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8th grade creative writing resources for SMART Notebook
Plants: Lesson 2: Transpiration & the Xylem
In this lesson, students will take the journey through a plant via the perspective of a water droplet (traveling with a mineral). By reading an adventure-like story and illustrating it, the teacher can easily check for understanding, then later, explain the science behind what is happening.
By using a story instead of a boring text, students are more engaged and visualize processes much better. This then, can provide an excellent foundation for building vocab or understanding larger scientific
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Halloween Character Traits SmartBoard Vocabulary Activity No Prep
Halloween Writing Activity for Smartboard. Halloween digital resource - writing motivator and vocabulary activity. Five different Halloween characters - vampire, ghost, scarecrow, skeleton, and witch. On the interactive whiteboard, students can drag the character traits they want for their chosen Halloween character into the box. They then can name their character and, in their journal, show, not tell, how their character demonstrates the traits they chose and elaborate on the character. They c
Grades:
5th - 8th
The Very Itchy Bear Guided Reading 4 Days - Four Blocks Literacy
This is a SMART notebook file that forms 4 days (or 1 weeks) worth of guided reading lessons for the book The Very Itchy Bear by Nick Bland.
This file follows the Anchor, Read, Apply model and has a purpose for reading the book each day.
Included with each day's purpose is a link to the Six Hats Thinking Model.
This file was made originally for a high school special education class using the Four Block Method of Instruction but can easily be used in most school classrooms, for home school, rel
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Grades:
PreK - 10th
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Spelling SMART in Grades 5 and 6: SMARTNotebook
Spelling SMART was created by Carrie Sutton to meet the spelling needs of her Grade 5 and 6 class students. It is a SMART notebook file so that it can easily be viewed by students in the classroom.
"I noticed many of them could not spell a large portion of the high frequency words. I also wanted them to use these lessons to learn how to write good sentences with varied beginnings and lengths, and of different types, which contained figurative language. The idea for dress-ups and sentence sta
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5th - 8th
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Holiday RAFT Writing (Role, Audience, Format, Topic) Smartboard format
This lesson introduces RAFT (Role, Audience, Format, Topic) writing. There is a slide that explains each letter in the RAFT acronym. Following that, there are six different holiday RAFT writing prompts, with the last one being "free choice". In my class I have students roll a die (real or on the Smart board) to determine which writing prompt they will complete. We type our stories in Microsoft Word. However, this could easily be done in a writing journal or holiday writing paper.
Holiday RAFT
Grades:
1st - 8th
Writer's Workshop - What Writing Process Step Are My Students On?
Do you find it frustrating trying to keep track of who's on what step of the writing process during a writing project?
Here's a handy-dandy, interactive SmartNotebook file that takes away all the stress from Writer's Workshop! Simply add your students' names to the slide, and voila! The students can slide their name card next to the Writing Process step they are on, and you have an instant visual of the progress your students are making.
This is a great way to keep organized during a writing p
Grades:
8th, Not Grade Specific
6 Word Life Memoir SMARTboard Lesson (Editable!)
This activity encourages critical thinking and higher order questioning by having students write their own 6-word memoir. The lesson is a SMARTboard file, so you can edit it to fit your needs!
Started by Ernest Hemingway and popularized in the book "Not Quite What I Was Planning," students will write a story about their lives. The only catch - they can only use 6 words!
In my classroom, I had my students draw an illustration to accompany their six word memoir. We bound the memoirs in a boo
Grades:
2nd - 12th
non-fiction model texts
Included are 4 model texts that can be used on the interactive whiteboard for the specific teaching of non-fiction writing. Children will enjoy seeing the language and structural skills that support creating information texts, biographies and explanations.
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5th - 8th
Story Characters - Using Body Biographies to Help With Character Analysis
This Smart Board Activity uses an INTERACTIVE character to go through the instructions!! Your students are sure to love participating with the character!!!
Purpose: Character analysis is an area that students seem to have great difficulty. Readers seem to really have problem grasping and connecting with characters in the text. A body biography is a visual and written representation of a character’s life. In creating a body biography, students practice character analysis, understanding liter
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Connotation Denotation Lesson
Encourage your students to use better word choice in their writing as they discover how to correctly apply connotation to enhance the tone of their writing. Students will create connotation lines and apply selected words to their own piece of writing.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Hatchet: Journal Prompts
This SMART Notebook contains journal prompts for students to respond to as they read Hatchet. These prompts require the students to think deeper about what they've read and also make connections from their reading to their own lives or environment. Dialogue with the text is very important to reading comprehension, and these journals promote that.
There is also a response packet available for purchase for students to respond to these prompts in an organized manner.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Writing Narratives Package
This package breaks writing narratives into the critical elements in order to scaffold students to writing strong stories. It is broken down into: setting, problems, characters, plot, good beginnings and word choice.
When I use this package I typically focus on one element each day in order to create an in depth understanding. I encourage students to write about what they know. I have them begin with a setting they know better than anyone and base their character off of someone they know reall
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
PlayDoh Writing Process
SmartBoard slides to accompany a lesson that teaches the writing process using PlayDoh. Last slide is a compare/contrast chart to guide students through the similarities of creating art and creating a piece of writing! The lesson plan can be found on-line.
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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What A Random Story! Smartboard Game
This smartboard file is a way to mix up, literally, how students tackle stories. The activity is incredibly diverse with the potential to be comedic, functional (works well with Words Their Way), or for enrichment. It all depends on how you want to use the game.
With two clicks you will unleash your students into a combination of randomness that will challenge them to think outside of the box to build a story that fits the model of the traditional story.
In this highly modifiable activity, s
Grades:
4th - 9th
Plagiarism Week
I have created a SMARTboard lesson that introduces students to plagiarism. The lesson covers what plagiarism is, who can commit plagiarism, and even some of the consequences of it. It includes several famous examples of "borrowing work" and has many links to additonal information for discussion. It also include a short quiz.
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5th - 12th
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Adjectives for Showing Sentences
This SMARTboard presentation allows students to use creative writing to explore how adjectives help create showing sentences. This lesson includes four creative prompts for writing practice focused to enhance the use of adjectives in student writing.
Grades:
6th - 8th
Expository Essay
This smart lesson walks students through what an expository essay is and what makes a great paper! It is an interactive and very engaging lesson that is easy to follow. It is broken down into 4 categories: 1. Strong and personal connection to the prompt. 2. Organization: Introduction, 1st Reason, 2nd Reason, and Conclusion. 3. Accurate use of language and conventions. 4. Descriptive Language: Idioms, Similes, Metaphors, Alliteration, $100 words/RIP words, Ba Da Bings, etc...
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Poetry Unit Smartboard
This product includes the following:
1) Linked to this Smartboard is a five page word document that includes a handout for students to use. The handout gives students the guidelines for their poetry writing project.
2) Figurative language pages - discusses similes and metaphors
3) Idioms page - has examples of idioms and a practice page for students
4) Alliteration page - includes examples of poems and a "fun with alliteration" page
5) Personification page - includes definition and sample poems
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Narrative Revision
This unit lesson will guide your students through the revision process. Move through the revision lessons as slowly or quickly as needed for your students. Provide writing breaks for your students to look back at their own writing and apply the following revision strategies: Show don't tell, alliteration, onomatopoeia, tone, overused words, figurative language, and dialogue. My students love how this lesson works and you can use the mini lessons with separate writing pieces.
Grades:
7th - 9th
Ravine Flyer II Smart Notebook Slides and Lesson Plan
In a study of narrative writing, shared experiences are powerful. This Smart notebook file/lesson plan is designed to be used with the Slice of Life "Ravine Flyer" mentor text on Teachers Pay Teachers. The slides include a focus for instruction, an active link to a YouTube clip that puts viewers in the front seat of this amazing roller coaster. Project this video on your Smartboard and your kids will feel like they're in Erie, PA plunging down a wooden track at sixty miles per hour. The file al
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Adjectives Writing Lessons
This SMARTboard presentation provides multiple lessons to use while studying the use of adjectives in writing. There are guided lessons and four writing prompts focused for the use of adjectives in student writing.
Grades:
6th - 8th
Halloween CreativeWriting Activities - SmartBoard Halloween File
6 Slides!
Use this file to get your students' creative juices flowing in the writing department! You can use this for a long writing assignment or a short, fun activity!
Activities include 6 choices!
1-Halloween word bank from which to choose and create a story
2-Animation/picture prompt - brainstorm descriptive words
3-Picture prompt for creative captions
4-Halloween Acrostic Prompt
5-Autumn Acrostic Prompt
6-Halloween Adjectives Worksheet
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Acrostic Poems
This is a Smart Notebook file about acrostic poetry. It forms the base of a lesson on acrostic poetry. It was originally designed for a special education classroom but can be adapted for nearly any age or ability level. This file includes links a worksheet to use at the end as well as interactive parts and videos.
Grades:
3rd - 9th
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Types of Poetry Smart Notebook
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This comprehensive Smart Notebook document is meant to be used over the course of multiple days to discuss and practice different types of poetry.
For each type of poetry included, there is:
1. An explanation
2. One or more examples
3. Practice to do as a class (with steps)
4. "Think, Pair, Share" for students to practice on their own (in their notebooks)
Types of poetry included are:
1. Acrostic
2. Haiku
3. Cinquain (2 types)
4. Limerick
5. Diamante
6. Free
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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