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Imag(in)ing History Across Generations

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars write a one-page letter to their Grand-Students in explanation of the image and why they chose to preserve this image for them.
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Crazy Critters are Figuratively Fantastic

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use creatures created from their imaginations to practice hyperbole, simile, metaphor, and alliteration in association with creative writing. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to guide their writing.
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Back to the Future

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners imagine what it would be like to travel back in time. In this creative writing lesson plan, students watch parts of the film Back to the Future and examine artifacts from the past. Learners write a short story in which they...
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THE LIGHT HOUSE KEEPER

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders interpret historic images to develop empathy with individuals who lived in the past. They imagine what life in coastal Alabama was like at the beginning of the twentieth century and work on writing skills.
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Writing a poem

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students imagine themselves someplace -- the beach, a mountain top, a city street -- anywhere.
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Bunny Writing

For Teachers 1st
First graders word process imaginative stories about rabbits to put into individual booklets to take home.
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Word Pairs

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice the trait of word choice and create a narrative writing with appropriate word choices. They work in pairs to write a story using as many word pairs from their imaginations as they can.
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THE CAPTAIN'S JOURNAL

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students imagine themselves as the captain of the CSS Alabama and they are to stop all Yankee traffic, taking prisoners and sinking merchant ships. They write a couple of paragraphs stating their view of the purpose of the CSS Alabama.
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Looking at French Decorative Arts: Makers of Nothing, Sellers of Everything

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars imagine they are a 'marchand-mercier' (or salesman) and write a persuasive letter to sell French items. In this art analysis lesson, students identify the role of a 'marchand-mercier' and write a three-paragraph letter to...
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Rorschach Inkblot Test

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students express their creativity in making their own Rorschach Inkblot Test.
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For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read excerpts from Jon Scieszka's novel, 2095, prior to presenting their vision of the future in a creative project accompanied by written explanation. They design a museum exhibit which shows a scene from a science fiction book...
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Our Endangered Resources: The Trees

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the importance of trees, and characteristics of trees. They imagine themselves with their favorite tree. And discuss their imagery; the different trees, time of day, and location of trees. Student write a short story...
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Mysteries in the Bag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a story. For this creative writing lesson, students guess what is in various containers and open and discuss the contents. Students use one of the container contents to write a mystery story.
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Let's Roll Robots!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students write a story about robots. In this creative writing lesson, students read a story about robots, make their own robot, and write a story about their robot. In addition, the lesson plan suggests taking photos of the robots to add...
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Writing Prompt "Living With Fame"

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice their creative writing skills by describing fame.  In this writing prompt lesson, 4th graders identify fame and how their life would be dramatically different if they were wildly famous.  Students utilize a four...
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Show The Movie!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders deliver story presentations that establish a setting with descriptive words, contain a plot and show, rather than tell, what happens. In this language arts lesson plan, 5th graders utilize sentences from the book, "Tuck...
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Telling a Story

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a story about a picture. In this writing lesson, students select a picture and write a story about what happened in the picture. Students are encouraged to write a story with a beginning, middle, and end.
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For Whom the Clock Strikes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
How do the citizens of Polyglot celebrate New Year's Eve? Middle and high schoolers read about the history of the dropping ball on New Year's Eve, as well as the other holidays traditions that have gone by the wayside, before designing a...
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Art Across the Planet

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create drawings of their own homes and those that they imagine might be found in a foreign country, conduct research on that particular foreign country using exchange artwork and questions with another group of students in that...
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Apples Personified

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students write a creative writing piece by personifying apples. In this creative writing lesson, students view a PowerPoint about the writing process and brainstorm about apples. Students write a rough draft about their apple and peer...
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Ecology: Trees

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, while working in the classroom and the computer lab, utilizing supporting facts from previous lessons, write a creative story that imagines a world without forests. They write, type and print their stories and turn them...
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Pages Out of the Past

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students examine examples of rock art and the reasons why they were made. They translate the images into a creative writing piece that be attached to their own rock art.
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If a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words...

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders take three different photographs representing the beginning, middle and end of their story. They use the Tool Factor program Fresco to add elements to enhance their creativity and make their writing come alive. They then...
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Celebrating the Smithsonian's Birthday

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils examine online objects from the Smithsonian website and use them as subjects and inspiration for creative writing exercises.

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