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Reading Standard 9: Compare and Contrast
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Reading Standard 9: Compare and Contrast

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This resource comes with a worksheet for every grade (Pre-k to 12) that will guide students to compare and contrast using ANY text. Each grade level has a learning objective, organizer or activity to help apply the standard to the text. There is also a graphic organizer with vocabulary words for the standard AND a list of all the standards by grade. Each grade level has a worksheet that: Can be paired with any text (both fiction and nonfiction versions) Has a kid-friendly objective Clear connection to Common Core Reading Standard Clear directions Incorporates writing about the text This resource is useful for: Teachers needing to differentiate with reading comprehension (ALL students are working on the same reading comprehension focus, but students can work at their level) Teachers teaching multiple grade levels Guided reading groups Reading Centers Close reading companions Homeschool parents teaching students at different grade levels ( great to be paired with my thematic units (students of all ages can learn the same science/social studies topic and focus on the same reading comprehension skill and writing standards while reading books and doing worksheets at their level) If you like this resource you might also like: The bundle (Get ALL the reading comprehension standards for EVERY grade) OR if you are using this for close reading companions just get ALL the worksheets for the standards at your grade level. Preschool Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade High School Total Pages 40 pages
156 Writing Prompts
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156 Writing Prompts

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Quick, easy creative writing prompts for children and teens. These prompts are great for bell ringer assignments or writing centers. This resource includes 12 holiday writing prompts, 12 persuasive writing prompts and 132 creative writing prompts. Help your students write with modals and other less often used verb tenses (while writing about interesting topics that are motivating and engaging)! There are also 3 different journaling pages for students at different grade levels and writing levels! If you like this resource, you may also enjoy: 31 Writing Prompts and Sentence Starters for the Whole Year Pirate Narrative Writing Project Total Pages 15 pages
Creative Writing Prompt: Pirates Narrative
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Creative Writing Prompt: Pirates Narrative

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This Writing unit is created to teach students to write narratives, as well as other writing forms that are not practiced as frequently in school. This is differentiated to meet the needs of learners at 5 different levels (K - 8th). This unit includes: Writing Prompts and Guidance (brainstorms/outlines/checklists/sentence starters) for: Fetch Quest Novel: The pirates are trying to find keys to unlock their treasure chest. Each student writes a page or chapter talking about how the characters find one key. Recipe Book: Each student writes a recipe for a meal that they imagine a pirate might eat. Users Manual: Each student write a user’s manual for a piece of technology that a pirate might operate Map: As a class create a map of all the places the pirates travel in order to collect the keys Wildlife Guide Book: Each student creates a creature that lives in the setting of the book. Biography: Students work in small groups and write a biography for each of the characters in the story. You might also be interested in my other Narrative Writing Projects! Creative Writing Prompt: Escape of the Monsters Creative Writing Prompt: Stuck in a Video Game Total Pages 112 pages
Creative Writing Prompts: Space Exploration
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Creative Writing Prompts: Space Exploration

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Product Description This Writing unit is created to teach students to write narratives, as well as other writing forms that are not practiced as frequently in school. This is differentiated to meet the needs of learners at 5 different levels (K - 8th). This unit includes: Writing Prompts and Guidance (brainstorms/outlines/checklists/sentence starters) for: Fetch Quest Novel: The students got stuck in a video game! In order to get out of the game, they must pass each level of the game before it is too late! Recipe Book: Each student writes a recipe for a meal that they imagine a character a video game might eat. Users Manual: Each student write a user’s manual for a piece of technology that a character in the story might need in order to beat a level in the video game. Map: As a class create a map of all the places the levels the students completed in order to win the game. Wildlife Guide Book: Each student creates a creature that lives in the setting of the video game. Biography: Students work in small groups and write a biography for each of the characters in the story. You might also be interested in my other writing resources! Creative Writing Prompts: Lost Pirate Treasure Writing and Spelling Practice for the Whole Year Total Pages 115 pages
Creative Writing Narrative Prompts: Zombie Apocalypse
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Creative Writing Narrative Prompts: Zombie Apocalypse

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This writing unit is created to teach students to write narratives, as well as other writing forms that are not practiced as frequently in school. This is differentiated to meet the needs of learners at 5 different levels (K - 8th). This unit includes: Writing Prompts and Guidance (brainstorms/outlines/checklists/sentence starters) for: Fetch Quest Novel: The world is in a zombie apocalypse! A small group of unlikely acquaintances must come together and find all the ingredients needed to make the cure before it is too late! Recipe Book: Each student writes a recipe for a meal that they imagine a character in the story might eat OR that they think a zombie might eat. Users Manual: Each student writes a user’s manual for a piece of technology that a character in the story might operate OR that might be useful to a zombie. Map: As a class create a map of all the places the characters in the story must travel in order to collect the ingredients for a cure. Wildlife Guide Book: Each student creates a living thing in the zombie world. Biography: Students work in small groups and write a biography for each of the characters in the story. You might also be interested in my other Narrative Writing Projects! Creative Writing Prompts: Lost Pirate Treasure Creative Writing Prompts: Stuck in a Video Game Total Pages 114 pages
Creative Writing Narrative Prompts: Atlantis
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Creative Writing Narrative Prompts: Atlantis

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This writing unit is created to teach students to write narratives, as well as other writing forms that are not practiced as frequently in school. This is differentiated to meet the needs of learners at 5 different levels (K - 8th). This unit includes: Writing Prompts and Guidance (brainstorms/outlines/checklists/sentence starters) for: Fetch Quest Novel: The mermaid King and Queen of Atlantis are very picky. They have a collection of the nicest things and are looking to add to their collection. They have sent a proclamation to every citizen to bring them the nicest thing and in return receive a payment. What will each person bring back? Recipe Book: Each student writes a recipe for a meal that they imagine a mermaid in the story might eat. Users Manual: Each student write a user’s manual for a piece of technology that a mermaid in the story might operate Map: As a class create a map of all the places the characters in the story must travel in order to collect the special item. Wildlife Guide Book: Each student creates a creature that lives in the Atlantis. Biography: Students work in groups or pairs. This story is different from the other creative writing prompts. The character should be based on the student themselves, but they can make things up and imagine what their life would be like if they were a mermaid growing up in Atlantis. You might also be interested in my other Narrative Writing Projects! Creative Writing Prompt: Escape of the Monsters Creative Writing Prompt: Stuck in a Video Game Total Pages 114 pages
Christmas Research Project
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Christmas Research Project

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This resource is a writing guide to help students research a Christmas topic and write about it. There are three different levels so it can be used for grades 1st through 8th. Students will be guided to either write a few sentences, a paragraph or an essay on the given topic. This resource includes each of the following at 3 different levels: Research notes organizer Brainstorm Outline Rough Draft/editing Page Final Draft The resource also comes with 4 different essential questions that would be great for students to use as topics to research during the holiday season. Save money and buy this resource in a bundle: Holiday Writing Bundle Mega Writing Bundle My other holiday writing resources are: Save That Turkey! Holiday Class Books Halloween Text Structure Writing Prompts Service Learning Project Total Pages 36 pages
Valentine Printables
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Valentine Printables

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Valentines that are ready to be printed and used for your class. This can be a great thing to send home with students who would otherwise not be able to participate in Valentine’s activities. It can be used as a writing activity in class for the week of Valentine’s day (or anytime in the month of February). In order to print, select the graphics page you wish to print and the line spacing you wish to print. Print JUST THOSE 2 pages front and back to create the valentine template! This resource includes: 54 different valentines graphics 3 Different line spacing for writing levels k - 8th 50 sayings that can be written on the valentines Save money and buy this resource in a bundle: Holiday Writing Bundle Mega Writing Bundle My other holiday writing resources are: Save That Turkey! Holiday Class Books Halloween Text Structure Writing Prompts Service Learning Project Christmas Research Project St. Patrick’s Day Persuasive Writing Easter Point of View Writing Total Pages 25 pages
St. Patrick's Day Persuasive Writing Project
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St. Patrick's Day Persuasive Writing Project

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This is a creative writing assignment to help teach students about persuasive writing. There are 4 different levels of the assignment so it can meet the needs of a variety of skill levels and grades (k-8th). In society today, we are influenced by many different forms of media. To help illustrate this, there is a second part to this project where students will take their writing and create a visual written form of their opinion. Read the prompt and ideas below. Create a brainstorm/prewrite on the topic. Use the brainstorm/prewrite to write a persuasive writing piece. Write a few sentences, paragraph, or essay explaining your opinion. Make sure to include a topic or thesis statement, reasons for your opinions, examples, and explanations of each reason, and a conclusion. Then choose a writing form from the list and then pick one of the prompts below to convince someone of your opinion. Create a digital or paper version of a letter, email, pamphlet, app/website (get creative with a paper version of an app with different screens/pages), blog, debate, or advertisement. Save money and buy this resource in a bundle: Holiday Writing Bundle Mega Writing Bundle My other holiday writing resources are: Save That Turkey! Holiday Class Books Halloween Text Structure Writing Prompts Service Learning Project Christmas Research Project Total Pages 15 pages
Easter Point of View Writing
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Easter Point of View Writing

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This assignment is made to help students see the importance of point of view in Narrative Stories. Students will be given the same prompt but will be instructed to write the narrative from different “character’s” point of view. There are 4 different levels for this writing assignment so it can be used for kindergarten through 8th grade. This differentiation can create a way for teachers and homeschool parents to teach the same concept to a variety of skill levels. There are 4 different points of view to write from/4 different writing prompts. Students can either write 4 stories (one from each point of view) OR students can each pick one prompt and write from that, and then students can share and present their writing and as a class, talk about how the different points of view changed the stories. Save money and buy this resource in a bundle: Holiday Writing Bundle Mega Writing Bundle My other holiday writing resources are: Save That Turkey! Holiday Class Books Halloween Text Structure Writing Prompts Service Learning Project Christmas Research Project St. Patrick’s Day Persuasive Writing Total Pages 19 pages
Creative Writing Prompts: Escape of the Monsters
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Creative Writing Prompts: Escape of the Monsters

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This Writing unit is created to teach students to write narratives, as well as other writing forms that are not practiced as frequently in school. This is differentiated to meet the needs of learners at 5 different levels (K - 8th). This unit includes: Writing Prompts and Guidance (brainstorms/outlines/checklists/sentence starters) for: Fetch Quest Novel: The monsters have escaped! Students must each write about finding a monster before the mad scientist. Recipe Book: Each student writes a recipe for a meal that they imagine a monster might eat (practice writing in detail and using measurement vocabulary). Users Manual: Each student write a user’s manual for a piece of technology that a monster might need to operate to live like a human. Map: As a class create a map of all the places the team must travel to find the monsters. Wildlife Guide Book: Each student creates a “monster” that would survive in a particular habitat. Biography: Students work in small groups and write a biography for each of the characters in the story. You might also be interested in my other Narrative Writing Projects! Creative Writing Prompts: Lost Pirate Treasure Creative Writing Prompts: Stuck in a Video Game Total Pages 114 pages
Creative Writing Narrative Prompts: Medieval
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Creative Writing Narrative Prompts: Medieval

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This writing unit is created to teach students to write narratives, as well as other writing forms that are not practiced as frequently in school. This is differentiated to meet the needs of learners at 5 different levels (K - 8th). This unit includes: Writing Prompts and Guidance (brainstorms/outlines/checklists/sentence starters) for: Fetch Quest Novel: In order to become a true wizard, the apprentice must discover his own spells. Tell of his adventures as he and his friends travel Rothengard in search of magical spells. Recipe Book: Each student writes a recipe for a meal that they imagine a character or magical creature might eat. Users Manual: Each student write a user’s manual for a piece of technology that a character or magical creature in the story might operate. Map: As a class create a map of all the places the characters in the story must travel in order to collect the spells. Wildlife Guide Book: Each student creates a creature that lives in the setting of the book. Biography: Students work in small groups and write a biography for each of the characters in the story. You might also be interested in my other Narrative Writing Projects! Creative Writing Prompts: Lost Pirate Treasure Creative Writing Prompts: Stuck in a Video Game Total Pages 114 pages
Reading Reflection Journals
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Reading Reflection Journals

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The resource comes with 3 different versions to help your reader at their level. It can be used to give readers more SKILL practice with the following strategies: making predictions, questioning, making connections, rereading, and summarizing. It has space for a quick 5 to 10-minute reflection and can be paired with any text. This resource can be used as a: Reading Log Reading Reflection: after silent reading or reading centers Partner Activity Close Reading Activity Save money by purchasing this resource in the Reading Reflections and Spelling Bundle. If you like this resource, you may also like: Reading Standard Worksheets for Every Grade Comprehension and Skill-Based Reading Logs 17 Partner Talks and Activities Total Pages 11 pages
**BUNDLE** Creative Writing and Narrative Prompts for the WHOLE YEAR
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**BUNDLE** Creative Writing and Narrative Prompts for the WHOLE YEAR

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This bundle has resources for writing at 5 different levels. It can be used for narrative writing for grades K-8th. It includes 7 writing Units each with a different theme. THEMES: Pirates Video Game Monsters Zombies Atlantis/Mermaids Space/Aliens Medieval/Magic Each Theme Includes 6 different writing activities (each at 5 different levels) Fetching Quest: Students are given a prompt and must each write their own piece to the story. This can be done as individuals or in pairs. Recipe Book: Students write a recipe that matches the theme of the novel created as a class. Users Manual: Students write a user manual for a piece of equipment that could be or was used throughout the novel. Map: As a class create a map that shows the location of all the places the characters went during the different parts of the story. Wildlife Guide Book: Each student creates a plant or animal that could live in the setting of the novel Biography: In small groups, students write a biography of each of the characters in the novel. Each writing unit will take about 6 weeks and in the end, there will be 4 class books written by your students that can be added to your classroom library. This resource is a great way for students to practice narrative writing and technical writing (in a fun and engaging way). It also will give them an opportunity to write on their own and in partners and groups. If you like this resource, you may also enjoy some of my other bundles: Writing and Spelling for the Whole Year Reading Comprehension Standard Worksheets for Every Grade Total Pages: 800 pages!
Creative Writing Prompts: Stuck in a Video Game **FREEBIE**
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Creative Writing Prompts: Stuck in a Video Game **FREEBIE**

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This Writing unit is created to teach students to write narratives, as well as other writing forms that are not practiced as frequently in school. This is differentiated to meet the needs of learners at 5 different levels (K - 8th). This unit includes: Writing Prompts and Guidance (brainstorms/outlines/checklists/sentence starters) for: * Fetch Quest Novel: The students got stuck in a video game! In order to get out of the game, they must pass each level of the game before it is too late! * Recipe Book: Each student writes a recipe for a meal that they imagine a character a video game might eat. * Users Manual: Each student write a user’s manual for a piece of technology that a character in the story might need in order to beat a level in the video game. * Map: As a class create a map of all the places the levels the students completed in order to win the game. * Wildlife Guide Book: Each student creates a creature that lives in the setting of the video game. * Biography: Students work in small groups and write a biography for each of the characters in the story. You might also be interested in my other Narrative Writing Projects! Creative Writing Prompts: Lost Pirate Treasure Total Pages: 115 pages
Reading Standard 3: Fictional Elements and Text Structure **Freebie**
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Reading Standard 3: Fictional Elements and Text Structure **Freebie**

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This resource comes with a worksheet/activity for every grade (Pre-k to 12) that will guide students to determine the text structure (informational) or fictional elements (literature) of ANY text. Each grade level has a learning objective, as well as organizers and writing space to reflect on their reading and determine the text structure. There is also a notes page for important terms when looking for the text structure.
**BUNDLE** Literacy & Informational Reading Standard Worksheets for EVERY GRADE
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**BUNDLE** Literacy & Informational Reading Standard Worksheets for EVERY GRADE

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Great for differentiated learning, teachers teaching multiple grades or homeschool students. Get reading comprehension standard-based worksheets for EVERY reading comprehension standard for EVERY grade. An awesome resource for reading interventions/centers, close reading worksheets or individual reading reflections. This resource includes: Worksheets Pre-k through 12th grade that focuses on: Standard 1: Ask and Answer Questions (Text Evidence)-Fiction and Nonfiction Standard 2: Main Idea/Central Message-Fiction and Nonfiction Standard 3: Text Structure and Fictional Elements-Fiction and Nonfiction Standard 4: Word Choice/Vocab/Tone-Fiction and Nonfiction Standard 5: Text Organization (structure/genre/text features)-Fiction and Nonfiction Standard 6: Point of View-Fiction and Nonfiction Standard 8: Analyze a Claim-Nonfiction Standard 9: Compare and Contrast-Fiction and Nonfiction Each Standard also has a page with the progression of each standard by grade and a page with vocabulary (word, definition, prompting question/hint) and space for the student to draw a visual to help them remember the word. If you like this bundle, you may also like: Reading Reflections and Spelling Bundle Thematic Units (the thematic units are great content to use with these worksheets). Total Pages 319 pages
Writing MEGA Bundle
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Writing MEGA Bundle

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MEGA READING BUNDLE 1,300+ PAGES OF RESOURCES! This Bundle includes the following three bundles: Holiday Writing Creative Writing Writing and Spelling Bundle Enjoy Resources for the WHOLE YEAR for ANY GRADE k-8th that are engaging, differentiated and teach writing standards! Included are the following resources: Holiday Writing Bundle: Halloween Writing Prompts: Text Structure-This resource uses Halloween prompts to teach students to write using graphic organizers that work for specific text structures. It teaches sequencing, compare and contrast, cause and effect, problem/solution, and description. Save That Turkey! ELA Activity: Help the turkey escape from Thanksgiving Dinner! This ELA Thanksgiving printable packet. It comes with 4 different activities, each with two levels of differentiation. Great for writing review the week of thanksgiving. It teaches topics such as; characterization, parts of speech, narrative writing and a gratitude quick write. Service Learning Project: These printables include step by step instructions for students to set up a Service Learning Project within the school or community. This can be done as a class, in groups or individually (it is also a great homeschool activity) depending on the group skill level and age. A great way for students to learn life skills and apply what they are learning in the classroom to their community. Students practice writing in a very applicable way, as they write about their own experiences and as a way to communicate with others in the community. Christmas Research Project: This resource is a writing guide to help students research a Christmas topic and write about it. There are three different levels so it can be used for grades 1st through 8th. Students will be guided to either write a few sentences, a paragraph or an essay on the given topic. This is great practice for Expository Writing AND helps students learn through the writing process. Valentine Printables: Valentine’s that are ready to be printed and used for your class. This can be a great thing to send home with students who would otherwise not be able to participate in Valentine’s activities. It can be used as a writing activity in class for the week of Valentine’s day (or anytime in the month of February). There are over 50 graphics for different valentines, as well as three different options for line spacing AND 50 phrases that students can use to go along with their valentines. St. Patrick’s Day Persuasive Writing Project: This is a creative writing assignment to help teach students about persuasive writing. Students complete a graphic organizer to write either a few sentences, a paragraph or an essay on the persuasive writing prompt given. Then students create a visual from a list of options to teach about persuasion in multimedia. Easter Point of View Writing: This assignment is made to help students see the importance of point of view in Narrative Stories. Students will be given the same prompt but will be instructed to write the narrative from different “character’s” point of view. There are four different variations to the same prompt and students can either write multiple stories from different points of view, or each write a story from a different point of view and share and compare. Holiday Class Books: Writing Prompts and Sentence Starters for Every Holiday: In this activity, each student writes a page about a specific prompt. In the end, all the pages will be put together into one class book that can be put in the classroom library (or given to a student for their birthday). BONUS: 85 Holiday Read Alouds and Activities: This is an amazing BONUS resource that comes with buying the bundle. It includes 85 activities and read-aloud books (at least 10 for every holiday). Great projects to do with your class or family to bring the magic of the holiday (and literacy) to life! Writing and Spelling Bundle: 156 Writing Prompts (holiday, persuasive and narrative prompts are included) Prompts are written in squares you can play a game with your students and try to make patterns with the writing prompts as you complete them (or turn it into a bingo game) You can also cut the prompts up and draw them out of a hat or jar Great fast finisher activity for students or bell ringer activity 31 Writing prompts at 5 different levels: Weekly journaling to meet the needs of every learner in your class! Great for journaling, writing buddies in class, pen pals or letters to the teacher. Level 1: Prompts with tracible sentence starters for the whole page Level 2: Prompts with sentence starters at the top of the page and lines with dots in the middle to practice writing Level 3: Prompts with sentence starters at the top of the page and wide space lines Level 4: Prompts with more lines for writing and no sentence starters Level 5: Prompts alone that can be copied and pasted into a google document and students can type response Spelling activities that work with any spelling or sight word list: 2 different levels for differentiation 15 activities that help students memorize the spelling of words (all 15 activities are differentiated to two different levels) 5 hands-on activities 5 spelling/memorization games 5 printables to practice spelling Bonus: Printable spelling tests for students with space to correct mistakes after the test is graded Creative Writing Bundle: THEMES: Pirates Video Game Monsters Zombies Atlantis/Mermaids Space/Aliens Medieval/Magic Each Theme Includes 6 different writing activities (each at 5 different levels) Fetching Quest: Students are given a prompt and must each write their own piece to the story. This can be done as individuals or in pairs. Recipe Book: Students write a recipe that matches the theme of the novel created as a class. Users Manual: Students write a user manual for a piece of equipment that could be or was used throughout the novel. Map: As a class create a map that shows the location of all the places the characters went during the different parts of the story. Wildlife Guide Book: Each student creates a plant or animal that could live in the setting of the novel Biography: In small groups, students write a biography of each of the characters in the novel. Each writing unit will take about 6 weeks and in the end, there will be 4 class books written by your students that can be added to your classroom library. This resource is a great way for students to practice narrative writing and technical writing (in a fun and engaging way). It also will give them an opportunity to write on their own and in partners and groups. If you like this bundle, you may also like: Teacher Organization Bundle Reading Standards for Every Grade Bundle Reading Reflections Bundle Thematic Unit Bundle Total Pages 1,339 pages
Holiday Writing Bundle
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Holiday Writing Bundle

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This Holiday Writing Bundle comes with writing prompts and assignments for each holiday throughout the year. It is a leveled resource that can be used in grades K -8th. Each activity comes in at least 3 different levels to accommodate a variety of learners. The purpose of these activities is to teach writing standards through holiday content. This product helps students to be engaged and enjoy writing, while still learning important writing skills. This Product Includes: Halloween Writing Prompts: Text Structure-This resource uses Halloween prompts to teach students to write using graphic organizers that work for specific text structures. It teaches sequencing, compare and contrast, cause and effect, problem/solution, and description. Save That Turkey! ELA Activity: Help the turkey escape from Thanksgiving Dinner! This ELA Thanksgiving printable packet. It comes with 4 different activities, each with two levels of differentiation. Great for writing review the week of thanksgiving. It teaches topics such as; characterization, parts of speech, narrative writing and a gratitude quick write. Service Learning Project: These printables include step by step instructions for students to set up a Service Learning Project within the school or community. This can be done as a class, in groups or individually (it is also a great homeschool activity) depending on the group skill level and age. A great way for students to learn life skills and apply what they are learning in the classroom to their community. Students practice writing in a very applicable way, as they write about their own experiences and as a way to communicate with others in the community. Christmas Research Project: This resource is a writing guide to help students research a Christmas topic and write about it. There are three different levels so it can be used for grades 1st through 8th. Students will be guided to either write a few sentences, a paragraph or an essay on the given topic. This is great practice for Expository Writing AND helps students learn through the writing process. Valentine Printables: Valentine’s that are ready to be printed and used for your class. This can be a great thing to send home with students who would otherwise not be able to participate in Valentine’s activities. It can be used as a writing activity in class for the week of Valentine’s day (or anytime in the month of February). There are over 50 graphics for different valentines, as well as three different options for line spacing AND 50 phrases that students can use to go along with their valentines. St. Patrick’s Day Persuasive Writing Project: This is a creative writing assignment to help teach students about persuasive writing. Students complete a graphic organizer to write either a few sentences, a paragraph or an essay on the persuasive writing prompt given. Then students create a visual from a list of options to teach about persuasion in multimedia. Easter Point of View Writing: This assignment is made to help students see the importance of point of view in Narrative Stories. Students will be given the same prompt but will be instructed to write the narrative from different “character’s” point of view. There are four different variations to the same prompt and students can either write multiple stories from different points of view, or each write a story from a different point of view and share and compare. Holiday Class Books: Writing Prompts and Sentence Starters for Every Holiday: In this activity, each student writes a page about a specific prompt. In the end, all the pages will be put together into one class book that can be put in the classroom library (or given to a student for their birthday). BONUS: 85 Holiday Read Alouds and Activities: This is an amazing BONUS resource that comes with buying the bundle. It includes 85 activities and read-aloud books (at least 10 for every holiday). Great projects to do with your class or family to bring the magic of the holiday (and literacy) to life! Save even more by buying this bundle as part of my MEGA writing Bundle…which includes 3 writing bundles in ONE MEGA BUNDLE. Holiday Writing Bundle Creative Writing Bundle Writing and Spelling Bundle If you like these resources, you may also enjoy: Thematic Unit Bundle (teaches writing standards and reading standards through science and social studies themes). Total Pages: 223 pages