Personification Personification as a writing technique is explored.		The Middle Ages: Medieval Towns Activity Packet Students learn about life in medieval towns, as they read and complete the activities provided...
"I'm Thankful for . . ." Give thanks with this printable music activity. Children will write a poem about something they...		Paragraph Writing: Similarities and Differences In this activity, students write paragraphs about the differences and similarities among the...
Slavery Writing Prompt Through this art activity and creative writing prompt, children consider what freedom would...		Poetic Language in "Memories of Christmas" Students will understand and appreciate the use of literal and figurative language though...
Scoring Rubric: Response to Literature The organization, elements of response to literature writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and...		Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors Using metaphor as a tool is the focus of this printable activity.
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....		Scoring Rubric: Drama The organization, elements of drama writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a...
Fourteen Points Writing Exercise Print out and give pupils this writing activity to teach them more about World War I, U.S....		Writing to a Picture Present your class with a picture and let them write about it, using this activity as a...
Denotation/Connotation The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to...		Scoring Rubric: Fictional Narrative The organization, elements of fiction, 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...		Success and Failure: Writing an Essay In this activity, students will explore how they measure success and failure in themselves and...
Creative Writing Printable Book (5-8) Help intermediate students develop their creative writing skills with the written and picture...		The Middle Ages: Knights and Knighthood Activity Packet Gain insight into knights and knighthood in the Middle Ages, with this reading passage and...
James and the Giant Peach Worksheet In this creative writing activity for James and the Giant Peach, students use vivid...		Script Writing Handout Use this worksheet to teach students how to write a script to perform in class. This activity...