Brainstorming Writing Prompts Unit Plans Reviewed by Teachers

Trinity University

Explain Yourself: An Expository Writing Unit for High School

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards

Introduce expository writing with a unit that asks writers to craft an essay to explain a belief, value, or priority that is important to them. Mini-lessons within the unit focus on crafting thesis statements and conclusions, selecting...

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Curated OER

Nonfiction Genre Mini-Unit: Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 1st - 4th

Should primary graders have their own computers? Should animals be kept in captivity? Young writers learn how to develop and support a claim in this short unit on persuasive writing.

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New York City Department of Education

Poetry…Do I Dare?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards

Whether you're considering a poetry unit or just want to incorporate more poetry in your curriculum, this unit plan is a must-have. Packed with poems, teaching points, powerful prompts, and poetry performance suggestions, the resource is...

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EngageNY

Grade 11 ELA Module 4 Overview

For Teachers 11th Standards

The intricate craft of narrative writing can make a happy story feel exuberant or a sad story feel devastating. With 42 extensive lessons that include poignant discussion questions, standards-aligned self-reflections, engaging writing...

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Helena-West Helena School District

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Instructional Unit Plan

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards

Maya Angelou's first autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, demonstrates both the author's exemplary writing and the themes of gender and racial injustice that perpetuate beyond the limits of the 20th century. Use a...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Hatchet" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th

Great study guide for Gary Paulsen's "Hatchet," complete with pre-reading materials, including an author biography and vocabulary preview, brainstorming activities, thought-provoking questions about plot, theme, and character, and...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Frankenstein" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

Great study guide for Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," complete with pre-reading material (author biography, vocabulary words, novel introduction), reading questions, brainstorming and charting activities, and thought-provoking writing...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Lit Library: "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

Great study guide for Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich," complete with pre-reading material (author biography, vocabulary words, novel introduction), reading questions, brainstorming and charting...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Tuck Everlasting" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th

Reading guide on Natalie Babbitt's "Tuck Everlasting" with a variety of resources, discussion and writing questions, and brainstorming activities. Provides pre-reading material, such as an author biography, novel introduction, and...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "The Pigman" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

This study guide for Paul Zindel's "The Pigman" provides pre-reading material (author biography, novel setting, vocabulary lists), brainstorming activities, writing prompts, and questions for comparing "The Pigman" to other pieces of...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "The Metamorphosis" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

Reading guide on Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" with a variety of resources, discussion and writing questions, and brainstorming activities. Provides pre-reading material, such as an author biography, novella introduction, and...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "High Elk's Treasure" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th

Explore the novel "High Elk's Treasure," by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, with the help of this study guide, useful for all stages of the reading process. Complete with pre-reading material, including author biography, novel introduction,...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Ethan Frome" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

This study guide for Edith Wharton's "Ethan Frome" provides pre-reading material (author biography, novel setting, vocabulary lists), brainstorming activities, and writing prompts. Students who have completed reading the novel can...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Dragonwings" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

Explore Laurence Yep's "Dragonwings" with the help of pre-reading questions, vocabulary lists, brainstorming activities, and thought-provoking writing prompts on character, plot, and theme. Students who have completed Yep's novel can...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Across Five Aprils" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

Reading guide for Irene Hunt's historical fiction, "Across Five Aprils," with a variety of resources, discussion and writing questions, and brainstorming activities. Provides pre-reading material, such as an author biography, novel...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "The Tempest" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

Complete study guide to William Shakespeare's "The Tempest," providing pre-reading material, brainstorming activities, and thought-provoking discussion and writing prompts.

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

Reading guide to Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" with pre- and post-reading material, as well as brainstorming activities and writing prompts. Includes brief biography of Shakespeare, an introduction to the text, a preview of vocabulary,...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "So Far From the Bamboo Grove" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

Find pre-reading questions, brainstorming activities, and thought-provoking writing prompts in this study guide for "So Far from the Bamboo Grove," by Yoko Kawashima Watkins.

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "The Red Badge of Courage" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

Explore Stephen Crane's "The Red Badge of Courage" with the help of pre-reading questions, vocabulary, brainstorming activities, and thought-provoking writing prompts on character, plot, and theme. Also, compare Crane's novel to works of...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Pride and Prejudice" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

Explore Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" with the help of pre-reading questions, vocabulary, brainstorming activities, and writing prompts that ask you to think about plot, character, and theme, and to make connections to other pieces...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Night" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

A great resource for students reading Elie Wiesel's memoir, "Night," complete with an author biography, vocabulary lists, brainstorming activities, and thought-provoking writing prompts linked to specific chapters. After reading "Night,"...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Nectar in a Sieve" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

Explore Kamala Markandaya's "Nectar in a Sieve" with the help of a vocabulary lists, pre-reading questions and activities, brainstorming ideas, and thought-provoking discussion and writing prompts. After reading the novel, draw...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "The House of Dies Drear" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

Reading guide to Virginia Hamilton's "The House of Dies Drear" with pre- and post-reading material, as well as brainstorming activities and writing prompts. Includes brief author biography, an introduction to the text, a preview of...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Hamlet" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

Reading guide to Shakespeare's "Hamlet" with pre- and post-reading material, as well as brainstorming activities and writing prompts. Includes brief biography of Shakespeare, an introduction to the text, a preview of vocabulary, and...

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