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Writing From Mythological Narratives

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars compose a short piece of creative writing based on a painting depicting a mythological narrative. In this creative writing lesson, students create a short piece of writing and then learn more about the mythological scene...
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Tales From The Tummy

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use creative writing in order to review the digestive system and other various parts of the human body. They write a creative story about a hamburger and the journey it takes during digestion. The lesson includes key words that...
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War Stories

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore their feelings about the United States' invasion of Iraq. Using newspaper headlines and articles as a starting point, students express their emotions through creative writing.
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Treasures Along the Silk Roads

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the travels of the Silk road.  In this Ancient China lesson, 9th graders analyze slides of artifacts as cultural and social representations of the Silk Road civilizations.  Students create a word map and...
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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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Mardi Gras Madness

For Teachers 8th
CStudents create a sensory chart in on the topic of Mardi Gras. They design a brainstorm web using Inspiration and complete creative writing assignment. Students write a poem about Mardi Gras that is presented to the class at the final...
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Understanding Science Vocabulary And Categorization

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore and examine scientific language and categorization as related to commonly known plants and animals. They hypothesize about a specific plant or animal, how it was scientifically named, what concepts and vocabulary is...
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Write a Story 5

For Students 4th - 6th
In this creative writing worksheet, students put their language skills to use as they write a 600 word story that begins with the sentence, "It's enormous!"
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Poetic Justice: A Study of Poe's Famous Works

For Teachers 8th
Students explore Edgar Allan Poe's most famous short stories. In this Edgar Allan Poe lesson, students complete a 25 page packet of activities where they recognize the features of genres and literary devices Poe uses. Students read "The...
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Lesson: The U.S. Westward Movement

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students research the U.S. Westward movement. For this U.S. history lesson, students research the topic, complete a creative writing activity for the lesson, and a design activity for the lesson.
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Mysteries in the Bag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a story. In this creative writing instructional activity, 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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Mad About Parts of Speech

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders review and use the different parts of speech using Mad Libs or Web Libs. They also utilize creative writing skills by providing the most interesting word(s) for the story line. They utilize worksheets imbedded in this plan.
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Past Tense Verbs

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students demonstrate that verbs can tell about actions that happened in the past, as well as name past tense verbs when given present verbs. They practice sentence construction and apply their new knowledge through creative writing.
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Symbols of Freedom

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students display knowledge of historical facts regarding the American Flag as they use creative writing skills.
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New Year Celebrations Around the Globe

For Teachers K - 6th
Students view art images of Norman Rockwell's family traditions and celebrations. They search the internet for information, and complete reflective and creative writing and sketch assignments. Students recognize and name emotions shown...
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A Serious Question

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this creative writing worksheet, students read a poem about a kitten called "A Serious Question" by Carolyn Wells. Students rewrite the poem, filling in the blanks with different words on their own.
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Liberty Defined

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders express their views of liberty through creative writing. They view video segments about the history of the Statue of Liberty.
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Our Country

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study about being a citizen in a democracy. They also study about the important American symbols and the process for electing the President. Students develop a creative writing story and create a drawing of a room....
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Writing Novelettes

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students practice their writing techniques by creating a novelette.  In this creating writing lesson, students brainstorm and decide on a topic they would like to expand upon in order to create their own novelette.  Students...
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Dear Diary

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze a piece of writing by creating diary entries based on a character.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students read an assigned book with their classmates and create a sketch of what they believe the main...
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Story Opening One

For Students 4th - 6th
In this finishing a story, "Story Opening One" worksheet, students read the writing prompt, use the questions to consider before writing a middle and ending for the story, and complete the story. Students write 2 parts of a story.
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Balloon Writing

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this writing activity learning exercise, students create a poem within a balloon utilizing a word box of words to choose from. Students also design their own balloon and write a short description of it on paper.
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From a Pet's Point of View

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the concept of point of view.  In this point of view lesson plan, students discuss the point of view of a pet and write an imaginative story.  Students then create a power point presetation for the class to...
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The Poetry of Chinoiserie

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study Asian works of art and Japanese haiku. They then take this knowledge and create an original haiku in response to other works of art.

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