2nd - 8th Grade Writing Teacher Resources

Share all about yourself with this getting-to-know-you writing activity!

Young readers will enjoy reflecting on a recent book with this engaging template.

Help your students write letters to a pen pal, faraway relative, and others! This letter template gives students practice writing formal letters — like persuasive or business correspondence — and friendly, informal letters.

Concept maps are versatile and useful for all subject areas. Use this concept map for word work, main idea and supporting details, or to map out ideas.

This standards-based Narrative Writing Rubric for 8th grade is the perfect tool to assess your students’ narrative writing skills!

Assess your students’ narrative writing skills with this standards-based Narrative Writing Rubric for 6th grade.

This rubric for sixth-grade argument writing covers all of the major Common Core standards in the argument writing strand, including introduction, support, transitions, style, and conclusion.

Use this standards-based Narrative Writing Rubric for 7th grade to assess your students’ narrative writing skills!

Get your thoughts organized with this handy graphic organizer! Kids can use this template to deconstruct any story they're working on in school.

Assess your students’ argument writing skills with this standards-based rubric for seventh grade!

Keep this study aid handy during homework time, or keep a copy in the back of your binder for classroom reference.

Assess your students’ informational writing skills with this standards-based rubric for sixth grade!

Assess your students’ argument writing skills with a standards-based rubric for eighth grade.

Assess your students’ informational writing skills with this standards-based rubric for seventh grade!

Assess your students’ informational writing skills with this standards-based rubric for eighth grade!

Help students organize their ideas and structure their written responses with the PEEL strategy!