience a journaling adventure and to expand creativity and express feelings. It is an opportunity to strengthen self-esteem, build healthy relationships and create a positive outlook on life. It is a unique journal created with the help of important people in life, such as friends, parents, teachers, family members, etc. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) Dan Santat, 2017-10-03 From the New York Times-bestselling creator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend comes the inspiring epilogue to the beloved classic nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty. Everyone knows that when Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. But what happened after? Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's poignant tale follows Humpty Dumpty, an avid bird watcher whose favorite place to be is high up on the city wall--that is, until after his famous fall. Now terrified of heights, Humpty can longer do many of the things he loves most. Will he summon the courage to face his fear? After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) is a masterful picture book that will remind readers of all ages that Life begins when you get back up. 2018 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Winner A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2017 A New York Times Notable Children's Book of 2017 A New York City Public Library Notable Best Book for Kids A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2017 A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of 2017 An NPR Best Book of 2017 |
| fun writing activities for middle school: A Writer's Notebook Ralph Fletcher, 2010-08-24 Tap into your inner writer with this book of practical advice by the bestselling author of How Writers Work and the ALA Notable Book Fig Pudding. Writers are just like everyone else—except for one big difference. Most people go through life experiencing daily thoughts and feelings, noticing and observing the world around them. But writers record these thoughts and observations. They react. And they need a special place to record those reactions. Perfect for classrooms, A Writer’s Notebook gives budding writers a place to keep track of all the little things they notice every day. Young writers will love these useful tips for how to use notes and jottings to create stories and poems of their own. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: The Daily 5 Gail Boushey, Joan Moser, 2014 The Daily 5, Second Edition retains the core literacy components that made the first edition one of the most widely read books in education and enhances these practices based on years of further experience in classrooms and compelling new brain research. The Daily 5 provides a way for any teacher to structure literacy (and now math) time to increase student independence and allow for individualized attention in small groups and one-on-one. Teachers and schools implementing the Daily 5 will do the following: Spend less time on classroom management and more time teaching Help students develop independence, stamina, and accountability Provide students with abundant time for practicing reading, writing, and math Increase the time teachers spend with students one-on-one and in small groups Improve schoolwide achievement and success in literacy and math. The Daily 5, Second Edition gives teachers everything they need to launch and sustain the Daily 5, including materials and setup, model behaviors, detailed lesson plans, specific tips for implementing each component, and solutions to common challenges. By following this simple and proven structure, teachers can move from a harried classroom toward one that hums with productive and engaged learners. What's new in the second edition: Detailed launch plans for the first three weeks Full color photos, figures, and charts Increased flexibility regarding when and how to introduce each Daily 5 choice New chapter on differentiating instruction by age and stamina Ideas about how to integrate the Daily 5 with the CAFE assessment system New chapter on the Math Daily 3 structure |
| fun writing activities for middle school: The Top 10 Ways to Ruin the First Day of School Ken Derby, 2014-04-05 Follows the humorous attempts of fifth grader Anthony Tony Baloney Madison to become a guest on his favorite television show, The Late Show with David Letterman. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: First Day Jitters Julie Danneberg, 2013-01-07 Head back to school with the bestselling picture book classic! The perennial classroom read-aloud favorite for students and teachers, reminding us we all get the jitters sometimes. A perfect new school year pick for kindergarteners, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders who are feeling nervous or anxious about starting their first day. Sarah Jane Hartwell has that sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach—she's nervous and doesn't want to start a new school year. She doesn't know anybody, and nobody knows her. It will be awful. She just knows it. With a little convicing from Mr. Hartwell, Sarah Jane reluctantly heads to class. Shy at first, she's quickly befriended by Mrs. Burton and is reminded that everyone at school gets the jitters sometimes. A beloved and bestselling back to school staple, Sarah Jane's relatable story and its surprise ending will delight seasoned students and new faces alike who are anxious about their first day. • Includes a Certificate of Courage for First Day Completion and a First Day Memories Sheet! |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Surrealist Games Alastair Brotchie, Mel Gooding, 1993 The Surrealist movement that arose in Europe in the early 1900s used playful procedures and systematic stratagems to create provocative works and challenge the conventions of art, literature, and society. They conducted their experiments through art and polemic, manifesto and demonstration, love and politics. But it was above all through game-playing that they sought to subvert academic modes of inquiry and undermine the complacent certainties of the bourgeoisie. Surrealist games is a delightful compendium that allows the reader to enjoy firsthand the methodologies of the Surreal, with their amazing swings between the verbal and the visual, the beautiful and the grotesque. It is also a box of games to play for fun: poetic, imaginative, revelatory, full of possibilities for unlocking the door to the unconscious and releasing the poetry of collective creativity. The boxed set contains: * A 168-page sewn, illustrated hardcover book packed with outrageous language games, alternative card games, Dream Lotto, and automatic techniques for making poems, stories, collages, photomontages, and candle-smoke drawings. The illustrations are by such artists as Max Ernst, Hans Arp, and Tristan Tzara * A fold-out game board for the Goose Game, designed by Andr� Breton, Yves Tanguy, and others * A Little Surrealist Dictionary |
| fun writing activities for middle school: The Best Part of Me , 2002 An award-winning photographer captures children's thoughts about their bodies in striking b&w photos and disarmingly honest words. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Lessons That Change Writers Nancie Atwell, 2017-03-02 In Lessons That Change Writers, Nancie has narrowed and deepened her conversation with teachers, to focus on the minilesson as a vehicle for helping students improve their writing. She shares over a hundred of these writing lessons which are described by her students as the best of the best. The lessons fall into the following four categories that provide the structure for this book: Lessons about Topics: ways to develop ideas for pieces of writing that will matter to writers and to their readers Lessons about Principles of Writing: ways to think and write deliberately to create literature Lessons about Genre: in which we observe and name the ways that good free verse poems, formatted poetry, essays, short stories, memoirs, thank-you letters, profiles, parodies, and book reviews work and Lessons about Conventions: what readers' eyes and minds have been trained to expect, and how marks and forms function to give writing more voice and power and to make reading predictable and easy. Lessons That Change Writers includes: A book with over a hundred minilessons, along with the theory behind each lesson Online Resources that include of hundreds of reproducibles: overheads of principles, approaches, rules, and examples readings for your students classroom posters of essential quotations for aspiring writers examples of work by Nancie's kids-student writings that illustrate the lessons and will instruct and inspire your student writers |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Craft Lessons Ralph Fletcher, JoAnn Portalupi, 2023-10-10 Since its publication in 1998 Craft Lessons has become a staple in the writing classroom of both new and experienced teachers. Authors Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi recognized the need for a succinct resource and teamed together to write the second edition of Craft Lessons: Teaching Writing K-8 . Teachers pressed for time will appreciate the practical lessons and instructional language geared to three grade level groupings: K-2, 3-4, and 5-8. This edition includes: 17 brand new lessons; mini lessons designed from teachers’ comments about what is observed students’ writing Revisions to other craft lessons and the resource materials sections have been expanded New ways to approach teaching using elements of craft and the reading-writing connection A subject index to find specific craft lessons with ease The authors’ thoughts about how craft lessons fit into their newest thinking about the qualities of writing: Ideas, Design, Language, and Presentation The 95 lessons in this book provide a wealth of information for teaching leads, character, endings, stronger verbs, and much more. This new edition reestablishes Craft Lessons as the crucial desert island book for harried writing teachers everywhere |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Writing to Learn William Zinsser, 2013-04-30 This is an essential book for everyone who wants to write clearly about any subject and use writing as a means of learning. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: The Wild Card Wade King, Hope King, 2018-01-08 Experience a Creative Breakthrough in Your Classroom Have you ever wished you were more creative... or that your students were more engaged in your lessons? The Wild Card is your step-by-step guide to experiencing a creative breakthrough in your classroom with your students. Even if you've never painted a portrait or written a poem, you can create unforgettable lessons that help your learners retain content. In this book, Wade and Hope King show you how to draw on your authentic self--your past experiences, personality quirks, interests, hobbies, and strengths--to deliver your content creatively. The seven steps in The Wild Card will give you the knowledge and the confidence to bring creative teaching strategies into your classroom. You'll learn... Why the deck is not stacked against you, no matter what kind of hand you've been dealt Why you should never listen to the Joker How to identify the Ace up your sleeve and use it to create classroom magic How to apply the Rules of Rigor in order to fuse creativity with learning How to become the Wild Card that changes the game for your students This book is a teacher wonderland of ideas, inspiration, and mind-blowing magic. --Ron Clark, New York Times bestselling author and cofounder, Ron Clark Academy Hope and Wade provide powerful, proven, practical steps to discovering the creativity inside of us all. --Kim Bearden, cofounder and executive director, Ron Clark Academy, author of LA Times bestselling Crash Course Wade and Hope King challenge, equip, and emPOWER you to create lessons that bring light (not dread) to your students' eyes. --Jason David Frank, actor, Power Ranger, and eighth-degree black belt martial artist These pages are full of real-life stories that will pull you in and challenge you to your core. --Amy Lemons, educator and blogger SetTheStageToEngage.com |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Duck! Rabbit! Amy Krouse Rosenthal, 2010-07-01 From the award-winning author of Little Pea, Little Hoot, and Little Oink comes a clever take on the age-old optical illusion: is it a duck or a rabbit? Depends on how you look at it! Readers will find more than just Amy Krouse Rosenthal's signature humor herethere's also a subtle lesson for kids who don't know when to let go of an argument. A smart, simple story that will make readers of all ages eager to take a side, Duck! Rabbit! makes it easy to agree on one thing—reading it again! |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Notebook Know-how Aimee Elizabeth Buckner, 2005 Presents tips for elementary and middle school teachers on how to use writing notebooks to help students develop skills and habits associated with good writing. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Leo the Late Bloomer Robert Kraus, 1994-01-20 Leo isn't reading, or writing, or drawing, or even speaking, and his father is concerned. But Leo's mother isn't. She knows her son will do all those things, and more, when he's ready. 'Reassuring for other late bloomers, this book is illustrated with beguiling pictures.' -- Saturday Review. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Whole Novels for the Whole Class Ariel Sacks, 2013-10-21 Work with students at all levels to help them read novels Whole Novels is a practical, field-tested guide to implementing a student-centered literature program that promotes critical thinking and literary understanding through the study of novels with middle school students. Rather than using novels simply to teach basic literacy skills and comprehension strategies, Whole Novels approaches literature as art. The book is fully aligned with the Common Core ELA Standards and offers tips for implementing whole novels in various contexts, including suggestions for teachers interested in trying out small steps in their classrooms first. Includes a powerful method for teaching literature, writing, and critical thinking to middle school students Shows how to use the Whole Novels approach in conjunction with other programs Includes video clips of the author using the techniques in her own classroom This resource will help teachers work with students of varying abilities in reading whole novels. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Quack and Count Keith Baker, 2004 Seven ducklings take a rhyming look at addition. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: The Important Book Margaret Wise Brown, 1990-03-10 The important thing about The Important Book -- is that you let your child tell you what is important about the sun and the moon and the wind and the rain and a bug and a bee and a chair and a table and a pencil and a bear and a rainbow and a cat (if he wants to). For the important thing about The Important Book is that the book goes on long after it is closed.What is most important about many familiar things -- like rain and wind, apples and daisies -- is suggested in rhythmic words and vivid pictures. 'A perfect book . . . the text establishes a word game which tiny children will accept with glee.' -- K. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Traits of Writing Ruth Culham, 2010 Effective, easy-to-use tools for trait-based assessment and instruction--just for middle school teachers. Includes printable reproducible forms! |
| fun writing activities for middle school: 101 Creative Writing Exercises Melissa Donovan, 2012-02-03 101 Creative Writing Exercises takes you on an adventure through the world of creative writing. Explore different forms and genres by experimenting with fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Discover effective writing concepts, tools, and techniques. Create projects you can publish. Ideal for new and experienced writers alike, this book will enlighten and inspire you with exciting new ideas. Freewriting Journaling and Memoir Fiction and Storytelling Form Poetry and Free Verse Article and Blog Writing By Melissa Donovan, Founder and Editor of Writing Forward, a critically acclaimed blog packed with creative writing tips and ideas |
| fun writing activities for middle school: A Long Walk to Water Linda Sue Park, 2010 The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours' walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the lost boys of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay. Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is a survivor, and his story goes on to intersect with Nya's in an astonishing and moving way. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: The Writing Revolution Judith C. Hochman, Natalie Wexler, 2017-08-07 Why you need a writing revolution in your classroom and how to lead it The Writing Revolution (TWR) provides a clear method of instruction that you can use no matter what subject or grade level you teach. The model, also known as The Hochman Method, has demonstrated, over and over, that it can turn weak writers into strong communicators by focusing on specific techniques that match their needs and by providing them with targeted feedback. Insurmountable as the challenges faced by many students may seem, The Writing Revolution can make a dramatic difference. And the method does more than improve writing skills. It also helps: Boost reading comprehension Improve organizational and study skills Enhance speaking abilities Develop analytical capabilities The Writing Revolution is as much a method of teaching content as it is a method of teaching writing. There's no separate writing block and no separate writing curriculum. Instead, teachers of all subjects adapt the TWR strategies and activities to their current curriculum and weave them into their content instruction. But perhaps what's most revolutionary about the TWR method is that it takes the mystery out of learning to write well. It breaks the writing process down into manageable chunks and then has students practice the chunks they need, repeatedly, while also learning content. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: The Name Jar Yangsook Choi, 2013-10-30 A heartwarming story about the new girl in school, and how she learns to appreciate her Korean name. Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what happens when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious about fitting in. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she decides to choose an American name from a glass jar. But while Unhei thinks of being a Suzy, Laura, or Amanda, nothing feels right. With the help of a new friend, Unhei will learn that the best name is her own. From acclaimed creator Yangsook Choi comes the bestselling classic about finding the courage to be yourself and being proud of your background. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: A Fresh Look at Writing Donald H. Graves, 1994 Describes techniques that teachers can use to increase their students' appreciation for writing and offers a detailed, week-by-week description of fourteen sessions designed to improve students' writing and reading skills. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Journey Aaron Becker, 2020-12-01 The winner of the prestigious Caldecott Honor, and described by the New York Times as 'a masterwork', Aaron Becker's stunning, wordless picture book debut about self-determination and unexpected friendship follows a little girl who draws a magic door on her bedroom wall. Through it she escapes into a world where wonder, adventure and danger abound. Red marker pen in hand, she creates a boat, a balloon and a flying carpet which carry her on a spectacular journey ... who knows where? When she is captured by a sinister emperor, only an act of tremendous courage and kindness can set her free. Can it also guide her home and to happiness? In this exquisitely illustrated book, an ordinary child is launched on an extraordinary, magical journey towards her greatest and most rewarding adventure of all... |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Writing Essentials Regie Routman, 2005 Accompanying DVD includes videos of the author working with student writers. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Too Much Glue Jason Lefebvre, 2017-08-01 This enhanced eBook features read-along narration. Although Matty's art teacher has warned him that too much glue never dries, Matty loves glue. After all, he and his dad make oodles of glue projects at home. One day during art class, Matty finds the fullest bottles of glue, and the fun begins. With a squeeze and a plop, Matty pours a lake of glue before belly-flopping right in the middle and finds himself stuck to the desk. When Matty's dad arrives at the school, instead of being mad, he celebrates his son's creativity and calls him a work of art. With vibrant language and artwork and a wild, silly plot, Too Much Glue is sure to appeal to all children who love to get messy. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Write Like this Kelly Gallagher, 2011 If you want to learn how to shoot a basketball, you begin by carefully observing someone who knows how to shoot a basketball. If you want to be a writer, you begin by carefully observing the work of accomplished writers. Recognizing the importance that modeling plays in the learning process, high school English teacher Kelly Gallagher shares how he gets his students to stand next to and pay close attention to model writers, and how doing so elevates his students' writing abilities. Write Like This is built around a central premise: if students are to grow as writers, they need to read good writing, they need to study good writing, and, most important, they need to emulate good writers. In Write Like This, Kelly emphasizes real-world writing purposes, the kind of writing he wants his students to be doing twenty years from now. Each chapter focuses on a specific discourse: express and reflect, inform and explain, evaluate and judge, inquire and explore, analyze and interpret, and take a stand/propose a solution. In teaching these lessons, Kelly provides mentor texts (professional samples as well as models he has written in front of his students), student writing samples, and numerous assignments and strategies proven to elevate student writing. By helping teachers bring effective modeling practices into their classrooms, Write Like This enables students to become better adolescent writers. More important, the practices found in this book will help our students develop the writing skills they will need to become adult writers in the real world. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: The Art of Teaching Writing Lucy Calkins, 1986 Cloth Edition. The Art of Teaching Writing, New Edition, has major new chapters on assessment, thematic studies, writing throughout the day, reading/writing relationships, publication, curriculum development, nonfiction writing and home/school connections. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: A Letter from Your Teacher Shannon Olsen, 2022-03 From the author and illustrator of Our Class is a Family, this touching picture book expresses a teacher's sentiments and well wishes on the last day of school. Serving as a follow up to the letter in A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of School, it's a read aloud for teachers to bid a special farewell to their students at the end of the school year. Through a letter written from the teacher's point of view, the class is invited to reflect back on memories made, connections formed, and challenges met. The letter expresses how proud their teacher is of them, and how much they will be missed. Students will also leave on that last day knowing that their teacher is cheering them on for all of the exciting things to come in the future. There is a blank space on the last page for teachers to sign their own name, so that students know that the letter in the book is coming straight from them. With its sincere message and inclusive illustrations, A Letter From Your Teacher: On the Last Day of School is a valuable addition to any elementary school teacher's classroom library. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Writing Workshop in Middle School Marilyn Bogusch Pryle, 2013 Veteran teacher Marilyn Pryle knows first hand the challenges of teaching writing workshop in middle school. She has fine-tuned her approach over the years and now shares her classroom-tested strategies in this step-by-step guide. She shows you how to establish routines, set high expectations, plan assignments that balance structure and choice, sequence mini-lessons to maximize students' learning, design rubrics to ease the grading dilemma and encourage revision, and so much more. With management tips, scheduling options, test-prep ideas, ELL supports, and conferencing how-to's, this is the essential resource for teaching writing workshop in middle school! |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Humor Writing Bruce A. Goebel, 2011 In an educational environment of high-stakes tests and school accountability, humor has been virtually banned from the classroom. That's a shame, and perhaps a mistake, since student success depends on engagement, and young adults seem to be naturally drawn to comic media. How can you take advantage of your students' interest in humorous material? According to Bruce A. Goebel, incorporating humor writing into the classroom not only reduces student anxiety but also provides them with an opportunity to study and practice the careful and effective use of language. Divided into four chapters--(1) Humorous Words, Phrases, and Sentences, (2) Funny Stories and Essays, (3) Light Verse, and (4) Parody--the book offers more than 150 activities you can use to help students develop writing skills in voice, word choice, style, and organization while exploring a variety of genres. Depending on your purpose and needs, you can either sprinkle brief lessons throughout your instructional units or create an extended humor writing unit. Perhaps most important, these activities offer students the rare opportunity to express their creative, divergent-thinking sides in an increasingly serious classroom space. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Lesson Plans for Teaching Writing Chris Jennings Dixon, 2007 Why do students often graduate from high school unprepared for college writing? And what can we do about it? These are the questions that a group of classroom teachers set out to explore. Over the course of seven years, a group of middle, high school, college, and university teachers participated in a federally funded writing coalition project to implement innovative approaches to teaching writing. Together they developed this series of lesson plans designed to make writing both fun and an integral part of diverse curricula. Practical is the recurrent motif of each teaching strategy. Developed by real teachers in real classrooms, the lessons are grouped into seven categories: writing process, portfolios, literature, research, grammar, writing on demand, and media. Each lesson follows a standard format that includes purpose of the activity; necessary preparation; required props and materials; process and procedure for implementation; instructional pointers and/or possible pitfalls; and reflections from the teacher that provide behind the scenes insights. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: The English Grammar Workbook for Grades 6, 7, and 8 Lauralee Moss, 2018-09-18 Ace your grammar, improve your grades―125 simple exercises for grades 6, 7, and 8 Grammar is an essential part of the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade curriculum. With The English Grammar Workbook for Grades 6, 7, and 8, students will build a strong foundation for understanding the concepts of grammar and using them effectively when reading, writing, or speaking. This grammar workbook offers students the flexibility to learn at their own pace while providing the structure they need to successfully retain essential grammar rules, such as parts of speech, sentence structure, phrases and clauses, active and passive voice, mood, punctuation, writing style, and more. Inside the pages of this grammar workbook, you’ll find: Basics and building blocks—Students can progress at their own pace and build their knowledge as they go. Engaging lessons and reviews—Strengthen students’ learning and skill retention with simple reviews after every three lessons. Practical quizzes and answers—Prepare students for real-world grammar usage with helpful quizzes and an easy-to-navigate answer key. Make learning the fundamental concepts of grammar easy and organized. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Ditch That Textbook Matt Miller, 2015-04-13 Textbooks are symbols of centuries-old education. They're often outdated as soon as they hit students' desks. Acting by the textbook implies compliance and a lack of creativity. It's time to ditch those textbooks--and those textbook assumptions about learning In Ditch That Textbook, teacher and blogger Matt Miller encourages educators to throw out meaningless, pedestrian teaching and learning practices. He empowers them to evolve and improve on old, standard, teaching methods. Ditch That Textbook is a support system, toolbox, and manifesto to help educators free their teaching and revolutionize their classrooms. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Above and Beyond the Writing Workshop Shelley Harwayne, 2021 This book seeks to reinvigorate the teaching of writing by harkening back to the original principles of the writing workshop, offering teachers a meaningful way to teach children how to write with enthusiasm and expertise. The author argues that we must focus again on genuine curiosity, individual choice, big blocks of time, quality conversations, and powerful children's literature-- |
| fun writing activities for middle school: The Teaching of Writing Tony Petrosky, David Bartholomae, 1989 |
| fun writing activities for middle school: 501 Writing Prompts LearningExpress (Organization), 2018 This eBook features 501 sample writing prompts that are designed to help you improve your writing and gain the necessary writing skills needed to ace essay exams. Build your essay-writing confidence fast with 501 Writing Prompts! -- |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Creative Writing Activities and Lessons Stella Tartsinis, 2024-10-06 These creative writing activities and lessons are designed for a range of grade levels. The lessons encourage creativity while helping students build essential writing skills. |
| fun writing activities for middle school: Resources in Education , 2001 |
100 Creative Writing Prompts for Middle and Grade School Students
100 Creative Writing Prompts for Middle and Grade School Students. Fantasy and Imagination. 1.Magic Pet: Imagine you have a magical pet. What kind of pet is it, and what adventures do …
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Classroom warmers activity booklet - Cambridge English
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A cleverly manufactured hook will not only capture their imagination, it will also potentially provide a purpose and audience for their writing. Below are some suggestions of some simple hooks to …
A Collection of Activities to Teach Writing - sites.tufts.edu
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o Use circle-writing activities from time to time for a quick, fun and non-threatening creative writing exercise. Place students in groups of four to six people.
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Whether your child likes comic books, fiction, or history, be sure build time and rewards that reinforce reading and writing. These fun projects deliver lots of laughter as children learn parts …
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Teaching Students To Read &Write A Memoir - PBworks
The first lessons in teaching memoir involve exposing students to the characteristics of memoirs through the use of literature and are primarily reading lessons. Text-to-text and text-to-self …
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Telling a Story One-Word-at-a-Time. The series of activities below serves to focus students' attention on the skills involved in narrative speaking and writing. It can also be used as an …
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adapted from Jump In by Sharon Watson, our popular middle school writing curriculum. 1. You are writing to convince a friend NOT to watch a certain movie or read a particular book. 2. You are …
Creative Writing Activity Packet - Open Books
Creative Writing Activity Packet This packet includes creative writing prompts and activities that are simple, engaging, and fun. While students …
100 Creative Writing Prompts for Middle and Grade School …
100 Creative Writing Prompts for Middle and Grade School Students. Fantasy and Imagination. 1.Magic Pet: Imagine you have a magical pet. …
12 ENGAGING Year-End Activities & Ideas for Middl…
12 ENGAGING Year-End Activities & Ideas for Middle School ELA. STUDENT-CENTERED - CREATIVE - COLLABORATIVE. Idea 1. Use short …
Writing for enjoyment - National Literacy Trust
The writing ideas and prompts below have been created to inspire writers of all ages to pick up their pencil or pen and write for enjoyment. Encourage …
Classroom warmers activity booklet - Cambridge English
Classroom warmers activity booklet. This booklet includes seven exercises each for primary, lower secondary and upper secondary students. Contents. …
