8th Grade Creative Writing

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Literature

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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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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

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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WORKSHEETS

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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LESSON PLANS

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…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Language Arts and Writing

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WORKSHEETS

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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WORKSHEETS

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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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

Five-Sentence Paragraph

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

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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…

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Creative Writing

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

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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.

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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…

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Language Arts and Writing

Creative Writing

Composition

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Public Transport Essay

Ask pupils to think about how public transport makes getting from place to place convenient and relatively inexpensive.…

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Transportation

Explorers' Voyages and Travel

Essays

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REFERENCE

The Peanuts Gang: Charles Schulz

Share the story of Charles Schulz with your students, and assign the related activities to help them learn more about…

Subjects:

Creative Writing

American History/U.S. History

Twentieth Century

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EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS

Creative Writing Printable Book (5-8)

Help intermediate students develop their creative writing skills with the written and picture prompts in this printable…

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Creative Writing

Language Arts and Writing

Writing

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Script Writing Handout

Use this worksheet to teach students how to write a script to perform in class. This activity can be used in conjunction…

Subjects:

Literature

Teaching Harry Potter

Creative Writing

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Risking It All for a Friend

Students will imagine that a lifelong friend needs help. They will then write a story about how their assistance affects…

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Creative Writing

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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Essay Writing Lesson: Defining Success and Failure

WORKSHEETS

Success and Failure: Writing an Essay

In this activity, students will explore how they measure success and failure in themselves and in others. With direction…

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Language Arts and Writing

Writing

Essays

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The Case of the Missing Crown Activity

Connect creative writing and physical science with this printable activity. Students use their knowledge of density,…

Subjects:

Density

Scientific Method

Creative Writing

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Sequencing Graphic Organizer

Your child can use this graphic organizer to identify the sequence of events in a story or a sequential task. This…

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Reading

Language Arts and Writing

Creative Writing

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