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Find a Character, Tell a Story

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders choose a character from a magazine, complete a character sketch, and develop a short story placing this character in a situation. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan which guides them through creating their...
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The Story Project: A Lesson Plan for the Combining Voices Literary Competition

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze Simple Answer, by John Cleaveland, and use this image to inspire a short story. They use both verbal and visual language to help them create the characters and the plot. The lesson plan contains steps that helps the...
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Picture Prompt: Skunk And Bunny

For Students 4th - 6th
In this picture prompt worksheet, students practice writing their own short story from being given a picture prompt of a skunk and a bunny. Students choose a few of their words from a word bank generated by the teacher.
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Monster Senses

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to a story that contains many sensory words to describe an object. They listen a second time using a signal to indicate when they hear a sensory word. They write a short story about a monster using appropriate...
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The Troublemaker: Writing Practice

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this finish the story activity worksheet, students read an unfinished short story entitled "The Troublemaker". Students use the lines provided to finish the story as they wish.
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The Snow Day: Writing Practice

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this finish the story activity activity, students read an unfinished short story entitled "The Snow Day". Students use the lines provided to finish the story as they wish.
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Inventions Group Creative Writing

For Students 5th - 6th
In this writing worksheet, students write a short story in groups using inventions vocabulary. Students have 9 words to use and 25 minutes to write.
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The Last Lecture: Text Impressions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
To pique interest in The Last Lecture, readers are given a list of key terms and ask to craft a story inspired by the terms.
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Rosa Parks Story: Word Search

For Students 6th - 8th
Learners find 54 words related to Rosa Parks and the civil rights movement. The answers are found at the bottom of the page. Tip: Have the class use 15 of the provided words to construct a short paragraph summarizing the events...
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America: The Story of Us; Episode 7: Cities

For Students 7th - 12th
This handout provides a brief description of late 19th century, early 20th century immigration and industrialization followed by five short-answer questions. On the reverse is a poem by Emma Lazarus about the Statue of Liberty and two...
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Illustrating and Writing a Short Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a drawing of a scene that they have found. In this art lesson, students describe their artwork by writing a short story. Students use their creativity to develop detailed stories about the scene in their work.
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Tall Tales

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the characteristics of tall tales and how exaggerations are used. They create a character that is larger than life, they brainstorm attributes for their character, before writing a Tall Tale. They plan out their story,...
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Headline News

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars create stories using words cut from newspaper headlines. They put together words to create headlines and demonstrate creative thinking and creative writing skills.
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The House on Mango Street & Woman Hollering Creek & Other Stories - Essay Questions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 3 short answer and essay questions about the works of Sandra Cisneros. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the stories at the bottom of the page.
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Logical Sequence-- Lessons 1,2,3

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, students discover the importance of logical sequence in stories. Students read 5 short stories or letters and put them in the correct order. This is a cut and paste page.
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Pizzazz!...Chain Stories

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars compose a short story working with partners. They create a beginning, middle, and an ending. Students brainstorm with their partners and create a creative short story.
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Fantasy Stories

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create fantasy stories. In this creative writing lesson, students write a fantasy where they can use characters that they have read about in The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Grandfather Tang's Story

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students construct tangram patters. In this geometry lesson, students read the book Grandfather Tang's Story and visit various websites to practice covering figures with tangrams. Students attempt to construct animal shapes using puzzles.
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Miss Nelson is Missing! Love Two Teach

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In these reading and math skills worksheets, students complete a series of activities for the story Miss Nelson is Missing! Students create a missing poster, a Venn Diagram, a story map, activities for multiplication, addition,...
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Creative Writing Story

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this creative writing activity, students consider the stories they are writing as they respond to 6 short answer questions designed to help them shape their stories.
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Lady of the Tomahawk: Your Story to Tell

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students put themselves in the role of a historical person and have to write a short story of dramatic dialogue about an event or person that has NOT been depicted in a work of historical fiction yet. This person is Hannah Dustin. A...
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Journal Writing-Pets

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a writing journal. In this journal writing lesson, students discuss what to write in a journal and why it is fun to keep a journal. Students start their journal by writing about a pet and use the entry to write a short...
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Film English

Two Fingers

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Ask your class to think about how song lyrics can go with a video and more with a well-sequenced lesson plan that focuses on the song "Two Fingers" by Jake Bugg. Class members work together to make predictions about the content of the...
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Film English

Moments

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Examine homelessness through a series of writing and discussion activities and a short film. Learners first come up with their own stories based on images of characters in the film. They then watch the film and respond to a series of...

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