9th Grade Creative Writing Resources
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TEACHING RESOURCE
Essay Keywords
Definitions of words that help students write different types of essays.Subjects:VocabularyWriting Research PapersLanguage Arts and Writing -
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How I Teach High School Writing E-Book
Table of Contents: How I Teach High School Writing Why I Teach Writing Write…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWritingCreative Writing -
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An Immigrant's Story (Canada)
After reading and discussing the genre of historical fiction, students consider…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingCreative WritingSocial Studies and History -
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Student Proofreading Checklist
Help students to go beyond a spell check by using this in-depth checklist for…Subjects:GrammarWritingCreative Writing -
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ASSESSMENT
Scoring Rubric: Literary Analysis/Interpretation
The organization, elements of literary analysis/interpretation writing, grammar,…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
LESSON PLANS
How to Write an Essay
Encourage students to follow the step-by-step directions for writing an essay.Subjects:Writing Research PapersWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Research Paper: Use Footnotes and Endnotes
How to use footnotes and endnotes in a research paper.Subjects:Language Arts and WritingCreative WritingWriting Research Papers -
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Life's Not Always Fair
Students recall an incident that proves life isn't always fair. They then write…Subjects:Creative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
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The Famous Five
Learn about "The Famous Five," women who made strides for women's rights and…Subjects:Canadian HistoryWomen's RightsCreative Writing -
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Denotation/Connotation
The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionLiteraturePoetry -
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Writing Self-Assessment
This self-assessment asks children to analyze their recent work with an eye on…Subjects:Creative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Sequencing Graphic Organizer
Your child can use this graphic organizer to identify the sequence of events in…Subjects:ReadingLanguage Arts and WritingCreative Writing -
WORKSHEETS
How to Read a Poem
This student handout will help students to read, understand, evaluate, and write…Subjects:PoetryReading ComprehensionReading Instruction -
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Building a Buddy
Students consider what their early experiences with friends taught them about…Subjects:Teaching Otis by Loren LongCreative WritingBooks -
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The Case of the Missing Crown Activity
Connect creative writing and physical science with this printable activity.…Subjects:DensityScientific MethodCreative Writing -
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ASSESSMENT
Scoring Rubric: Persuasion
The organization, elements of persuasion writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and…Subjects:Creative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
REFERENCE
Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One
This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to…Subjects:PoetryLiterary BiographiesSuffrage and Women's Rights -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Tips for Revising
Suggestions for revising the first draft of an essay.Subjects:Writing Research PapersWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
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ASSESSMENT
Scoring Rubric: Description
The organization, elements of description, grammar, usage, mechanics, and…Subjects:Creative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Scoring Rubric: How-to/Process Explanation
The organization, elements of how-to/process explanation writing, grammar,…Subjects:Creative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Moe's Café
In this creative writing activity, students are provided with a brief…Subjects:Creative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Betrayal
Students are asked to imagine that they run a small business and that one of…Subjects:Creative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and 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…Subjects:Creative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
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ASSESSMENT
Scoring Rubric: Definition/Classification
The organization, elements of definition/classification, grammar, usage,…Subjects:Creative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing
