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Dear Diary

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze a piece of writing by creating diary entries based on a character.  In this reading comprehension lesson plan, students read an assigned book with their classmates and create a sketch of what they believe the main...
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It's a Secret! Writing Prompt

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students write the ending to <i>It's a Secret</i> by John Burningham.  In this creative writing activity, students are read the first two pages of <i>It's a Secret</i> and they continue writing what they think the...
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Judging a Book by Its Cover

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the relationship between the form of books and the content inside. In this book exploration lesson, students use a piece of their creative writing as inspiration; they author a written book and design a cover that...
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Elements of Fiction

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners investigate themes and settings in their favorite fiction stories.  In this creative writing lesson plan, students discuss the reasons a fictional story works well and discuss ways to create their own.  Learners create their own...
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Monster Writings

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice descriptive writing by describing a fictitious monster they created.  In this language arts lesson, 4th graders illustrate an image of a monster character they imagine and practice using their vocabulary to...
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Test Your Creative Writing Skills: The Great Alphabet Challenge!

For Students 5th - 12th
In this creative writing worksheet, students will take the great alphabet challenge. Students will write a sentence or group of sentences where the first letter of each word starts with successive letters of the alphabet.