8th Grade Creative Writing

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Reading

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Literature

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Essay Keywords

Definitions of words that help students write different types of essays.

Subjects:

Vocabulary

Writing Research Papers

Language Arts and Writing

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ASSESSMENT

Scoring Rubric: Poetry

Use this rubric when you are having your students write their own poetry. Grading your students work will be easier with…

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Language Arts and Writing

Poetry

Creative Writing

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Brainstorming Web

Use this graphic organizer to brainstorm. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by…

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Creative Writing

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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Writing a Character Sketch

Challenge your class with a creative writing activity that will teach your students how to compose a character sketch.

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Language Arts and Writing

Creative Writing

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Story Starters

This printable word processing lesson provides a creative writing activity. Students use story starters to type complete…

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Language Arts and Writing

Creative Writing

Writing

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Event Map

Organizing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of an event is the goal of this graphic organizer. This printable is…

Subjects:

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Language Arts and Writing

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An Immigrant's Story (Canada)

After reading and discussing the genre of historical fiction, students consider the life of immigrants and write a story…

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Creative Writing

Social Studies and History

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Write a Script

Lights, camera, ACTION! In this printable activity, children will write their own script for a movie scene. Featuring…

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Art, Music and Drama

Creative Writing

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ASSESSMENT

Scoring Rubric: Literary Analysis/Interpretation

The organization, elements of literary analysis/interpretation writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Literature

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Skill Builders: Word Analogy Questions, Week 19

Week 19: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.

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Vocabulary

Grammar

Reading Comprehension

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Emotion Similes Writing Project

Examples of emotion similes, and a writing project for using them Learn about how to convey emotion in written…

Subjects

Reading and Literature

Poetry

Creative Writing

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Student Proofreading Checklist

Help students to go beyond a spell check by using this in-depth checklist for grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling…

Subjects:

Grammar

Writing

Creative Writing

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Life's Not Always Fair

Students recall an incident that proves life isn't always fair. They then write a short story about this event.

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Creative Writing

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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TEACHING RESOURCE

Sample Metaphor Poems

Use these sample poems to teach the basics of metaphors. A great supplement for a poetry, creative writing, or reading…

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Reading and Literature

Poetry

Creative Writing

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Write a Harry Potter Script

Students learn to summarize one chapter from a Harry Potter book and write a one scene script for it.

Subjects

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Literature

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Five-Sentence Paragraph

Use this picture organizer of a hand outline to teach your students how to write and organize 5-sentence paragraphs.…

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Language Arts and Writing

Writing

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Time Line Graphic Organizer

Use this time line graphic organizer to detail events and dates. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your…

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

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TEACHING RESOURCE

Research Paper: Use Footnotes and Endnotes

How to use footnotes and endnotes in a research paper.

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Creative Writing

Writing Research Papers

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Writing Self-Assessment

This self-assessment asks children to analyze their recent work with an eye on improving their future projects.

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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Denotation/Connotation

The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to explore the…

Subjects:

Reading Comprehension

Literature

Poetry

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Clustering

This graphic organizer will help students cluster their ideas; it's especially useful as a prewriting tool. We've…

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Creative Writing

Composition

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Skill Builders: Word Analogy Questions, Week 11

Week 11: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.

Subjects:

Vocabulary

Grammar

Reading Comprehension

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Ten Tips for Writing An Essay

Find tips for writing an essay, from scheduling and time-management to outlining to revision.

Subjects:

Writing Research Papers

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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