Are you seeking fun ELA activities middle school students will love for back to school? The first day of school mad libs middle school activity can be used as language arts first week of school writing activities, icebreakers, or as team building activities the first day of school. This creative writing activity includes 14 fill-in-the-blank and finish the story writing prompts. Back to School-themed stories encourage students to use their creative thinking skills to write a fun new narrative in August or September during the first days of school.
Six complete stories require students to create a list of words that they will use to complete their fill-in-the-blank story. After completing their Literary Laughable passage, students will create a brand new Back to School story with fill-in-the-blank options for a classmate to complete.
Additionally, eight incomplete Literary Laughable stories end on a cliffhanger. Students will be required to create a new narrative that continues from where the story left off and provides a logical resolution to the story.
✍ What’s Included:
• 6 Literary Laughables: Complete Back to School Stories
- The Welcome Committee Disaster
- The Cafeteria Jungle
- The Backpack of Doom
- Wrong Club, Right Fit
- Locker Buddies: A Disaster in Progress
- The Map in Locker 47
• 8 Literary Laughables: Cliffhanger Back to School Stories
- Welcome to…Where Am I?
- 9:01- Frozen in Time
- The Library with No Books
- Orientation Day Disaster
- Find Me First
- Silence at the Snack Table
- Cafeteria Chaos
- Say Cheese
• Literary Laughable Word List Guide
• Literary Laughable Criteria and Planning Bookmarks
• Narrative Planning Guides
• Teacher Guides and Models
❤️ Why You’ll Love This Resource:
✅ SAVE your TIME and ENERGY with this NO PREP Resource
✅ Covers MULTIPLE ELA Standards and Skills
✅ Clear Student Directions, Strong Models, and Rubrics Included
✅ Student-Centered Activity: Let Your Students Do the Thinking!
FAQ: What is a Literary Laughable?
It’s just a fun and fancy name for a fill-in-the-blank story passage. Students discover a new way to be creative and see that writing can be fun.
The Cliffhanger Literary Laughables also give students practice creating creative narrative writing that requires them to craft a logical ending.
