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8th grade creative writing internet activities
PIXAR-like Shorts: Films for Literary Elements & Techniques FOR THE BIRDS
Pixar-like Short Film Workshop. Looking for a fun and effective way to teach literary elements such as theme, plot, dialogue, characters, inference, and irony? For The Birds is a tried and true favorite among students and teachers! Film Summary: The birds on a wire make fun of the bird with different feathers, until ironically, they fall off the wire and lose all of their own feathers. Your students will get a chuckle and learn a lesson about bullying. Includes Activities For: ✔ IRONY✔ Setting✔
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5th - 8th
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TERRY FOX 2 Reading Passages, 6 activities: Grades 7-8 PRINT and EASEL
This resource includes informational texts and lots of activities to help your students find out more about and celebrate the life of Terry Fox.This resource has been updated to include digital and print access using the new interactive digital layer tool. I have created my own version, available to buyers, but buyers can create their own version too, reflecting the needs of their studentsIncluded in this resource:2-one page reading texts of over 500 words detailing Terry’s life and his legacy.
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7th - 8th
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Song Titles | Main Idea and Symbolism | Language Arts Worksheets
Songs and song lyrics are so important to teens, and this is one of my students' favorite lessons all year. Teenagers - actual teenagers - have complimented me on this lesson plan. That was a wow-factor for me, because I really didn't expect quite that much love when I developed the lesson. Every time I teach it, I hear comments such as: "We should do this kind of thing more often," "Of all your classes, this one is my favorite so far," etc. Quite a few get so involved, they ask to work on it at
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8th - 11th
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PIXAR-like Shorts: Films for Literary Devices Elements Theme Characters Plot SEL
Teach literary elements using this Pixar-like animated short film , Carl & Ellie from the movie UP! It is a highly engaging way to teach character traits, theme, and dialogue. This film may be may be cute, but it is packed with rigorous and challenging activities. Students will step through a complete character and theme analysis of Carl and Ellie and learn how real writers use characterization techniques to add layers and details to make realistic and fascinating stories. They will learn
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5th - 8th
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Pixar -like Shorts: Films For Literary Elements & Techniques Inference Plot
Short film workshops are the most effective and engaging way for students to learn about literary elements. This workshop for DUSTIN focuses on: PERSONIFICATION, CHARACTER, INFERENCE, SETTING, AND FORESHADOWING. Students will absolutely LOVE it!Film Summary: In this film, an adorable dog is perplexed because he gets an unexpected roommate, a robot floor cleaner that sweeps up all of the table crumbs that he had hoped to eat. Dustin feels he is being replaced, until he realizes this robot makes a
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6th - 9th
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Digital End of the Year Activities for Middle School ELA Fun
This download contains more than 10 fun activities for the end of the school year in your ELA class. Located on Google Slides, it's perfect for distance learning! There is much to color and keep hands busy with 20+ pages of activities including puzzles, games, and coloring pages all related to English Language Arts.This product is located on Google Slides and is designed for distance learning! It includes the original PDF for printing as well. Some pages (crossword puzzle and coloring pages) are
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5th - 8th
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Shorts Films Literary Devices THEME INFERENCE CONFLICT SETTING DIALOGUE Piper
Students ADORE this short film, PIPER, for learning the story elements: THEME, INFERENCE, DIALOGUE, CONFLICT, SETTING AND MORE. Students learn how these literary elements shape each other to create this amazing film.Film Summary: An adorable little Sandpiper is pushed by her mother to find food along with the rest of the flock. However, Piper gets swept up in a giant wave on her first try and is reluctant to try again; that is until she's learns how to brave the water from a little crab and lear
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Short Films For Literary Devices Elements Techniques
Christmas OR Winter Pixar-like Short Films Literary Devices THEME & NARRATIVE
HEY DEER! ANIMATED PIXAR SHORT FILM! Great for Christmas OR winter ELA. Short films are the perfect way to teach narrative writing and literary elements and devices. This workshop guides students through an analysis of 6 basic literary elements to prepare them for the culminating narrative writing task. Students watch the film directly from their slides and work through all of the guided activities.❤ Winter themed- but NO direct Christmas referencesSettingCharacters/CharacterizationPoint of View
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6th - 9th
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Partner Parody Project - "My Favorite Things" The Sound of Music, PDF & Google
This is a partner parody project with "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music.It can be a great end of the year project for General Music, Choir, or Band students. It is also great for distance learning. It comes in a PDF version as well as Google Slides. #musiccrewdistanceUPPER #musiccrewsecondaryStudents learn definitions of terms like parody, rhythm, meter, rhyme, and syllable as they apply in a song. After brainstorming their favorite things, students will write their own stanzas as a
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4th - 8th
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Paragraph of the Week - Writing Bell Ringers for Middle High English - Digital
The Paragraph of the Week Writing Bell-Ringers Digital Program is the most engaging way to help your students become stronger writers. These 40 weeks of standards-based writing bell ringers will ignite creativity and foster growth in argumentative, narrative, expository, and descriptive writing. Each Monday, students will receive a thought-provoking prompt, inspiring them to craft a powerful paragraph in the style of one of the four writing types. Throughout the week, they will hone their writin
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7th - 10th
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6 Word Memoir Getting to Know You Activities High School & Middle School
This Six Word Memoir Project is a perfect back to school icebreaker for high school or middle school students. Build classroom community while teaching important ELA writing concepts like diction, syntax, and the writing process. This EDITABLE, NO PREP, GOOGLE SLIDES six Word Memoir writing activity is a fun and engaging getting to know you activity for high school or middle school students as well as an excellent way to introduce any identity unit or memoir unit. This activity is editable so yo
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7th - 12th
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Poetry Writing Unit Haiku, Acrostic, Limerick, Concrete, and More - Digital
Engage your students in poetry with this ready-to-use digital poetry writing unit. This resource will guide students through the writing process for 8 different types of poems. This digital resource is perfect for any poetry writing unit as it provides step-by-step instructions for each of the types of poems, Google slides, sample poetry responses, and good copy slide templates. This digital, Google-compatible poetry writing portfolio is a great way to ease your students into poetry writing usi
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5th - 8th
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Figurative Language & Poetic Devices Quiz & Activity
A quiz (or can be used as a worksheet) over various figurative language terms and poetic devices. Quiz includes 20 matching and identification of devices in poems.
This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
Terms covered are:
alliteration
assonance
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
personification
rhyme
eye rhyme
internal rhyme
paradox
carpe diem poetry
true rhyme
near/half rhyme
Activity is an optional internet scavenger hunt of poems and song lyrics
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7th - 12th
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End of Year Activity ELA
Keep your middle school students engaged and thinking at the end of the year with this summer fun digital breakout. Students will enjoy the four ELA challenges that they must solve to escape in this summer end-of-year digital escape! ⭐Want more holiday digital breakouts? Check out the Holiday Digital Breakouts Bundle to save money and get more breakouts!⭐This end of year activity can be used for online, virtual, or distance learning.This end of year activity focuses on: •parts of speech summer w
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Holiday ELA Activities Bundle
ELA Morning Work Do Now ELA Bell Ringers LITERARY WORD OF THE DAY DIGITAL
SEPTEMBER BACK TO SCHOOL BELLRINGERS, LITERARY WORD OF THE DAY! Students review: Theme, plot, conflict, setting, foreshadowing, flashback, irony, symbolism, alliteration, point of view, simile, metaphor, imagery, genre, and more! Includes end-of-month test and literary element sketch activity. DAILY TASK: Students read a literary definition and use the letter hints to determine the word of the day. Then, students write an example of the literary word.INCLUDES20 Bell ringersPRINTABLE end of mont
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6th - 9th
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ELA Morning Work Do Now Bell Ringers QUICK WRITES BACK TO SCHOOL DIGITAL
AUGUST BACK TO SCHOOL, DO NOW, QUICK WRITE BELLRINGERS, WITH MIN-LESSONS FOR PARAGRAPH WRITING. Get your students' creative juices flowing at the start of every class, with fun, thought-provoking QUICK WRITES! DAILY TASK: Students read a short, thought-provoking prompt and do a 10 minute Quick WriteINCLUDES20 writing promptsMini-lessons for paragraph writingMini-lesson for Quick WritesEditable instructionsBuilt in digital timer (optional)Instructions for studentsCOMING SOON BELL RINGERS FOR EACH
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6th - 9th
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Short Films Literary Elements Devices & Techniques Inference Character Theme
Guaranteed fun and laughter with this animated short film workshop that teaches character motivation, inferencing, providing evidence, and summary writing. Students are guided through the interactive Google Slides as they learn the importance of creating characters with motivation and how other character's motivations can cause conflicts. This workshop is simple and would work great for struggling students, ESL learners, or for a light lesson in general ed. ❤ SHORT FILM SYNOPSIS: A young girl
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5th - 8th
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Digital Poetry Unit for Middle School | Google Classroom
This digital poetry unit for middle school is an easy way to introduce students to the basics of poetry in a distance learning online format. Students learn the elements of poetry and discover six different types of poems. This resource will turn your students into poets with simple poetry forms like Haiku, Tanka, Quatrain, and more! Product includes:35 instructional/activity Google SlidesElements of Poetry definitions and examplesFigurative Language Digital SortElements of Poetry Google Forms q
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Digital ELA 12 Resource BUNDLE | Google Classroom
Digital Writing Prompts for Middle School
These digital writing choice boards are a great way to encourage middle school students to write about what interests them! Just post the writing choice board on Google Classroom™ & students can choose which prompt to respond to!This product includes:4 digital writing choice boards to share on Google Classroom™45 writing prompts for students to choose from.1 editable choice board to create your own prompts!Check out this FREE digital journal for students to write their responses!You might al
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5th - 8th
French-Canadian Recipe Project | Crée un livre de recettes | Procedural Writing
This French-Canadian Recipe project is designed to challenge students to come up with their own unique twist on a recipe with learning about procedural/recipe writing. They will research, create and present their findings to the class while creating their own recipe booklet. Perfect for literacy centers and independent or small group work! Includes the following:Introduction pageConnection to Ontario Curriculum pageAccess to digital version (Google Slides)Graphic organizers (lined, unlined, comb
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1st - 8th
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Also included in: French Project Bundle | les projets de recherche
Halloween Digital Breakout for Middle School ELA
This fun and spooky no-prep Halloween activity is the perfect way to incorporate Halloween fun into your ELA classroom. The students solve 3 engaging challenges and write their own examples of Halloween figurative language too! ⭐Want more holiday digital breakouts? Check out the Holiday Digital Breakouts Bundle to save money and get more breakouts!⭐This Halloween activity can be used for online, virtual, or distance learning.This Halloween Figurative Language Digital Breakout includes fun activ
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Holiday ELA Activities Bundle
INTERVIEW with a MUSICIAN RESEARCH PROJECT for Middle School General Music
Give your middle school general music students a deeper understanding of the lives and careers of musicians. Students will research their subjects, collect interesting facts about them, and write a script of an interview with the subject that incorporates their research. As the instructor, you can assign all types of musicians as interview subjects, making this activity a great addition to any music appreciation unit.Some possible themes include:Classical musicians throughout history Famous Jazz
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7th - 8th
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Also included in: MUSIC RESEARCH PROJECT BUNDLE for Middle School General Music
Greek Myths Digital Unit | Google Drive | Write Your Own Myth, InstaGods, & More
This engaging Greek Myths Unit includes readings, videos, projects, and creative writing activities while also helping your students grow in their digital literacy skills! All activities are Google Drive compatible and can be uploaded directly to Google Drive. This bundle of resources includes 7 ACTIVITIES that will work as stand alone unit or great additions to any Greek Mythology content. My students loved these activities, and they created very interesting dialogue in the classroom! The discu
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7th - 12th
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End of the School Year Digital Reflection Board for High School or Middle School
Engaging and fun END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR Digital Activity - Students use their technology skills to create a digital reflection board. This perfect no prep lesson provides student choice and can be used for any subject area and for your students in high school, middle school, or upper elementary school. These slides work for in person or online learning! Video allows the activity to be done asynchronous! Use this the last day or school or end of the year lesson to practice technology skills, &am
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6th - 11th
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