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The 7-Adjective Story Challenge!
Your goal is to write a short story that creatively integrates the seven adjectives below. The objective is to practice incorporating new, descriptive words into your writing. Worksheet:
The “10 Random Things” Story Challenge #2
Your challenge is to write a short story that naturally incorporates all 10 things below. Some of them may seem unrelated—but your job is to make them fit together in a creative way. Worksheet:
The “10 Random Things” Story Challenge!
Your challenge is to write a short story that naturally incorporates all 10 things below. Some of them may seem unrelated—but your job is to make them fit together in a creative way. Worksheet:
20 Creative Writing Prompts for Middle School Students!
These prompts work great as creative writing activities, quick class finishers, or even emergency sub plans when you need something engaging and meaningful for students. Video: Worksheet: 2) Creative Writing Prompt: The Day the ROBOTS Took Over! Video: Worksheet: 3) Writing Challenge: My Life as a Metaphor! Worksheet: 4) Write a Letter to a Fictional Character! Video: Worksheet: 5) The Ultimate Creative Writing Challenge (Vary Sentence Length) Video: Worksheet: 6) Write A Story Inspired by a Song!
Think-Ink-Pair Share (Peer Feedback on Writing)
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Classroom Hero
For this task, you will write a fictional story where one of your classmates becomes the hero of the story. Your classmate can fight a dragon, defend an empire, overcome a challenge, and more. Just be sure your classmate is the hero of the story. The goal is to practice creative storytelling while highlighting positive qualities in others. Worksheet: