Writing a Character Sketch Challenge your class with a creative writing activity that will teach your students how to...		Personification Personification as a writing technique is explored.
Folk Tale Problem-Solving Students will create a folk tale with the setting, characters, and problem.		"I'm Thankful for . . ." Give thanks with this printable music activity. Children will write a poem about something they...
Scoring Rubric: Summary The organization, elements of summaries, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written...		Slavery Writing Prompt Through this art activity and creative writing prompt, children consider what freedom would...
Be a Journalist! Students will take turns interviewing each other about their habits and personalities. Then,...		Scoring Rubric: Response to Literature The organization, elements of response to literature writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and...
Where Are the Wild Things: Maurice Sendak Share the story of Maurice Sendak with your students, and assign the related activities to help...		The Middle Ages: Life on a Manor Activity Packet Learn about life on a manor during the Middle Ages with this reading passage and activities....
The Middle Ages: The Feudal System Activity Packet Explore the feudal system of the Middle Ages with this reading passage and cross-curricular...		Fourteen Points Writing Exercise Print out and give pupils this writing activity to teach them more about World War I, U.S....
Creative Writing with Photo Inspiration Encourage students to think and write creatively with inspiration from photos. This printable...		Denotation/Connotation The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to...
Scoring Rubric: Narrative Based on Personal Experiences The organization, elements of narration, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written...		Life's Not Always Fair Students recall an incident that proves life isn't always fair. They then write a short story...
Scoring Rubric: Literary Analysis/Interpretation The organization, elements of literary analysis/interpretation writing, grammar, usage,...		Creative Writing Printable Book (5-8) Help intermediate students develop their creative writing skills with the written and picture...
Poetry Terms Quiz Administer a quiz that gauges students' knowledge of poetry types and terms. You can use this...		James and the Giant Peach Worksheet In this creative writing activity for James and the Giant Peach, students use vivid...